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State guide · Tamil Nadu· உங்கள் நிலம்

Protecting your land in Tamil Nadu, from wherever you live.

In Tamil Nadu the patta is the key revenue document — it shows who holds a piece of land, while the chitta and A-register give its area, classification (such as wet or dry) and use. Tamil families abroad, from Singapore to the US, often hold agricultural land in the native village or a plot on the edges of Chennai, Coimbatore or Madurai. You can check patta and chitta details online through Tamil Nadu’s e-Services.

Tamil Nadu land records at a glance

Land record
Patta, Chitta and A-Register (Adangal)
Check online
Patta Chitta — Tamil Nadu e-Services (eservices.tn.gov.in)
Plot number
Survey number and subdivision number, under a patta number
Ownership change
Patta transfer
Land units
Acre, cent, hectare, ground (in and around Chennai)
Report languages
Tamil, English

Terms explained: mutation, khasra, girdawari, encumbrance certificate. Convert local units with the land unit converter or jump straight to cent to sq ft, cent to acre and ground to sq ft.

What to watch for

Common risks for NRI land in Tamil Nadu

  • Suburban plots around Chennai and Coimbatore being encroached or sold using forged documents.
  • Patta still in a deceased parent’s name, leaving room for someone else to apply for a transfer.
  • Farmland left fallow for years, where a neighbour extends cultivation or a building.
  • Survey subdivisions on the ground drifting away from the FMB (field measurement book) sketch.

What helps

Practical tips

  • Check your patta and chitta online on Tamil Nadu e-Services by survey number, and verify the name and area.
  • Before any sale or dispute, also get an encumbrance certificate from the registration department to see registered transactions.
  • Apply for patta transfer promptly after inheriting, so the revenue record matches the family’s ownership.

How it works

Three minutes to set up. Then we keep watch.

बस सर्वे नंबर या लोकेशन पिन भेजिए — बाकी काम हमारा।

  1. Step 1

    Tell us where your land is

    Drop a pin on the map, or give the village and the survey, khasra, gat or dag number. About three minutes. No documents to upload, no power of attorney, no visits.

  2. Step 2

    We watch it on two fronts

    Every clear satellite image of your plot is compared with its own history — crops, digging, new building. And in 19 states we read your official land record every week for new owners or mutations.

  3. Step 3

    A person tells you what it means

    Each month a short update lands in your email. If something changes, our team checks it first, then explains it on WhatsApp or a call — in English or your home language.

Families from Tamil Nadu we help, around the world

Questions

Tamil Nadu: questions NRIs ask

The patta records who holds the land; the chitta records the land’s area, classification and use for each survey number. Today they are usually viewed together online as a patta-chitta extract.

It is strong revenue evidence but not complete proof of title by itself. Title comes from the registered sale deed, gift deed or succession documents; the patta shows the revenue department recognises you as holder.

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Mutation After Death Checklist

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Look at your land tonight. Sleep easier tomorrow.

Three quick questions, about two minutes. No documents or power of attorney needed to start.

  • Full refund if we can’t find your plot
  • A real person confirms the boundary with you
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