A village accountant or karanam (Andhra Pradesh), patwari (Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal), patowary (Assam), talati (Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra), Village accountant were known as Shanbag or Shanbogue or shanbagh in some erstwhile parts of present day Karnataka state which was hereditary in nature. lekhpal (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), village officer (Tamil Nadu, Kerala) is a government role in rural areas of the Indian subcontinent.
A village accountant or karanam (Andhra Pradesh), patwari (Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal), patowary (Assam), talati (Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra), Village accountant were known as Shanbag or Shanbogue or shanbagh in some erstwhile parts of present day Karnataka state which was hereditary in nature. lekhpal (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), village officer (Tamil Nadu, Kerala) is a government role in rural areas of the Indian subcontinent.
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