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Before purchasing a land, you should know the detailed information about the area. A land survey helps you make wise investment decisions and also understand what the property offers and its value.
Benefits of Land Survey
Relevant details you can obtain from property survey include:
- A property's precise boundaries.
- The specific areas of layouts, additions, and improvements.
- Any slopes or other geographic features which could impact Land's use.
- The location of easements and utilities.
- If any of the lands are in a floodplain.
Land Survey Common Terminology Details
Grama Kantham
The Land allotted to the people living in the village is called Grama Kantham. It is a commonplace of the village and can also hold government meetings. These land details are available in the panchayat records.
Assigned Land
Government sanctioned Land for the landless poor to cultivate and build houses. It cannot be sold or exchanged for others unless it is to be endured as a heritage treasure.
Field boundary
It is the total area of land that stretches under a body of water.
Barren land (Bancharami)
Village, vacant Land within the zone and government prescribed Land for public use. Special markers indicate this on the revenue records.
Agraharam
Agraharam is a village or a part of it which was given to the Brahmins in ancient times as a gift with little tax.
Deval Inam
Land allotted in the name of the temple, even in the name of the priests for the maintenance of the temples.
Adangal (Pahani)
The register that records the information of the cultivable lands in the village is called Adangal (Pahani). Adangal is known in Andhra Pradesh and Pahani in Telangana. It covers the whole history of the property like details of land acquisition, sale and crop cultivation are recorded from time to time.
Units of Land Measures
One Acre = 40 Guntas
One Acre = 4840 Sq.yds
One Acre = 43,560 Sq.ft
One Gunta = 121 Sq.yds
One Gunta = 1089 Sq.ft
One Square Yard 3 x 3 = 09 square feet
121 x 09 = 1089 Sq. ft
4840 Sq.yd x 09 = 43,560 Sq.ft
One Cent = 48.4 Sq.yd
One Cent = 435.6 Sq.ft
Land Terms and Record System
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Land Name |
Meaning |
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Tari |
Cultivated land |
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Kushki |
Metta or dry land area |
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Gettu |
Farm boundary |
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Kauldar |
One who leases land |
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Lot |
Land area |
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Location |
Area |
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Inam |
The Land given by the government in recognition of services |
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Balota Inam |
Land given by the government to the landless poor Dalits |
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Sarfekhas |
Nizam Nawab's own land |
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Ceiling |
Land ceiling |
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Survey Number |
Allocated for land identification |
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Map |
A map detailing the land |
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Occupier |
A person who enjoys keeping the land under his control |
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Encumbrance Certificate (EC) |
Certificate of landform, a survey number that indicates the transactions that have taken place on the land between 32 years is called EC. |
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Field Measurement (FMB) Book |
Also Known As FMB Teapon. FMB is a part of village revenue records. It contains all the survey numbers, documents and measurements of the village. |
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Provision |
Survey and classification of agricultural lands is called provision. |
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Bee Memo |
Bee memo is a notice instructing a person occupying and cultivating government land to pay tax and a fine. |
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Poramboku |
Lands that are not suitable for cultivation as surveyed. It is also government land. |
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Faisal List |
Transfer Register |
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Choufasla |
Land tax assessment record of different survey numbers held by a farmer in a revenue village. |
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Diglot |
Permanent A-Register printed in Telugu and English. |
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Inheritance / Fauthi |
Granting land rights to the landowner after his death. |
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Costu |
Cultivation |
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Minjumule |
The whole earth. |
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Mortgage |
Land lending for a loan. |
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MOCA |
Spot Inspection. |
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Property Pass Book |
A book informing the land rights of the farmer. |
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Title Deed |
Land title deed signed by RTO. |
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ROR (Records of Rights) |
Land Ownership Register. |
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RSR |
Resettlement Register or any permanent register. |
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Permanent Register |
A register that determines land discipline by survey numbers. It was introduced in place of Setwar. |
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Sethwar |
Revenue Village wise first time land survey details, register showing details of land owners. It was in force until 1953. Later Khasra Pahani became available. |
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Plaintiff |
A contract document written on white paper in connection with the sale of land. |
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Document |
A document informing other transactions such as purchase, sale and lease of land. |
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Acre |
A measure of land area. An area of ??4840 square yards, or 100 cents (48.4 yards per cent), is called 40 pits (121 yards per acre). It is also known as cent in Andhra Pradesh and Gunta in Telangana. |
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Abi |
Rainy season crop |
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Abadi |
Houses or dwellings in the village |
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Assignment: |
Specially allotted land |
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Shikham |
Pond is the area where water is stored |
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Beavers |
If the claimant does not know who it is, it is called Beavers land. |
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Do Fasali |
land with two crops |
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Fasali |
The period from July 1 to 12 months is called Fasali. |
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Nala |
Non-agricultural land |
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Istifa land |
Land voluntarily government-owned by the owner of property. |
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Inam Dastardan |
A land given for compliments |
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Khasrapahani |
A land title deed made by altering land records in the name of a person in a joint family. |
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Giron |
Social land |
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Yekranama |
Village agreement to be taken by the surveyor from the elders of the two villages. |
So before purchasing a plot of land, a detailed survey of the property can help you to reveal if there are any disputes with the property and get rid of the future conflicts.
By: Shailaja K
