Patti (subdivision)

A patti or puttee is a traditional residential sub-division or unit found in settlements of Punjab. Historically, they tended to be inhabited by a particular social-group, whose names they often derive their own name from. The pattis consisted of agnates who held ancestrally inherited rights to a particular land-holding. The holder of a patti is known as a pattidar. It can be further divided into tholas.

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