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- There were three main land revenue settlements which were introduced in British India under the administration of East India Company (EIC).Mahalwari was main of them that was introduced in most areas of North Western Provinces and the Undivided Punjab. This land revenue settlement was to be made village by village or estate (mahal) by estate with head of the village or mahal. In mahalwari system the land revenue was not fixed permanently but revised time to time mostly after 30 years. But it was not suitable for circumstances of northen British India .One of the worst result of the operation of mahalwari system was the breakup of the institution of village community. The fee of land in this system was very high. The British govt accepted as tax in cash only. The villagers were unsecure, uncertain because the charges were very high and they were not able to pay. This system broke the institution of village community. It destroyed the old economical basis of the village economy in India. This paper attempts the hazards of the Mahalwari system on village community and the draw out the limitation of mahalwari system.