How wide is the road in front of this plot
Drop a pin on the plot and get the width of every road it fronts, measured on the cadastral map where the plot's boundary starts and stops running along the road, with the frontage length and whether it is a corner plot. Road width decides much of what the building rules allow.
Sign in with your phone to run it. You see the price and approve it before anything runs.
- Measured at both ends of the frontage, so a tapering road is caught
- Every road parcel the plot touches, with its recorded owner
- The frontage length, which the setback and FSI rules also need
2 creditsper run, charged only when a record comes back
What we need
One thing at a time. Fill it in and press Run.
The answer
From the register, with its date and source.
Nothing run yet. The answer appears here with everything this mini adds:
- Measured at both ends of the frontage, so a tapering road is caught
- Every road parcel the plot touches, with its recorded owner
- The frontage length, which the setback and FSI rules also need
Road width, briefly
The abutting road is the road a plot's boundary runs along. Its width decides much of what the building rules allow, from floor space to the type of building.
- Measured at
- Both ends
Across the road at the start and the end of your frontage, so a road that narrows along the plot is caught.
- Corner plots
- Every road
A plot touching two or more road parcels gets a width and frontage for each one.
- Why it matters
- Sets the rules
The building rules tie floor space, building type and some approvals to the width of the abutting road.
How to check the road width of a plot
- 1
Place the pin on the plot
Tap the land itself, not the road, or paste a Google Maps link, or use your location.
- 2
Press Run
The parcel is found, the road parcels sharing its boundary are picked out, and each is measured.
- 3
Read both ends
Use the narrower figure where a rule needs a minimum width, and the frontage length for setbacks.
When it helps with land
A "40 feet road" in the advert
Check the width the map records before you pay for road frontage that may be narrower.
Planning what can be built
Floor space, building height and the type of building allowed all step up with road width.
Corner plots
See both roads, their widths and the frontage on each, which set the setbacks on two sides.
These are measurements off the cadastral map, not a surveyed carriageway, and they do not show private paths or roads the map leaves out. For a legal or precise width, rely on the FMB sketch and a licensed surveyor.
Questions people ask
How do I check the road width in front of my plot online?
Drop a pin on the plot above, or paste a Google Maps link, and press Run. You get the width of each road the plot fronts at both ends of the frontage, in metres, with the frontage length.
Why does the width differ at the two ends?
Roads taper and encroachments narrow them; the answer shows both ends so the narrower figure can be used where the rules require it.
Is this the same as the width on the approved plan?
Not necessarily. It is the width of the road parcel as the cadastral map records it today. An approved plan or a road widening scheme can show another figure, and a licensed survey settles the width on the ground.
It says no road abuts my plot.
No parcel sharing the plot's boundary is recorded as a road or street. That does not prove the plot is landlocked: private paths and roads the map does not show are not seen here. An FMB check and a site visit settle access. No width means no charge.
Why is a strip next to my plot shown but not called a road?
It is government land whose register entry has no description, which is often the access track in a village but can also be a channel. Its width is given for scale, it is not a confirmed road width, and it is not charged.
Does road width affect what I can build?
Yes. The Tamil Nadu building rules set floor space, building type and some permissions by the width of the abutting road. The building rule calculators apply those rules to your figures.
When is it charged?
Only when a road width is measured and delivered. A pin off any parcel, or a plot with no measurable road, is not charged.