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this work. The basis of comparison is the percentages
which certain vilage figures, in each study, bear to the
total capital value of the village in question.

The following table brings out the points of simila-
rity or otherwise between these four village studies :

Pimpla Soudagar (Deccan)
Jategaon (Deccan)
Roth Khurd
(Konkan)
Atgam (Gujarat)

1. Percentage of net re-

turn of crops on the

capital value of the

village ....
10*4
10-6
9-58
14-71

2. Percentage of total

debts on the capi-

tal value of the vil-

lage . . . . .
11*7
22'1
17'7
20*47

3, Percentage of govern-

ment assessment on

the value \ of the

village ....
. 1-27
1-46
0*99
1-79

Thus it is obvious that Atgam derives an income from
land larger than the rest. This is quite natural as Gujarat
is less affected by visitations of famine than the other
two regions. At the same time it is more in debt and has
to pay the highest charges by way of government assess-
ment, . .