Patta Chitta Tamil Nadu: How to Check, Verify and Download Land Records Online

Tamil Nadu Patta Chitta records are checked on the official Government of Tamil Nadu eServices of Land Records portal. The same official portal lists A-Register, FMB Sketch, TSLR Extract, Patta Order Copy, application status and verification services. Encumbrance Certificates are checked separately on TNREGINET.

Patta and Chitta are two sides of the same revenue land record in Tamil Nadu. A Patta records who holds the land — the landholder's name, survey number, subdivision and extent. Chitta records the classification of that land, such as whether it is wet (paddy-cultivated), dry or poramboke (government). Together they form the primary revenue ownership document for rural and natham (village settlement) land in Tamil Nadu. The Commissionerate of Survey and Settlement under the Government of Tamil Nadu operates the eServices of Land Records portal at eservices.tn.gov.in. That portal gives public access to Patta/Chitta, A-Register, FMB Sketch, TSLR Extract, Patta Order Copy and verification services. Encumbrance Certificates — which show registered sale, mortgage and other transactions — are handled separately by the Registration Department through the TNREGINET portal.

Open the official Tamil Nadu eServices portal at eservices.tn.gov.in. On the homepage, locate the 'View Patta/Chitta' service — there are two versions: Rural/Natham and Urban (TSLR). Select the correct one for your land type. From the drop-down menus, choose your District, then Taluk, then Village. Once the village is selected, enter the survey number and subdivision number exactly as they appear in any previous land document. Complete the captcha verification and click the search button. The portal will display the Patta details if a matching record exists. For urban properties within corporation or municipality limits, use 'TSLR Extract – Urban' and select District, Taluk and Town before entering ward and town-survey details. Always verify that the name, survey number and extent in the result match your document before saving or printing.

Once the Patta/Chitta record is displayed on screen, use the Print or Download button provided on the official result page. Do not use browser screenshots as a substitute — only the official output from eservices.tn.gov.in carries a verification reference that can be checked through the portal's 'Verify Patta/Chitta/A-Register Extract' service. For Patta Order Copy, you will need the application or order reference number issued during any previous patta application. Enter that reference on the 'View Patta Order Copy' page to retrieve the document. For tracking a pending patta or land-record application, use the 'Application Status' page and enter your application or reference number. Note that an informational web-issued extract is not automatically a certified copy for use in court or government offices; the portal itself clarifies when certified copies require a separate process.

Patta/Chitta and the A-Register Extract show the revenue-record landholder — the person recognised in the revenue system. This is useful for identifying the current registered holder and checking survey details, but it does not show whether the land has been mortgaged, sold or encumbered in the registration system. To check registered transactions — including sale deeds, mortgages and release deeds — you must use the Encumbrance Certificate (EC) available through TNREGINET at tnreginet.gov.in. On TNREGINET, search the EC by Zone, Sub-Registrar Office, survey number or document details and select the period you want to search. For a property purchase or loan, professional practice is to obtain both the Patta extract (for revenue ownership) and a minimum 13-year EC (for registered transaction history). If there is a discrepancy between the Patta holder and the last registered owner, consult the Sub-Registrar Office and a qualified advocate before proceeding.

The most frequent issue is selecting the wrong rural or urban service — rural Patta/Chitta does not apply to urban TSLR land and vice versa. If a search returns no record, first check that the district, taluk and village names match current administrative boundaries, since revenue village names sometimes differ from postal names. Survey and subdivision numbers must be entered exactly as they appear in the Patta or sale deed; even a small formatting difference can return no result. Captcha errors usually resolve by refreshing the page. If the portal shows a record with a different landholder name from what you expected, this commonly means a mutation (transfer of patta) has been applied or is pending — in that case verify with the Taluk office and obtain the relevant Patta Order Copy to understand the change history. For EC on TNREGINET, wrong SRO selection is the most common mistake; identify the correct Sub-Registrar Office for the property location before searching.

Land Records (Patta/Chitta, A-Register, FMB, TSLR, Application Status, Verification): eservices.tn.gov.in — maintained by Commissionerate of Survey and Settlement. The sitemap at eservices.tn.gov.in/eservicesnew/sitemap.html lists all services. Support: Commissionerate of Survey and Settlement, No. 1 Survey House, Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai 600005; helpline 1100; email dir-sur@nic.in. Encumbrance Certificate: tnreginet.gov.in — maintained by the Inspector General of Registration, Tamil Nadu Registration Department. For TNREGINET queries, use the contact details and regional office directory on the portal. For record discrepancies, the Taluk office (Tahsildar) is the primary authority for Patta correction; the Sub-Registrar Office handles EC and registered document queries.

1. Open the official land-record portal

Go to eservices.tn.gov.in in a web browser. Avoid look-alike or unofficial sites — only the official .gov.in URL carries verified records.

2. Choose rural or urban flow

Select 'View Patta/Chitta – Rural/Natham' for agricultural or natham land. For urban properties within a municipality or corporation, select 'TSLR Extract – Urban'.

3. Select location

Choose District, then Taluk, then Village from the drop-down menus. Village names must match current revenue administrative names.

4. Enter survey and subdivision details

Enter the survey number and subdivision number exactly as they appear in your sale deed or earlier Patta document. Then complete the captcha.

5. View and verify the result

Check that the landholder name, survey number, extent and Taluk in the result match your records. Cross-check subdivision details before saving.

6. Download or print

Use the official Print or Download button on the result page. Note the verification reference number for future authenticity checks via the portal's Verify service.