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Tamil Nadu: land and property records
TN e-Services shows patta, chitta, A-Register, FMB and urban TSLR by survey, patta number or owner name, in Unicode Tamil. DILRMP-MIS shows 100% on records, maps and linkage, and a Land Stack pilot started here in December 2025. TNREGINET offers free EC view and guideline values from 2002.
Map of Tamil Nadu
Click a district to open it.
Districts of Tamil Nadu
Number of villages in each.
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Records Tamil Nadu keeps
- Patta
- The ownership account for land.
- Chitta
- The extract showing area, size, ownership and wet or dry land.
- A-Register
- The register of survey, subdivision, patta, area, tax, soil, land type, water and owner.
- FMB
- The field measurement sketch, downloadable free.
- TSLR
- The urban Town Survey Land Record by town, block and ward.
- Encumbrance Certificate (வில்லங்கச் சான்று)
- The registration search, viewable free on TNREGINET.
Land record programmes in Tamil Nadu
SVAMITVA (drone survey of village homes)
| Measure | Status | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Property cards distributed | 0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Villages notified | 3 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Villages with drone survey completed | 2 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Villages with property cards distributed | 0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Villages with maps handed over | 2 | 12 Oct 2026 |
Source: SVAMITVA.
Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme
| Measure | Status | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cadastral maps digitised | 100% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Villages with ULPIN assigned | 100% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Records of rights computerised | 100% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Records of rights linked to the map | 0% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Maps digitised | 100% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Maps geo-referenced | 100% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Plots with ULPIN (Bhu-Aadhaar) | 100% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Record of rights downloadable online | yes | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Digitally signed record of rights online | yes | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Mutation can be applied for online | yes | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Sub-registrar offices registering online | 595 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Sub-registrar offices | 595 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Land records checked online by civil courts | yes | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Revenue courts online | 100% | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Banks can record a mortgage in the record of rights | no | 12 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)
Cadastral maps
Property registration
RERA (real estate projects)
Circle rates and guideline values
Municipal property tax
Property cards
Notices and auctions
Restricted and notified land
Questions
How do I check land records in Tamil Nadu?
Open the district below, then the taluk 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 Tamil Nadu keep?
Patta: The ownership account for land. Chitta: The extract showing area, size, ownership and wet or dry land. A-Register: The register of survey, subdivision, patta, area, tax, soil, land type, water and owner. FMB: The field measurement sketch, downloadable free. TSLR: The urban Town Survey Land Record by town, block and ward. Encumbrance Certificate: The registration search, viewable free on TNREGINET.
How many districts and villages are in Tamil Nadu?
Tamil Nadu has 38 districts and 16,466 villages in the Local Government Directory as loaded on this site.