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Kerala: land and property records

Kerala runs ReLIS (login, with an advertised 'Any Land Search') and Ente Bhoomi, an owner-login portal serving maps and land tax only in digitally surveyed villages. DILRMP-MIS shows 100% computerisation (1,666 villages, 2.82 crore RoRs). Encumbrance certificates and certified copies are high-volume paid PEARL services.

14districts
1,524villages
38,870 km²area

Map of Kerala

Click a district to open it.

AlappuzhaErnakulamIdukkiKannurKasaragodKollamKottayamKozhikodeMalappuramPalakkadPathanamthittaThiruvananthapuramThrissurWayanad

Districts of Kerala

Number of villages in each.

Thandaper / Basic Tax Receipt
Traditional Kerala record names; not printed on the pages fetched.
Land information (ReLIS)
Land details on ReLIS, with an 'Any Land Search' without login.
Land parcel map
Real-time 3 to 5 cm maps on Ente Bhoomi in digitally surveyed villages.

Land record programmes in Kerala

SVAMITVA (drone survey of village homes)

MeasureStatusAs of
Property cards distributed012 Oct 2026
Villages notified1,41512 Oct 2026
Villages with drone survey completed60112 Oct 2026
Villages with property cards distributed012 Oct 2026
Villages with maps handed over17012 Oct 2026

Source: SVAMITVA.

Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme

MeasureStatusAs of
Cadastral maps digitised60.3%12 Oct 2026
Villages with ULPIN assigned51%12 Oct 2026
Records of rights computerised100%12 Oct 2026
Records of rights linked to the map0%12 Oct 2026
Maps digitised64.9%12 Oct 2026
Maps geo-referenced59.4%12 Oct 2026
Plots with ULPIN (Bhu-Aadhaar)16.8%12 Oct 2026
Record of rights downloadable onlineyes12 Oct 2026
Digitally signed record of rights onlineyes12 Oct 2026
Mutation can be applied for onlineyes12 Oct 2026
Sub-registrar offices registering online31512 Oct 2026
Sub-registrar offices31512 Oct 2026
Land records checked online by civil courtsyes12 Oct 2026
Revenue courts online18.5%12 Oct 2026
Banks can record a mortgage in the record of rightsyes12 Oct 2026

Source: DILRMP-MIS 4.0.

Where the data comes from

The government records this register is built from, for each kind of record.

Record of rights (land records)

ReLIS (Revenue Land Information System) Record of rights (land records)Land information

Cadastral maps

Cadastral plot map (Bhuvan Kerala Cadastrals) Cadastral mapsCadastral mapOn this register
Ente Bhoomi (ILIMS) Cadastral mapsLand parcel map

Encumbrance certificate

PEARL (Kerala Registration) Encumbrance certificateEncumbrance CertificateCertified copy

RERA (real estate projects)

K-RERA Kerala RERA (real estate projects)RERA projectOn this register

Questions

How do I check land records in Kerala?

Open the district below, then the tehsil and the village. Each village page lists its plots; each plot page shows its area, map, holders and records as this register holds them.

What land records does Kerala keep?

Thandaper / Basic Tax Receipt: Traditional Kerala record names; not printed on the pages fetched. Land information (ReLIS): Land details on ReLIS, with an 'Any Land Search' without login. Land parcel map: Real-time 3 to 5 cm maps on Ente Bhoomi in digitally surveyed villages.

How many districts and villages are in Kerala?

Kerala has 14 districts and 1,524 villages in the Local Government Directory as loaded on this site.