As per Francis Buchanan's survey of the Dinajpur district in North Bengal, which among the following statement does not match with the description of Jotedars:

Jotedars helped the zamindar with land revenue collection.

The correct answer is Option (2) → Jotedars helped the zamindar with land revenue collection.

Jotedars were often opposed to zamindars. They did not serve as their assistants in revenue collection. Instead, they resisted zamindars’ authority, sometimes refusing to pay rent, and mobilized local cultivators against them.

"Within the villages, the power of jotedars was more effective than that of zamindars. 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, mobilised ryots who were dependent on them, and deliberately delayed payments of revenue to the zamindar. In fact, when the estates of the zamindars were auctioned for failure to make revenue payment, jotedars were often amongst the purchasers. Their rise inevitably weakened zamindari authority.".