The key to determine the power of the bangashira within the domain, along with his hereditary stipend and salary paid in accordance with his post, is whether he held the right to serve as intermediary between the lord and the military retainers and voice in personnel matters.
番頭の実質的な藩内の力を見極めるには、番頭の家禄・役高のほか、番頭が番方からの藩主に対する取次権や人事の具申権を持っているか否かが重要である。