One-line meanings of the terms in your FMB, patta, chitta, and village map records. Tap any term for the full explanation.
Chat on WhatsApp NowField Measurement Book sketch — the official survey sheet showing the measurements and boundary lines of a survey number in Tamil Nadu.
Several adjoining FMB sheets joined into one continuous map, so the whole holding appears with all survey numbers together.
Field boundary line inside the FMB — the boundary of an individual field or survey number.
Village boundary line in the FMB — the boundary of the entire revenue village.
The unique government number given to every parcel of land in a village during the land survey.
A split part of a survey number, numbered like 12/1, 12/2 — each with its own FMB sheet.
The ownership record of land in Tamil Nadu, issued by the Revenue Department in the name of the owner.
The yearly village account of a survey number — who cultivates it, its extent, and the tax paid.
The settlement register holding the original ownership of every survey number in a village.
House-site land recorded as Natham in the village — distinct from agricultural (nanjai/punjai) land.
The yearly village land account — who holds and cultivates each survey number, extent, and tax.
The land tax/revenue paid yearly on a survey number, recorded in the chitta/adangal.
Survey of India topographical map (toposheet) showing terrain, roads, water, and villages at a set scale.
The revenue map of a village showing the position of every survey number.
The government's periodic re-survey of a village, renewing survey numbers and FMB records.
The Tamil Nadu government portal where FMB, patta, chitta, and village records are downloaded online.
A Google Earth/Google Maps file carrying your land boundary, overlayable on live satellite maps.
A disagreement about where one survey number ends and the next begins — documented from the FMB F-lines.
Dividing a jointly held survey number among co-owners or heirs, documented as a partition with each share identified.
A plot assembled from contiguous survey numbers, presented as one consolidated layout map.
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