"Vellanvagai" was the kind of land referred in the Chola inscription, it denotes

• Vellanvagai- land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors
• Brahmadeya- land gifted to Brahmanas
• Shalabhoga- land for the maintenance of a school
• Devadana, Tirunamattukkani- land gifted to temples

• Pallichchhandam- land donated to Jaina institutions

Thus, we can say that "Vellanvagai" denotes the land of the Farmer other than Brahmin.

Additional Information

The inscriptions of the Cholas who ruled in Tamil Nadu refer to more than 400 terms for different kinds of taxes.

• The most frequently mentioned tax is vetti, taken not in cash but in the form of forced labor, and kadamai, or land revenue.
• There were also taxes on thatching the house, the use of a ladder to climb palm trees, a cess on succession to family property, etc.