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Tamil Nadu Bhulekh is the patta chitta

Bhulekh is the Hindi word for land records, and the name of the land record portals of Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and other states. Tamil Nadu has no portal by that name. Its land records are the patta, the chitta, the A-register and the FMB sketch, kept by the Revenue Department. What a Bhulekh portal shows at home, the tools on this page show for land in Tamil Nadu.

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भूलेखBhulekh பட்டா சிட்டாPatta chitta
खसरा नंबरKhasra number புல எண்Survey number
भू-नक्शाBhu Naksha புலப்படம்FMB sketch
दाखिल-खारिजDakhil Kharij பட்டா மாறுதல்Patta transfer
सर्किल रेटCircle rate வழிகாட்டி மதிப்புGuideline value
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What Bhulekh shows at home, for land in Tamil Nadu

Each tool is a LandLens mini: one question about one piece of land, answered from the government registers. 7 of these 28 are free, and the rest show their price before they run.

All LandLens minis

Bhu Naksha, and the record behind it

One Map: every parcel of Tamil Nadu on one map

A Bhu Naksha shows the plot. One Map shows the plot and answers for it. Click a survey boundary or drop a pin, and ask about that land in your own words.

  • Every surveyed parcel drawn with its survey number, over satellite.
  • The owner on record, the zone, the guideline value, the EC and the approvals, asked from the same screen.
  • Finding the parcel is free. A record shows its price before it runs.
One Map with survey boundaries and survey numbers drawn over satellite imagery, and the parcel panel open for one survey number

Bhulekh to Tamil Nadu: the phrasebook

Every state names its land record differently. Choose your state to see its words, or type the one you know. The middle column is what to ask for in Tamil Nadu, and the last is the tool that answers it.

Land record terms of other Indian states and their Tamil Nadu equivalents
At homeIn Tamil NaduWhat it isCheck it here
भूलेख Bhulekh, the land records portal
Each state's word for it UP: UP Bhulekh, Devbhoomi Bhulekh Bihar: Bihar Bhumi, Jharbhoomi MP: MP Bhulekh, Bhuiyan Rajasthan: Apna Khata Punjab, Haryana: Jamabandi portal, Himbhoomi Maharashtra: Mahabhulekh Gujarat: AnyRoR Odisha: Bhulekh Odisha West Bengal: Banglarbhumi Karnataka: Bhoomi AP, Telangana: Meebhoomi, Bhu Bharati
e-Services of Land Records நில ஆவண மின் சேவைகள் The Revenue Department's public site for the land register, at eservices.tn.gov.in, in Tamil and English. The patta, chitta, A-register, FMB sketch and TSLR extract are viewed there by survey number or patta number. Land record The government portal, live status
खसरा नंबर Khasra number
Each state's word for it UP: Khasra (Gata) number Bihar: Khesra number MP: Khasra number Rajasthan: Khasra number Punjab, Haryana: Khasra number Maharashtra: Survey or Gat number Gujarat: Survey or Block number Odisha: Plot number West Bengal: Dag number Karnataka: Survey and hissa number AP, Telangana: Survey number
Survey number and sub-division புல எண், உட்பிரிவு Every field in a village carries a survey number. When a field is divided each part takes a sub-division, written 112/5A. In a surveyed town the plot is found by ward, block and town survey number. Survey number at a pin Sub-divisions of a survey
खतौनी, जमाबंदी Khatauni, Jamabandi, 7/12, RTC
Each state's word for it UP: Khatauni Bihar: Jamabandi, Khatiyan MP: Khasra and B-1 Rajasthan: Jamabandi Punjab, Haryana: Jamabandi, Fard Maharashtra: 7/12 extract (Satbara) and 8-A Gujarat: 7/12 and 8-A Odisha: Record of Rights (Khatian) West Bengal: Khatian (Porcha) Karnataka: RTC (Pahani) AP, Telangana: Adangal, Pahani and 1-B
Patta and chitta பட்டா, சிட்டா Nearest term The patta names the holder of the land. The chitta lists the holdings under one patta number, with extent and land type. They are issued as one extract, and the A-register is the permanent register of every survey field behind them.A 7/12 or an RTC carries ownership and crops on one sheet; Tamil Nadu keeps them apart, in the chitta, the A-register and the adangal. And in Tamil Nadu the word jamabandi means the yearly audit of the village accounts, not the record. Land record Owner of a survey
खसरा गिरदावरी Khasra Girdawari, the crop record
Each state's word for it MP: Khasra (Girdawari) Rajasthan: Girdawari Punjab, Haryana: Khasra Girdawari Maharashtra: Crop entries on the 7/12 Karnataka: Crop column of the RTC AP, Telangana: Adangal (the same word)
Adangal அடங்கல் The village account in which the Village Administrative Officer records, field by field, what is grown each year and by whom. Adangal
भू-नक्शा Bhu Naksha, the cadastral map
Each state's word for it UP: Bhu Naksha Bihar: Bhu Naksha MP: Bhu Naksha Rajasthan: Bhu Naksha Punjab, Haryana: Shajra (Aks Shajra) Maharashtra: Mahabhunakasha Odisha: Bhu Naksha West Bengal: Mouza map Karnataka: Tippan and village map AP, Telangana: FMB (the same term)
FMB sketch புலப்படம் Nearest term The FMB (Field Measurement Book) sketch is the measured drawing of one survey number, with its dimensions and neighbours.Tamil Nadu has no Bhu Naksha site to browse. The FMB is one sketch per survey number; One Map is where every parcel is drawn on a single map. One Map FMB sketch
दाखिल-खारिज Dakhil Kharij, mutation
Each state's word for it UP: Dakhil Kharij Bihar: Dakhil Kharij MP: Namantaran Rajasthan: Namantaran Punjab, Haryana: Intkal Maharashtra: Ferfar Gujarat: Mutation entry (Hakk Patrak) Odisha: Mutation West Bengal: Mutation Karnataka: Mutation AP, Telangana: Mutation
Patta transfer பட்டா மாறுதல் After a registered sale, gift, partition or inheritance, the holder's name in the register is changed by the Tahsildar's office. The application goes through the government portal or an e-Sevai centre. Patta transfer status
सर्किल रेट Circle rate
Each state's word for it UP: Circle rate Bihar: MVR (Minimum Value Register) MP: Collector guideline rate Rajasthan: DLC rate Punjab, Haryana: Collector rate Maharashtra: Ready Reckoner rate Gujarat: Jantri rate Odisha: Benchmark valuation West Bengal: Market value (circle rate) Karnataka: Guidance value AP, Telangana: Market value
Guideline value வழிகாட்டி மதிப்பு The Registration Department's minimum value for a street or a survey number. Stamp duty and registration fee are charged on it or on the sale price, whichever is higher. Guideline value
रजिस्ट्री, बैनामा Registry, the sale deed
Each state's word for it UP: Bainama (registry) Bihar: Kewala MP: Vikray Patra (registry) Rajasthan: Vikray Patra (registry) Punjab, Haryana: Bainama, Vasika Maharashtra: Kharedi Khat Gujarat: Vechan Dastavej West Bengal: Dalil Karnataka: Kraya Patra
Sale deed (kirayam) கிரயப் பத்திரம் Registered at the Sub-Registrar Office that covers the property, with the appointment booked on TNREGINET. A sale carries 7% stamp duty and 2% registration fee. Stamp duty SRO finder
भार मुक्त प्रमाण पत्र Bhar Mukt Praman Patra
Each state's word for it UP: Bhar Mukt Praman Patra (12-saala) Maharashtra: Search report (Index II entries) Gujarat: Search report (Index II entries) Odisha: Encumbrance certificate Karnataka: Encumbrance certificate AP, Telangana: Encumbrance certificate
Encumbrance certificate (EC) வில்லங்கச் சான்றிதழ் The Registration Department's list of every registered sale, mortgage, release and other deed on the property for the period asked. In Tamil it is the villangam certificate. Encumbrance certificate CERSAI mortgage check
पटवारी, लेखपाल Patwari, Lekhpal, Talathi
Each state's word for it UP: Lekhpal Bihar: Rajaswa Karmachari MP: Patwari Rajasthan: Patwari Punjab, Haryana: Patwari Maharashtra: Talathi Gujarat: Talati Odisha: Revenue Inspector Karnataka: Village Accountant AP, Telangana: Village Revenue Officer (Andhra Pradesh)
Village Administrative Officer (VAO) கிராம நிர்வாக அலுவலர் Keeps the village accounts and is the first office to ask about a patta, a boundary or who is in possession. At the village office
तहसील Tehsil
Each state's word for it UP: Tehsil Bihar: Anchal (circle) MP: Tehsil Rajasthan: Tehsil Punjab, Haryana: Tehsil Maharashtra: Taluka Gujarat: Taluka Odisha: Tahasil West Bengal: Block Karnataka: Taluk AP, Telangana: Mandal
Taluk வட்டம் The revenue unit below the district, headed by the Tahsildar. Every land search in Tamil Nadu begins with the district, the taluk and the revenue village, because a survey number is unique only inside its village. District, taluk, village directory
आबादी, लाल डोरा Abadi, Lal Dora
Each state's word for it UP: Abadi MP: Abadi Rajasthan: Abadi Punjab, Haryana: Lal Dora (Abadi Deh) Maharashtra: Gaothan Gujarat: Gamtal Karnataka: Gramathana AP, Telangana: Gramakantam
Natham நத்தம் Nearest term The inhabited part of a village, surveyed separately from its fields. A natham house site has its own patta and is looked up like any rural survey number.Natham has been surveyed and is on the online register, which abadi land often is not. Land record
सरकारी ज़मीन Sarkari zameen (government land)
Each state's word for it UP: Gram Sabha land Bihar: Gair Mazarua Rajasthan: Siwai Chak Punjab, Haryana: Shamlat Maharashtra: Gairan, sarkari Gujarat: Gauchar, sarkari padtar Odisha: Sarakari West Bengal: Khas land Karnataka: Gomala, sarkari AP, Telangana: Poramboke (the same word)
Poramboke புறம்போக்கு Nearest term Land set apart for public use and outside the revenue assessment: roads, water bodies, grazing ground, burial ground. A private person cannot sell it.The classes of government land differ from state to state, so this is the nearest word and not an exact match. Nazul land, which a government leases out in towns, is a different thing. Land class of a survey
बीघा, बिस्वा Bigha, biswa, kanal, marla, guntha
Each state's word for it UP: Bigha, biswa Bihar: Katha, dhur MP: Bigha, hectare Rajasthan: Bigha, biswa Punjab, Haryana: Killa, kanal, marla Maharashtra: Guntha, are Gujarat: Vigha, guntha Odisha: Decimal, guntha West Bengal: Bigha, katha, decimal Karnataka: Guntha AP, Telangana: Guntha, cent, ankanam
Cent, ground, acre சென்ட், கிரவுண்ட், ஏக்கர் One cent is 435.6 sq ft and 100 cents make an acre. One ground is 2,400 sq ft, the usual unit for a city plot. The register itself records extent in hectares and ares. A bigha has no single size, so convert it in your own state's measure first. Land unit converter
प्रॉपर्टी कार्ड Property card (city survey)
Each state's word for it Maharashtra: Property card (city survey) Gujarat: Property card (city survey) Karnataka: Property card (UPOR) AP, Telangana: TSLR (the same register)
TSLR extract நகர நில அளவைப் பதிவேடு Nearest term In a town that has had a town survey, the Town Survey Land Register takes the place of the patta. The extract names the holder, the extent and the classification by ward, block and town survey number.Both are urban survey records, but they are kept under different laws and read differently. Land record

How to check a Tamil Nadu land record online

You need the district, the taluk, the village and the survey number. If you only have the place, start from the pin.

  1. Find the survey numberOpen Which survey number is this pin? and drop a pin on the plot. It gives the survey number, village, taluk and district, and says whether the land is rural or in a surveyed town.
  2. Open the land recordOn the Land record mini pick the village or town, then the survey number, with the sub-division if the plot has one. A town survey asks for the ward and block too.
  3. Read the holder and the extentThe record gives the owner names in Tamil and English, the patta number, the extent and the land class, with the parcel on a map beside it and the sub-divisions the register holds for that survey.
  4. Check what is registered on itRun the Encumbrance certificate mini on the same survey number for every registered sale and mortgage, and the FMB sketch for the measured boundary.

The government route is the Revenue Department's portal, eservices.tn.gov.in. Its menu and whether it is answering right now are on the e-Services page.

The three government portals behind the record

There is no single Bhulekh site in Tamil Nadu. Three government portals hold the record between them. Our monitors ask each one for its page every five minutes, and the lamp shows whether it answered.

Each cell is 15 minutes of today, IST. Green answered, red did not, grey not yet checked.

Buying land in Tamil Nadu from another state

The checks are the ones you would make at home. Only the names change.

  1. Match the seller to the recordLook up the survey number and read the name on the patta or TSLR extract. It should be the seller, or someone the seller traces title from on paper.
    Land record
  2. Read the encumbrance certificateAsk for at least thirty years. Every sale, mortgage and release should connect, and no loan should be left open.
    Encumbrance certificate
  3. Check the extent against the sketchThe extent in the deed, the patta and the FMB sketch should agree. A difference is a boundary question to settle before paying.
    FMB sketch
  4. Rule out land that cannot be soldTemple, waqf, Bhoodan and government land turn up in private hands on paper. Check the survey number against each register.
    Temple land check
  5. Work out the duty before you agree a priceStamp duty and registration fee are charged on the guideline value or the price, whichever is higher.
    Stamp duty

A patta is a revenue record, not a title deed. Ownership rests on the registered deeds, which is why the patta and the EC are read together.

Questions people ask about Tamil Nadu Bhulekh

Is there a Bhulekh portal for Tamil Nadu?

No. Bhulekh is the name Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra use for their land record portals. Tamil Nadu publishes its land records on e-Services of Land Records at eservices.tn.gov.in, run by the Revenue Department. A site or app that calls itself Tamil Nadu Bhulekh is private, not the government.

What is Bhulekh called in Tamil Nadu?

The land record is called the patta chitta. The patta names the holder of a survey number and the chitta lists the holdings under one patta number; the two are issued as one extract. For property in a surveyed town the record is the TSLR extract instead.

How do I check Tamil Nadu land records online?

With the district, taluk, village and survey number. The Land record mini on this site shows the patta, chitta or TSLR entry for a survey number, with owner names in Tamil and English. The government route is eservices.tn.gov.in, under View Patta and Chitta.

Can I search Tamil Nadu land records by owner name?

Not on the government portal, which searches only by survey number or patta number. The owner search on this site finds the parcels recorded under a name across the rural register and the town survey register, and separates exact matches from similar spellings.

What is the khasra number called in Tamil Nadu?

The survey number. When a field has been divided, each part has a sub-division as well, written like 112/5A. In towns that have had a town survey the plot is identified by ward, block and town survey number.

What are khatauni and jamabandi called in Tamil Nadu?

The nearest record is the patta chitta, with the A-register as the permanent register behind it. The word jamabandi is used in Tamil Nadu too, but for something else: the yearly audit of the village accounts held in each taluk by the Revenue Department.

How do I see the Bhu Naksha of Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu has no Bhu Naksha portal. Its land map is the FMB sketch, one measured drawing for each survey number. One Map on this site draws every parcel of the state on a single map with its survey number, and the FMB sketch mini gives the sketch as a PDF.

Can I read Tamil Nadu land records in Hindi?

The government portal is in Tamil and English only, and the extract prints names in Tamil. This page has a Hindi edition, the Land record mini shows owner names in English beside the Tamil, and LandLens One answers questions about Tamil Nadu land in Hindi.

Is the Bhulekh Tamil Nadu app official?

No. Apps sold under that name are private. The state's own land records app is TamilNilam, published by the National Informatics Centre.

What does it cost to check a land record in Tamil Nadu?

The government portal charges for certified copies and for applications such as a patta transfer, not for looking up a record. On this site 7 of the 28 tools on this page are free, the land record costs 2 credits, and every tool shows its price before it runs.

What is the circle rate called in Tamil Nadu?

The guideline value. The Registration Department sets it for every street and survey number, and stamp duty and registration fee are charged on the guideline value or the sale price, whichever is higher.

Does a patta prove ownership in Tamil Nadu?

No. A patta is a revenue record, not a title deed. It is strong supporting evidence, but ownership rests on the registered sale deed and the chain of deeds before it, which the encumbrance certificate traces.

Which documents should I check before buying land in Tamil Nadu?

The patta chitta or TSLR extract for the holder and the extent, the encumbrance certificate for the registered history, the FMB sketch for the boundary, the guideline value for the duty, and the seller's own sale deed with the deeds before it.

तमिलनाडु भूलेख: तमिलनाडु में भूलेख नाम का कोई सरकारी पोर्टल नहीं है। यहाँ भूमि अभिलेख को पट्टा चिट्टा कहते हैं, खसरा नंबर को सर्वे नंबर और भू-नक्शा को एफएमबी स्केच। पूरा पेज हिंदी में पढ़ें, या LandLens One से हिंदी में पूछें।

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