What is Revenue block?
'''Revenue blocks''', revenue circles or firka are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of [[India]]. These blocks should not be confused with the similar Panchayath union blocks (Blocks) and taluks. The revenue blocks exist to simplify local administration, and each consists of a small number of revenue villages, governed by a [[Revenue Inspector]]. The Revenue Inspector is charged with a number of key administrative roles, most notably the identification and collection of tax revenue. Sometimes the land area in a revenue circle is identified as an ILRC (Inspector Land Revenue Circle) for administrative purposes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|access-date=2017-11-04|archive-date=2010-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author1=Pandey, Krishan K. |author2=Tikkiwal, G. C. |name-list-style=amp |year=2010|title=Generalized Class of Synthetic Estimators for Small Areas under Systematic Sampling Scheme|journal=Statistics in Transition (New Series)|volume=11|issue=1|pages=75–89|url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/pts/SiT_11_1.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104234713/http://www.stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/pts/SiT_11_1.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> While Revenue blocks may be as large as or larger than a tehsil, revenue circles are generally smaller. In the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] alone, there are 1,127 revenue blocks.<ref>http://www.tn.gov.in/govt_aboutTN.html</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Local government in India]]