The power of Jotedars was more effective within the village than that of Zamindars because:
(1) Jotedars were physically more strong and collaborated with the village people.
(2) Jotedars were located in villages and exercised direct control over a considerable section of poor villagers.
(3) Jotedars had a close relationship with the officials of the English East India Company.
(4) Jotedars had a close relationship with the Nawabs.

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The power of Jotedars was more effective within the village than that of Zamindars because:
(2) Jotedars were located in villages and exercised direct control over a considerable section of poor villagers.
Jotedars were local landlords or influential figures directly present in the villages, and they often had direct control and influence over the day-to-day affairs within the village. This made their power more immediate and effective at the local level compared to Zamindars, who might have had larger landholdings but were not always as directly involved in village-level matters.

Rich peasants in Bengal were referred to as Jotedars. They controlled local trade as well as moneylending, exercising immense power over the poorer cultivators of the region. Unlike zamindars who often lived in urban areas, jotedars were located in the villages and exercised direct control over a considerable section of poor villagers. They fiercely resisted efforts by zamindars to increase the jama of the village, prevented zamindari officials from executing their duties, mobilized ryots who were dependent on them, and deliberately delayed payments of revenue to the zamindar.