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Demarcation application generator — ask the tehsil to measure your land

A demarcation application asks the revenue office to measure your land against the official map and mark its boundaries on the ground, with your neighbours given notice to attend. Fill in the owner, the land, the adjoining owners and why you need it, and this tool writes a complete application you can copy, print or download. It works whether you sign it yourself from abroad or a relative files it for you under a power of attorney.

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Where and to whom

Punjab also accepts demarcation applications online through its Land Demarcation Application System, with the facilitation charge paid online. Demarcation is done under Section 101 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887.

Owner

Land

Adjoining owners

Leave blank if you don’t know — it will say ‘as per revenue record’.

Reason and requests

Enclosures

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To,
The Circle Revenue Officer,
Tehsil [Tehsil],
District [District], Punjab

Date: [Date]

Subject: Application for demarcation (nishandehi / hadbandi) of land bearing [Khasra / killa number], Village [Village]

Respected Sir/Madam,

1. I, [Owner’s full name], S/o [Father’s / husband’s name], presently residing at [Address abroad], am the recorded owner of the land described below. I am a Non-Resident Indian and presently live abroad.

2. Details of the land:
   Village: [Village]
   Tehsil: [Tehsil]
   District: [District], Punjab
   Khasra / killa number: [number(s)]
   Khewat / Khata No.: [number]
   Area: [area as per record]

3. The land is bounded by the land of the following adjoining owners:
   North: as per revenue record
   South: as per revenue record
   East: as per revenue record
   West: as per revenue record

4. I need the land demarcated because the boundaries of the land are not clearly marked on the ground and I need them fixed as per the revenue record.

5. I therefore request you to kindly:
   (a) carry out demarcation (nishandehi / hadbandi) of the above land by measurement from the fixed points of the village map, as per the revenue record.
   (b) issue prior notice of the date and time of demarcation to me / my representative and to all the adjoining owners named above, so that they may remain present.
   (c) fix boundary marks (burji / pillars) at the corners of the land in the presence of the parties.
   (d) prepare a demarcation report with the field measurement sketch, recording any encroachment found, and supply me a copy.

6. I undertake to pay the prescribed demarcation fee and any other charges, and to provide any further document required.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

[Owner’s full name]
Signature: ____________________
Phone / WhatsApp: [Phone with country code]
Email: [Email]

Enclosures:
1. Latest certified copy of the Jamabandi
2. Copy of the village map / field map (shajra / tatima / FMB) showing the khasra
3. Copy of title document (sale deed / mutation order / inheritance papers)
4. Copy of passport / OCI card / Aadhaar of the owner
5. Receipt or proof of the demarcation fee

A template to help you get started — not legal advice. Forms, fees and the officer who handles demarcation differ by state and district, so ask the tehsil which format they accept. Keep the receipt with the application number, and have someone attend the measurement and photograph every boundary mark.

How to use it

  1. Pick the state and the officer — the tool suggests the usual one (tehsildar, SDO, circle officer or land records officer) and the local name for demarcation.
  2. Enter the owner, and switch on ‘Someone will file this for me’ if a relative or power of attorney holder will sign in India.
  3. Add the land exactly as it appears in the record — khasra or survey number, khewat or khata, village, tehsil and area — and the owners on each side.
  4. Choose the reason and the requests, tick the enclosures you have, then copy, print or download and file it with the fee and the latest record.

What is a demarcation application?

It is a written request to the revenue department to measure a parcel and fix its boundaries on the ground from the official village map and records. Locally it goes by different names — nishandehi or hadbandi in Punjab and Haryana, paimaish in Uttar Pradesh, mojani in Maharashtra, survey or hadbast work in Karnataka — but the idea is the same.

A field official — usually the patwari or kanungo, or a surveyor from the land records department in western and southern states — measures the land, often with a total station or DGPS rover, marks the corners, and writes a report. That report is the evidence you need if a neighbour has moved a boundary, or before you build a wall or sell.

Who do you address a demarcation application to?

It depends on the state. In Punjab and Haryana, demarcation is done under Section 101 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, which lets a revenue officer define boundaries, and applications usually go to the tehsildar or naib tehsildar; Punjab also takes them online through its Land Demarcation Application System, routed to the Circle Revenue Officer.

In Uttar Pradesh, Section 24 of the Revenue Code, 2006 sends boundary disputes to the Sub-Divisional Officer, and the application must carry certified extracts of the map, khasra and record of rights, with the fee paid. In Maharashtra, measurement (mojani) is done by the Taluka Inspector of Land Records and can be applied for through e-Mojani; in Karnataka, survey requests go through the Mojini system of the survey department. Elsewhere, start with the tehsildar or circle officer and ask which form they use.

Why should your neighbours get notice?

A demarcation done without the adjoining owners present is easy to challenge. When the office serves notice on the owners of the fields on every side, they can attend, point out their own marks and object on the spot — and the report that follows is much harder to dispute.

That is why this application lists the owners to the north, south, east and west and asks the office to notify them. If you don’t know a neighbour’s name, the patwari can read it from the map and the record — write ‘as per revenue record’.

Can you apply for demarcation while living abroad?

Yes. You can sign the application yourself and have a relative submit it, or give someone a Special Power of Attorney limited to this land and this work. Keep the authority narrow — demarcation, record copies and attending the measurement — and never a general power to sell or mortgage.

Someone should attend the measurement on the day, with a phone to take dated photos of every mark placed. Ask for a copy of the demarcation report and the field measurement sketch before they leave the office file.

What happens after you file it?

The office registers the application, collects the fee, fixes a date and serves notice on the neighbours. On the day, the team measures from fixed points on the map, places boundary marks (burji, mend or pillars), and records the result — including anyone found on your land.

In Uttar Pradesh the Revenue Code sets three months for finishing demarcation proceedings, and the SDO can put a wrongly dispossessed owner back in possession. Other states differ, and delays are common. If your application stalls, a Right to Information request for its status, with the names of the officers it sits with, often moves it.

Questions people ask

It is addressed to the tehsildar, SDO or land records officer; names the owner and anyone filing for them; describes the land by village, tehsil, district, khasra or survey number, khewat or khata and area; lists the adjoining owners; gives the reason; asks for measurement and notice to the neighbours; and lists enclosures such as the latest record and ID.

It is set by each state and often depends on the area or number of fields, sometimes with an extra charge for a total station or DGPS survey. Ask the tehsil or check the state portal before filing — Punjab, for example, collects facilitation charges online when you apply.

Anywhere from a few weeks to several months. Uttar Pradesh’s Revenue Code gives three months for boundary proceedings; elsewhere it depends on the office’s workload and the season. Follow up in writing, and use an RTI application if it stalls.

The officer records the objection and decides it — in UP by summary inquiry, with an appeal to the Commissioner. If the dispute is really about ownership rather than the boundary line, the revenue officer may leave it to a civil court. Either way, a report made after notice to everyone is strong evidence.

Yes. A relative can file an application you have signed, or sign it themselves under a Special Power of Attorney. If the power of attorney was signed abroad, it must be apostilled or consular-attested and then stamped in India within three months of arriving.

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