Units, access and changing uses
Land, work and water
Read landholding statistics, women’s ownership records, canal settlement and groundwater research alongside accounts of wells and stepwells.
6 entries · 12 min reading, calculated from article text
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Your reading goal
Identify the unit, denominator, place and period of each claim; distinguish ownership, cultivation, paid work, access to water and a measured groundwater level.
- 01Journal · 2 min read
What do land records reveal about unequal access?
Land records reveal different inequalities when they count operation, ownership or homesteads. Indian Punjab’s figures need their units and definitions visible.
- 02Journal · 2 min read
What can women’s land ownership records tell us?
Pakistan’s Punjab report records women’s share of owners and smaller average holdings. Different ownership measures explain what those figures can establish.
- 03Journal · 2 min read
How did canal colonies change labour and settlement?
Canal colonies reorganised villages, migration and work. Dated accounts show how planning and land relations could produce uneven settlement experiences.
- 04Journal · 2 min read
Why do groundwater histories need more than rainfall charts?
Groundwater levels reflect seasons, aquifers and irrigation. Indian Punjab’s monitoring and policy research need different evidence and time scales.
- 05Culture · 2 min read
Village wells and public space
A Mahsa Tibba village survey records residents using a neighbouring well during repairs, showing how access to water depended on specific social relationships.
- 06Culture · 2 min read
Baoli stepwells in Punjab
A Kharian study describes stepped access through domed compartments towards a well, while older intervention records reveal how such structures could change.
A question to carry with you
Choose one claim from your reading. Identify its source and locator. What does that source directly establish, and what would need a second source?