Tehsildar
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Vinony files it under Hindi words and phrases, Taxation in India and Taxation in Pakistan.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Etymology
- India
- British rule
- Independence
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In Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, a tehsildar, talukdar, or mamlatdar is a land revenue officer accompanied by revenue inspectors. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsil with regard to land revenue. A tehsildar is also known as an executive magistrate of the relevant tehsil. The immediate subordinate of a tehsildar is known as a naib tehsildar.
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