1.
Patta
Purpose: Serves as proof of ownership of a land parcel.
Content: Includes owner's name, survey number, subdivision number, extent of land,
and land type (wet/dry).
Maintained by: Taluk Office (Revenue Department).
Urban Planning Role: Helps verify ownership before approving land use changes,
building plans, and public project proposals.
2. Chitta
Purpose: Classifies land as agricultural or non-agricultural and indicates ownership.
Content: Name of landholder, classification of land (Nanjai - wetland / Punjai - dry
land), survey number.
Maintained by: Village Administrative Officer (VAO) and Taluk Office.
Urban Planning Role: Useful in land use planning, especially while converting
agricultural lands for urban development.
3. Town Survey Land Register (TSLR)
Purpose: Urban equivalent of Patta and Chitta; provides details for properties in
towns and cities.
Content: Ownership, old and new survey numbers, extent of land, type of use
(residential, commercial, etc.).
Maintained by: Town Survey Department, Commissioner of Land Administration.
Urban Planning Role: Used for urban land records, taxation, Floor Space Index
(FSI) calculations, and planning permissions.
4. Adangal (Village Account No. 2)
Purpose: Records agricultural operations and land use pattern.
Content: Crop cultivated, irrigation method, landholder name, area under cultivation.
Maintained by: Village Administrative Officer (VAO).
Urban Planning Role: Important in planning peri-urban zones, identifying land for
conversion, or preserving agriculture belts.
5. A-Register
Purpose: Base land record used for tax and ownership tracking.
Content: Survey number, landholder name, land classification, area, and tax
assessment.
Maintained by: Revenue Department.
Urban Planning Role: Forms the basis for planning infrastructure, tax zones, and
ward-level spatial data.
6. Encumbrance Certificate (EC)
Purpose: Indicates any legal liabilities or encumbrances like mortgages or pending
court cases.
Content: List of transactions, ownership changes, leases, loans registered.
Maintained by: Sub-Registrar Office under Registration Department.
Urban Planning Role: Ensures planners avoid disputed lands during project design
or acquisition.
7. Field Measurement Book (FMB)
Purpose: Contains sketch maps of each land parcel with dimensions and field
boundaries.
Content: Scale drawings of plots, lengths of sides, angles, road access.
Maintained by: Survey and Settlement Department.
Urban Planning Role: Used to prepare site plans, road alignment, boundary
verification, and land demarcation.
8. Land Survey Records
Purpose: Accurate measurement of plots for ownership and legal purposes.
Content: Survey number, field boundaries, neighboring plots, topography.
Maintained by: Directorate of Survey and Settlement.
Urban Planning Role: Essential in master plan preparation, layout design, and GIS
mapping.
9. Mutation Register
Purpose: Tracks ownership changes due to inheritance, sale, gift, or other transfers.
Content: Previous owner, current owner, type of transfer, date of mutation.
Maintained by: Revenue Department / VAO.
Urban Planning Role: Keeps land records updated, helps in taxation and legal
ownership verification.
10. Settlement Register
Purpose: Historical land classification and assessment prepared during land
settlement operations.
Content: Original owner details, land extent, tax, classification.
Maintained by: Settlement Wing of Revenue Department.
Urban Planning Role: Reference for land tenure, slum regularization, and heritage
mapping.
11. Land Ownership Certificate (LOC)
Purpose: Issued where Patta may not exist—mostly in slums or tribal areas.
Content: Name of occupant, area occupied, duration of possession.
Maintained by: Revenue Department / Special Schemes Department.
Urban Planning Role: Key in inclusive planning, especially for regularizing informal
settlements or issuing government schemes.
12. Resurvey Records
Purpose: Updated boundaries, subdivision, or change in land status.
Content: New survey numbers, land extent, owner name, map.
Maintained by: Survey and Settlement Department.
Urban Planning Role: Helps revise old maps, prevent encroachment, and enable
redevelopment.
13. Land Acquisition Records
Purpose: Details land acquired by the government for public purposes.
Content: Notification number, extent, purpose, compensation details.
Maintained by: District Collector / Land Acquisition Officer.
Urban Planning Role: Critical in infrastructure development, project clearance, and
compensatory planning.
14. GIS-Based Land Records (Tamil Nilam / TN e-Sevai Portal)
Purpose: Digital platform for accessing and managing land records.
Content: Integrated ownership details with spatial mapping (Patta, Chitta, FMB).
Maintained by: Commissionerate of Survey and Settlement, Tamil Nadu e-
Governance Agency (TNeGA).
Urban Planning Role: Supports smart city planning, online approvals, property tax
automation, and transparent governance.
