Manjhi Pargana system

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The Manjhi Pargana system is a traditional Santhal village governance structure led by community elders who oversee local administration, dispute resolution, and customary law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Santhal customary institution
traditional village governance system
aimsTo preserve community cohesion
protect Santhal customary practices
appliesTo Santhal villages
associatedWith Santhal tribe
linked to: Santhal
authorityDerivedFrom community consensus
basedOn customary law
continuesIn contemporary Santhal villages
contrastedWith formal state judicial system
culturalContext Adivasi governance
decisionMakingStyle collective deliberation by elders
enforces customary sanctions
focusesOn reconciliation between parties
restorative justice
governs village-level administration
historicalContinuity pre-colonial origin
includesRole Manjhi (village head)
linked to: Jog Manjhi

Pargana (area head)
languageContext Santhali-speaking communities
ledBy community elders
legalBasis unwritten customary norms
meetsAt village council gatherings
normsTransmittedBy oral tradition
operatesAt cluster of villages level
village level
primaryFunction maintenance of social order
settlement of intra-community disputes
recognizedAs traditional self-governance mechanism
region Bihar (Santhal areas)
Jharkhand (Santhal areas)
Odisha (Santhal areas)
linked to: Orissa

West Bengal (Santhal areas)
linked to: West Bengal

eastern India
relatedTo Santhal social organization
indigenous governance systems in India
responsibleFor local dispute resolution
scope civil disputes
family matters
land and resource use issues
typeOfLaw customary law system
usedBy Santhal community
linked to: Santhal
values collective responsibility
community harmony
respect for elders

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Santhal governance Manjhi Pargana system