Land Record Terms (English)
- Abadi Deh: Inhabited village site
- Badastur: Unaltered
- Banjar: Uncultivated land
- Banjar Jadid: Newly fallow (land uncultivated for 4 seasons)
- Banjar Kadim: Old fallow (land uncultivated continuously)
- Barani: Rain-dependent land
- Bigha: Traditional unit of area (varies locally)
- Biswa: One-twentieth part of a Bigha
- Chahi: Irrigated by well
- Chahi Nahri: Irrigated by a mix of well and canal
- Chari: Fodder millet
- Chaukidar: Village watchman
- Chkota: Rent paid as fixed grain amount
- Dholi: Deathbed gift or small Brahmin allotment
- Gair Mumkin: Barren land
- Girdawar: Kanungo or supervisor of Patwaris
- Girdawari: Harvest inspection
- Jawar: Millet crop
- Kanal: Traditional area unit
- Kanungo: Supervisor of Patwaris
- Karam: Unit of length
- Kharif: Autumn (monsoon) harvest
- Khasra: Field or plot number
- Khata: Land holding account (for tax purposes)
- Khatauni: Register of holdings under a Khata
- Khewat: Landowner’s account number
- Khudkasht: Cultivated by the owner
- Patwari: Village revenue officer/accountant
- Rabi: Spring harvest
- Tehsildar: Sub-district revenue officer
- Waris: Legal successor
- Zamindar: Landowner
