Peasants were of 2 kinds:

Peasants were of 2 kinds:

 

Khudkasht - Those with occupancy rights.

They could not be removed from the land they cultivated.

They kept occupancy rights as customary/traditional rights since they had cultivated a particular piece of land continuously for a long time.

Pahikashts - They were landless, rightless peasants.

They did not have occupant rights as were Vagrant peasants, that is cultivated different lands in different seasons.