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Uttiramerur, presently in Kanchipuram district, was a Brahmadeya village.
Land grants to religious institutions were called Brahmadeya, (i.e. donated to Brahmins), Devadana (donated to Gods) and Agrahara (Settlement – of priests)
It has a detailed description of how members were elected to the committees of the villages. There were \(30\)wards in total. One member was to be elected from each ward. The qualification to contest was to men in the age group of 35–70, well-versed in Vedic texts and scriptures, and also owned land and house.
The Vaikunta Perumal Temple in Uthiramerur
Election procedure
The names of eligible candidates from each ward were written on the palm-leaf pieces and put into a pot. The eldest of the assembly would engage a small boy to pull out one leaf and reveal his name.
Revenue
Land revenue being the primary source of revenue of the Chola state, the land tax was known as Kanikadan. The Chola rulers carried out a detailed survey of land to fix the land revenue. One-third of produce was collected as land tax, mostly in kind. In addition to land tax, there were taxes on profession and tolls on trade.
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