Glossary

Tamil Nadu land & survey glossary

Plain-language meanings for the words on your patta, FMB sketch and village map — search in English or Tamil.

22 terms

A-RegisterA-பதிவேடு: The master land register kept at the Taluk office. It holds public information about every survey number — original size, soil classification, tax assessment and irrigation source.; Also searched as: a register · master land register · அ-பதிவேடு
Adangalஅடங்கல்: A register tracking what is currently happening on the land — the crop grown, who is cultivating it, and tenancy details. Updated yearly.; Also searched as: crop register · cultivation record
Chittaசிட்டா: A ledger maintained by the VAO showing the land's classification (wet or dry) and tax details. Today Patta and Chitta are combined into a single online Patta-Chitta document.; Also searched as: land ledger · tax classification
Correlation Statementகோரிலேஷன் ஸ்டேட்மென்ட்: An official statement that maps old survey numbers (OS) to the new resurvey numbers (RS) for a village — essential when an old deed's number doesn't match your current patta.; Also searched as: os rs correlation · old new survey number · resurvey match
F-lineFF-கோடு: F-line stands for Field line — the boundary of a single field or survey number inside the village. A sheet has many F-lines, one around each parcel, unlike the single outer G-line.; Also searched as: field line · புல கோடு · field boundary
Field Measurement BookFMBபுல அளவீட்டுப் புத்தகம்: FMB stands for Field Measurement Book — the Survey Department's scaled sketch of a survey number, showing its boundaries, G-line, F-line and measurement ladder.; Also searched as: fmb sketch · field measurement book · fmb full form · fmb full form in land · fmb meaning · புல வரைபடம் · how to read fmb sketch
Firka Surveyorபிர்கா சர்வேயர்: A government-appointed surveyor responsible for a cluster of villages (a Firka). They physically visit properties to measure boundaries and resolve disputes.; Also searched as: firka surveyor · government surveyor · surveyor in tamilnadu · firka surveyor meaning
G-lineGG-கோடு: G-line stands for Gramam (village) line — the revenue village boundary. It is the outermost line on an FMB sketch or village map, enclosing everything that belongs to that village.; Also searched as: gramam line · g line in survey · village boundary line · கிராமம் கோடு · கிராம எல்லை
Licensed Surveyorஉரிமம் பெற்ற சர்வேயர்: A trained private surveyor licensed by the state to carry out land measurement, offering a faster alternative to the government surveyor for sales, subdivisions and disputes.; Also searched as: licensed surveyor · private surveyor · surveyor in tamilnadu · hire surveyor
Measurement ladderஅளவீட்டு ஏணி: The table of distances running down the side of an FMB sketch, listing the length of each boundary so the plot's exact shape can be re-plotted on the ground.; Also searched as: fmb ladder · boundary measurements · side table · அளவீட்டு அட்டவணை
Nanjaiநஞ்சை: Wet / agricultural land with a perennial water source such as a river, canal or lake — the opposite of dry Punjai land. Usually harder to convert for residential use.; Also searched as: nanjai · wet land · agricultural land · nanjai land meaning
Natham / Grama Nathamநத்தம் / கிராம நத்தம்: Land traditionally set aside by the government purely for residential housing settlements in a village. Often surveyed separately, so it isn't always in the regular online flow.; Also searched as: natham · grama natham · residential settlement · natham poramboke
Old (OS) & Resurvey (RS) numberபழைய (OS) & மறுசர்வே (RS) எண்: During a resurvey, old survey numbers (OS) are replaced by new resurvey numbers (RS). One old field may split into several new ones — use the Correlation Statement to match them.; Also searched as: os number · rs number · old survey number · new survey number · resurvey
Pattaபட்டா: The legal document issued by the government proving who owns a specific piece of land — effectively an ownership certificate.; Also searched as: land ownership certificate · patta chitta
Porambokeபுறம்போக்கு: Government-owned public land that cannot be bought, sold or privately owned — such as roads, lakesides and grazing grounds.; Also searched as: poramboke · government public land
Punjaiபுஞ்சை: Dry land that depends on rainfall or groundwater (wells / borewells) for irrigation, unlike wet Nanjai land — usually easier to get approved for building.; Also searched as: punjai · dry land · punjai land meaning · punjai land is dry or wet
Sheet number (S1, S2 …)தாள் எண் (S1, S2 …): A village rarely fits on one page, so the survey department splits it into adjacent numbered sheets (S1, S2, S3 …). The sheets meet exactly along shared boundaries and can be joined back into one continuous map.; Also searched as: s1 s2 s3 s4 · map sheet · tile number · தாள்கள்
Subdivision Numberஉட்பிரிவு எண்: When a large survey number is split among buyers or heirs it is subdivided — e.g. Survey No. 45 becomes 45/1, 45/2, 45/3A.; Also searched as: subdivision · 12/1 12/2 · 45/1 · subdivision number meaning
Survey Numberபுல எண்: A unique number assigned to a specific, large tract of land in a village — the base unit of land records, later split into subdivision numbers like 45/1, 45/2.; Also searched as: survey number · field number · survey number meaning
Tahsildarவட்டாட்சியர்: The head administrative officer of a Taluk (sub-district), with authority to approve Patta transfers and issue legal land documents.; Also searched as: tahsildar · taluk head · tahsildar meaning
Town Survey Land RecordTSLRநகர நில அளவை பதிவேடு: The urban equivalent of a Patta-Chitta, used for properties inside municipal towns and cities instead of rural villages.; Also searched as: tslr · town survey · urban land record
Village Administrative OfficerVAOகிராம நிர்வாக அலுவலர்: The local official in charge of maintaining land and revenue records for a village — your first point of contact for offline verification.; Also searched as: vao · village officer · vao full form · vao meaning

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