Overview
A survey number is the unique identifier assigned to a plot of land during the cadastral survey. In Puducherry, survey numbers—along with local terms like Patta and Chitta—are the foundation of land ownership records. These identifiers let you link a physical plot on the ground to official revenue records.
The Puducherry Revenue Department maintains the original land survey and the basis for all ownership claims. To find your survey number, you need to know your village and local boundaries. 1acre is building a map-based search for Puducherry so you can find any survey number by location—coming soon.
One plot, many names — what ‘survey number’ means here
1. Survey Number:
The unique identifier assigned to a plot during the cadastral survey, recorded in revenue maps and land registers.
2. Patta:
The revenue document showing cultivator or occupant rights; the term used in Puducherry for the holder of occupancy rights.
3. Chitta:
The record of individual parcels within a village survey; lists area, boundaries, and occupant name.
4. Revenue Map (Naksha):
The official map showing all surveyed plots in a village, used as reference for boundary disputes and record verification.
Which record, which portal — for what
Different tasks need different records and portals. Here is the map.
What you want to do
Record / term
Where — official & free
Find a survey number by location
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On the 1acre map — coming soon for this area
Get the village name and survey number
Village revenue office (Taluk)
Bring a copy of your sale deed or property tax receipt
Cross-check boundaries on the revenue map
Village revenue office or Puducherry Revenue Department
Matches survey number to actual plot on ground
Link survey number to ownership records
Puducherry Revenue Department / Sub-Registrar office
Verify via Patta and property tax records
What you want to do
Record / term
Where — official & free
Find a survey number by location
—
On the 1acre map — coming soon for this area
Get the village name and survey number
Village revenue office (Taluk)
Bring a copy of your sale deed or property tax receipt
Cross-check boundaries on the revenue map
Village revenue office or Puducherry Revenue Department
Matches survey number to actual plot on ground
Link survey number to ownership records
Puducherry Revenue Department / Sub-Registrar office
Verify via Patta and property tax records
The Revenue Department is the authoritative source for survey numbers and land records in Puducherry. Visit your local village revenue office (Taluk) first; they maintain the original surveys and can explain local boundaries.
Go deeper — free Puducherry record guides
Get supportCoverage
All surveyed land in Puducherry has a survey number in the Revenue Department records; 1acre's map-based search is coming soon for this UT.
Free to access
Land records and survey numbers are public documents; the Puducherry Revenue Department provides them free on request.
Avoid lookalikes
Don't confuse survey numbers with property tax IDs or address codes. Always verify with your village revenue office.
Authority
Puducherry Revenue Department / Village Taluk Office (taluk-level revenue records and maps)
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