Check a Chennai property tax or water tax bill from its number
Choose the zone and ward and type the bill number printed on a Greater Chennai Corporation property tax bill or a CMWSSB water tax bill, and read the bill as the corporation or water board holds it today: the tax due, arrears, annual value and half-yearly tax, or the water connection and its dues.
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- Property tax and water tax from one form
- Old and new bill formats both handled
- Free
Freeevery run
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:
- Property tax and water tax from one form
- Old and new bill formats both handled
- Free
Chennai tax bills, briefly
The number the Greater Chennai Corporation prints on a property tax bill, made of the zone, the ward and a serial, which identifies one assessment.
- Zones
- 1 to 15
The zone is the first part of the bill number. The ward follows it, then the serial.
- Two series
- Old and new
A Bill No looks like 05-049-00880-000 and a New Bill No like 05-049-000880. They are separate series, and the same digits in the other one are usually a different property.
- Read live
- Today's bill
The bill is read from the corporation or water board at the moment you run it, so a payment made today shows.
How to check a Chennai tax bill
- 1
Pick the bill
Property tax (Greater Chennai Corporation) or water tax (CMWSSB).
- 2
Give the numbers
Pick the zone and the ward as printed, then type the bill number exactly as printed. For an old format bill, choose the old format and give the old bill number and sub code.
- 3
Read the bill
Tax due, arrears, annual value and half-yearly tax, or for water the connection and what is due.
When it helps with land
Before buying a flat or house
Unpaid tax follows the property. See the arrears on the seller's bill before the deed is signed.
A receipt you were handed
Check that the bill number answers, and that the address on the register is the property you are buying.
Your own dues
See what is due this half year without logging in to two separate websites.
A tax bill names whoever the corporation bills, and the corporation does not check title. A paid bill is a sign of possession, not proof of ownership. Check the deed, the land record and the encumbrance certificate.
Questions people ask
Where is the bill number on a Chennai property tax bill?
It is printed on the bill and receipt as zone, ward and serial, for example 05-049-000880. Give the zone, the ward and the bill number in the boxes above.
I have an old bill. Does it work?
Yes. Pick the old format and give the old bill number and the sub code (usually 000). The old and new series are different, so use the one printed on your bill.
Can I search Chennai property tax by owner name?
No. The bill is found by its numbers. If you have only the address, the property tax and water dues mini searches by address words.
Is the amount up to date?
Yes. It is read from the corporation or water board when you run it, so a payment made today is reflected.
Does it work outside Chennai?
No, this is the Greater Chennai Corporation and CMWSSB only. For a municipality or town panchayat elsewhere in Tamil Nadu, use the vacant land tax mini with the assessment number.
Is this free?
Yes.