What is a survey number in Puducherry?

A survey number is the unique identifier for a plot of land, assigned during the cadastral survey and recorded in revenue maps and land registers. It's the link between the physical plot and official ownership records.

Where do I find my survey number?

Start at your village revenue office (Taluk). Bring any document mentioning your property—a sale deed, tax receipt, or existing title deed. They'll show you the revenue map (Naksha) and point out your plot's survey number.

What's the difference between Patta and Chitta?

Patta is the revenue document showing occupancy rights; Chitta is the record of individual parcels. In Puducherry, both terms refer to land held by individuals or communities, and both are tied to a survey number.

Is my survey number the same as my property address?

No. Your address is where you live; your survey number identifies your land in the revenue system. The same plot might have both an address (for postal mail) and a survey number (for land records).

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Survey Numbers in Puducherry

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.

The Puducherry survey-number map is coming soon

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One plot, many names — what ‘survey number’ means here

Survey Number

The unique identifier assigned to a plot during the cadastral survey, recorded in revenue maps and land registers.

Patta

The revenue document showing cultivator or occupant rights; the term used in Puducherry for the holder of occupancy rights.

Chitta

The record of individual parcels within a village survey; lists area, boundaries, and occupant name.

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