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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Manjhi Pargana system canonical 1

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Statements (45)

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 ⓘ