{{short description|Sub-division of an Indian state district}} {{Distinguish|Revenue division}} {{Redirect|Firka|the Sudanese village that was the site of a battle in 1896|Battle of Ferkeh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} '''Revenue blocks''', '''revenue circles''', ''firka'', or ''patwar circles'' are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of India. 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 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|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=2010-10-05}}</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 |series=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 tehsildar, revenue circles are generally smaller. In the state of Tamil Nadu alone, there are 1,349 revenue blocks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/govt_aboutTN.html |title=Government of Tamil Nadu - About Tamil Nadu |access-date=2011-09-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923154751/http://www.tn.gov.in/govt_aboutTN.html |archive-date=2011-09-23 }}</ref>
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