Meghalaya Village & Locality Sketch Joiner
Join multiple Village & Locality Sketch sheets into one map.
Download your village / locality sketch sheets from Meghalaya land-records office, then join as many as you need: several Plot numbers, their subdivisions, even two villages, into one print-ready map.
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Ratings & reviews from real map joins
Combined four village map sheets on my phone in minutes
The editor worked perfectly on my phone. I uploaded the four adjacent survey sheets (S1, S2, S3, S4), aligned the edges where they meet, and exported a single print-ready map in minutes — no office visit and no surveyor needed. Best of all, the sheets stayed private on my phone the whole time. Simple, fast and accurate.
Joined my own FMB sheets in the editor — nothing to install
I downloaded my village map and FMB sketches and used the in-browser editor to join them myself. I just dragged each sheet onto the canvas and nudged the pieces with the arrow keys until the boundary lines lined up exactly. There was no software to install, and the maps never left my device. One payment covered the whole thing, and the export came out clean and sharp. Brilliant tool!
Got my combined FMB from home — no office visits needed
VillageMapJoiner made joining my land's FMB sketches really easy — I got the combined map from home without running to any office. When I asked for the old FMB, they clearly guided me that it's available at the District Collector office. Good service.
Incredible service for peace of mind!
I used this website to get a Joined FMB map, and the entire experience was seamless and fast. By combining individual sketches into one continuous view, it clearly illustrates how my property lines interact with adjacent plots. Having this definitive, highly accurate map leaves zero room for arguments and completely eliminates the risk of boundary disputes with neighbors. It is a fantastic platform that saves a lot of hassle—highly recommended!
What you can join
However many sheets it takes
There is no limit on the number of sheets, and they don't have to come from the same village.
Join two Plot numbers
Land recorded as two adjoining plot numbers has a sheet for each and neither shows the whole property. Put both on one canvas and the boundary they share lines up.
How it works →Join subdivisions of one Plot number
A plot number split between heirs or buyers is issued as a sheet per share. Bring the shares you need back together to see the parent parcel whole.
How it works →Show each share on one map
After a partition every share sits on its own sheet. Assemble them into a single map that shows who holds what, and how the shares sit against each other.
How it works →Prove a boundary against the next parcel
A boundary argument is about two plot numbers, and one sheet only ever shows one of them. Joined, the shared edge is visible in one drawing.
How it works →Join two villages
Land that crosses a village boundary needs village / locality sketch sheets from both sides. Place them side by side and the holding stops being two half-views.
How it works →Merge contiguous parcels for a layout
Several plot numbers bought together are one site on the ground and several sheets on paper. Join them into the single plan a layout, a valuer or an investor file needs.
How it works →Who uses it in Meghalaya: Families, buyers, advocates and surveyors around Shillong, Jowai, Tura and Nongpoh use it for the case this system produces: a holding described across several sketches, a clan plot divided among heirs, or adjoining plots drawn by different surveyors, joined into one plan for a Dorbar, a bank, a building permission or a boundary dispute.
Smart alignment
How to join your village / locality sketch sheets in Meghalaya
- 1Download the village / locality sketch sheets for your Plot numbers from Meghalaya land-records office.
- 2Open the editor and drag every sheet onto the canvas, as many as you need.
- 3Nudge the sheets until the shared boundary lines meet; snapping does the precision.
- 4Export one continuous map as a high-resolution PNG or print-ready PDF.
Everything you need to merge Meghalaya map sheets
100% private
No uploads, no servers. Your Meghalaya sheets are processed entirely on your device.
Smart snapping
Edge-snap guides and filename auto-arrange line up sheets in a single click.
Clean seams
Auto frame-crop and white-to-transparent stop neighbouring sheets from overlapping.
High-res export
Export one continuous map as a PNG or print-ready A0–A4 PDF.
Meghalaya does not keep land the way most of India does. It is a Sixth Schedule state, and most of its land is owned under Khasi, Jaintia and Garo customary law by clans, communities and individuals, not recorded plot by plot in a state revenue cadastre. In the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, land is broadly Ri Kynti, owned privately by a person or a clan, or Ri Raid, held by the community. In the Garo Hills, clan land is the A'king, looked after by the Nokma. Three Autonomous District Councils, for the Khasi Hills, the Jaintia Hills and the Garo Hills, have powers over land alongside the traditional institutions.
So there is no Bhu-Naksha for Meghalaya, and no single map series to download. What people bring here are the sketches their land actually comes with: a surveyor's plot sketch attached to a sale deed, a locality plan drawn for a Dorbar Shnong, a sketch prepared for a land holding certificate, or a map from a government department for land it has acquired. Neighbouring plots are often drawn on separate sheets, at different times, by different people. Line them up along their shared boundaries in Village Map Joiner's in-browser editor and you see the holding as one shape. The sheets never leave your device.
Because the record is customary, the paperwork around a plot is too. A land holding certificate from the traditional authority of the area, a registered deed, and, where the buyer is not a tribal, permission under the Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 1971, are what a transaction usually turns on. This page explains each of them plainly, so you know what to ask for and from whom.
Meghalaya land-record terms
- Map
- village / locality sketch
- Parcel
- Plot number
- Record of rights
- Land holding certificate / clan record
- Revenue hierarchy
- District › C&RD Block › Village
Districts we see searches from: East Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, West Garo Hills, West Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills, East Jaintia Hills, South Garo Hills and more.
Meghalaya land records & documents
What each Meghalaya land document is, and how to get it from Meghalaya land-records office before you join the sheets in the editor.
Plot or locality sketch
The drawing your land actually comes with. Meghalaya has no state-wide cadastral map series, so the map of a plot is usually a surveyor's sketch attached to a deed, a sketch prepared with a land holding certificate, or a locality plan drawn for a village or a Dorbar Shnong. Neighbouring plots are often on separate sheets drawn at different times, which is why they need joining to be seen together.
How to get it: Ask whoever drew or holds it: the seller, the licensed surveyor who measured the plot, the Dorbar Shnong for a locality plan, or the Deputy Commissioner's office where the land was surveyed for a government purpose. Collect every sheet that touches your boundary, not only your own plot.
Land holding certificate
A certificate from the traditional authority of the area confirming who holds a plot under customary law, often with its boundaries and a sketch. It stands in for the record of rights that a cadastral state would print, and it is what a bank, a registration or a building permission usually asks to see first.
How to get it: In the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, from the Rangbah Shnong of the village or the Syiem or Dolloi of the Hima or Elaka. In the Garo Hills, the Nokma speaks for the A'king. Ask the Autonomous District Council or the Deputy Commissioner's office which form your district accepts, since practice differs between areas.
Registered deed
The sale, gift or settlement deed registered with the Sub-Registrar. It records a transfer between named parties and usually describes the plot by its boundaries and neighbours rather than by a survey number, so its schedule and any attached sketch are what tie it to the ground.
How to get it: From the Sub-Registrar's office for the district, or from the parties to the deed. Read the schedule of property against the land holding certificate and the sketch: the three should describe the same boundaries.
Permission under the 1971 transfer law
The Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 1971 restricts transfer of land from a tribal to a non-tribal, and between non-tribals, without the permission of the competent authority. Whether a transaction needs it depends on who the parties are, not on the plot.
How to get it: Ask the Deputy Commissioner's office for your district how an application is made. What is permitted in a particular case is a question for that office and an advocate, and it should be settled before money changes hands.
Districts & C&RD Blocks in Meghalaya
Find your area, then open the editor to join its village / locality sketch sheets.
East Khasi Hills
Mylliem · Mawphlang · Mawsynram · Shella Bholaganj · Pynursla · Mawkynrew · Mawryngkneng · Khatarshnong Laitkroh · Mawpat
West Khasi Hills
Nongstoin · Mawshynrut
Eastern West Khasi Hills
Mairang · Mawthadraishan
South West Khasi Hills
Mawkyrwat · Ranikor
Ri-Bhoi
Umsning · Umling · Jirang · Bhoirymbong
West Jaintia Hills
Thadlaskein · Laskein · Amlarem · Namdong
East Jaintia Hills
Khliehriat · Saipung
West Garo Hills
Rongram · Dadenggre · Selsella · Tikrikilla · Gambegre · Dalu · Demdema
South West Garo Hills
Betasing · Zikzak
East Garo Hills
Songsak · Samanda · Dambo Rongjeng
North Garo Hills
Resubelpara · Kharkutta · Bajengdoba
South Garo Hills
Baghmara · Chokpot · Gasuapara · Rongara
Reviews
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Incredible service for peace of mind!
I used this website to get a Joined FMB map, and the entire experience was seamless and fast. By combining individual sketches into one continuous view, it clearly illustrates how my property lines interact with adjacent plots. Having this definitive, highly accurate map leaves zero room for arguments and completely eliminates the risk of boundary disputes with neighbors. It is a fantastic platform that saves a lot of hassle—highly recommended!
Got my combined FMB from home — no office visits needed
VillageMapJoiner made joining my land's FMB sketches really easy — I got the combined map from home without running to any office. When I asked for the old FMB, they clearly guided me that it's available at the District Collector office. Good service.
Pricing
Self-service₹199 flat · 24 hours of full editor access
one-time: any number of sheets, same price
Join 2 sheets or 20, across as many villages as you need, it stays ₹199.
- ✓Works with Meghalaya land-records office village / locality sketch sheets
- ✓Unlimited edits & full-resolution downloads
- ✓24 hours of access · no subscription, no account
FAQ
Questions people in Meghalaya ask
- Is there a Bhu-Naksha or online land map for Meghalaya?
- No state-wide one. Most land in Meghalaya is community or clan land under customary tenure, and there is no state-wide cadastral map series to download. The maps that exist are sketches: a surveyor's plot sketch, a locality plan, or a sketch prepared with a land holding certificate. Ask the traditional authority of the area, the Autonomous District Council or the Deputy Commissioner's office which sketch covers your plot, then join the sheets in the editor.
- What is the difference between Ri Kynti and Ri Raid?
- Both are Khasi land categories. Ri Kynti is land owned privately, by an individual or a clan, and can pass by inheritance or sale under customary rules. Ri Raid is community land, held by the Raid or the community, where a person may be allowed to use or occupy a plot but ownership stays with the community. Which one your plot is decides who has to agree to a transfer, so establish it first.
- Who issues a land holding certificate in Meghalaya?
- It depends on where the land is. In the Khasi and Jaintia Hills it usually comes from the traditional authority: the Rangbah Shnong of the village, or the Syiem or Dolloi of the Hima or Elaka. In the Garo Hills the Nokma speaks for the A'king. The Autonomous District Council and the Deputy Commissioner's office can tell you what a bank or a registration in your district will accept.
- Are my Meghalaya land records uploaded anywhere?
- No. The editor renders, crops and joins the sketches entirely in your browser, so your plot details and certificates never leave your device. Nothing is stored on a server.
Guides
Written for Meghalaya
Useful resources
- Meghalaya land-records office, ask at your district land-records office for the village / locality sketch sheets
- Stitch your own sheets in the editor →
- Meghalaya land & survey terms glossary →
Looking for a done-for-you service? Our team sources and stitches the sheets for you in Tamil Nadu only, see the Combined FMB Sketch service. In Meghalaya, the editor above does the job in your browser.