A
hobli,
nad or
mágani is defined as a cluster of adjoining villages administered together for tax and land tenure purposes in the states of
Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh,
India. This clustering of villages was formed mainly to streamline the collection of taxes and maintenance of land records by the
revenue department of the state. Each
hobli consists of several villages and several hoblis together form a
taluk. Hobli are further subdivided into revenue-circles or
revenue blocks known as
firka or
phut mágani.
