Section 6. Constitution of revenue areas

6. (1) The State Government may, by notification, specify (i) the districts which constitute a division; (ii) the tahsils which constitute a district; (iii) the villages which constitute a tahsil. (2) The State Government may, by notification, alter the limits of any revenue area referred to in sub-section (1) by amalgamation, re-adjustment, division or in any other manner whatsoever, or abolish any such revenue area and may name and alter the name of any such revenue area, and in any case where any area is renamed, then all references in any law or instrument or other document to the area under its original name shall be deemed to be references to the areas as renamed unless expressly provided otherwise: Provided that before passing any order under this sub-section on any proposal to alter the limits of any revenue area, the State Government shall publish, in the prescribed manner, such proposals for inviting objections, and shall take into consideration any objection to such proposals. (3)The Collector may, by an order, published in the prescribed manner, arrange the villages in a tahsil into Lekhpal circles and the Lekhpal circles into Revenue Inspector circles and specify also the headquarters of each Revenue Inspector within his Circle. (4)The divisions, districts, tahsils, parganas, Revenue Inspector circles, Lekhpal circles and villages, as existing at the commencement of this Code shall, until altered under the preceding sub-sections, be deemed to be the revenue areas specified under this section.