| Zamindari System (19%) | Bengal, Bihar, Banaras, division of NW provinces & northern Carinatic. | |||||
| 90 % of the revenue went to government & 10 % to Zamindar (British) | ||||||
| Mahalwari System (30%) | Major parts of NW provinces, Central provinces & Punjab. Responsibility | |||||
| of paying revenue was with the entire village or mahal. (Based on | ||||||
| traditional Indian system of economic community) | ||||||
| Ryotwari system (51%) | Bombay & Madras presidencies, Assam, Berar & certain other parts. Land | |||||
| revenue was fixed for 20-40 years at a time (French in Origin) | ||||||