The kheralketti tenure was prevalent In which one of the follow- ing regions of India during the British Colonial Rule?

The Kheralketti (or Kheral-Ketti) tenure was a specific land tenure system prevalent in the Chota Nagpur region during the British Colonial Rule. This system was primarily associated with the tribal communities of the region, particularly the Mundas and Oraons. Under this tenure, land was held by the original clearers of the forest, known as 'Kherals' or 'Khuntkattidars', who enjoyed hereditary rights over the land they reclaimed. The British administration eventually recognized these customary rights through the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act of 1908 to mitigate tribal unrest. While the provided snippets discuss general land systems like Ryotwari and Mahalwari and the administration of Bundelkhand , they do not explicitly define Kheralketti. However, historical records of the Chota Nagpur region confirm that Kheralketti was a sub-category of the Khuntkatti system, distinguishing the rights of original settlers from later migrants in the tribal agrarian structure.

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 6: People’s Resistance Against British Before 1857 > Disturbances in Bundelkhand (1808-12) > p. 146
2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 9: Agriculture > 1. Abolition of Intermediaries > p. 25