The households located within the pol follow certain rules and regulations. If slighted, the offender used to be fined and till he paid up he was not allowed to light a lamp in his house or to give a feast.

The pol council used to be very active till the recent past. The council, known as the pol-nu-panch, used to regulate the behaviour of the members and manage the local affairs. Sometimes a pol is further subdivided into smaller identifiable units each having its own panch or council. Two types of membership existed in these councils—membership for owners and tenants. The tenants did not have rights to the pol property and decision making in the pol council. But they are considered as equal members in matters of the community—day to day living and on special occasion like death, marriage, and birth and such other occasions when a family requires the help of the collectivity.