The nomenclature used for land records and the locally used land measurement terminologies radically differ in each State in India. They are as follows:
Name of the State and basic land record name
Andhra Pradesh – Pahani
Assam - Jamabandi/Patta
Bihar - Khatiyan
Chhattisgarh - P-II/B-I
Delhi (UT) - Khatauni
Gujarat - 7/12
Haryana - Jamabandi
Himachal Pradesh - Jamabandi
Jharkhand - Khatiyan
Karnataka - Pahani (RTC) and Katha (for city property)
Kerala - Thandapper and Field Extract
Madhya Pradesh - Khasra
Maharashtra - 7/12 and Property Card (for city property)
Odisha - ROR/Patta
Puducherry (UT) - Patta
Punjab - Jamabandi
Rajasthan - Jamabandi
Tamil Nadu - Patta and Town Survey Land Register (TSLR for city property)
Telangana – Pahani
Uttar Pradesh - Khatauni
West Bengal - ROR/Khatian/Parcha
Name of the State and locally used land measurement terminology
Apart from common land measurements such as hectares, acres, sq.ft. and sq.m., the following are locally used land measurement terminologies across States
Andhra Pradesh - Gunta (for village properties), Anganam (in coastal AP) and sq.yard (for city properties)
Assam - Lessa and Bigha
Bihar - Katta, Decimal and Bigha
Chhattisgarh - Bigha
Delhi (UT) - Bigha and Biswa
Gujarat - Gunta (for village properties)
Haryana - Bigha, Biswa, Biswani, Kanal, Marla
Himachal Pradesh - Bigha, Biswa, Biswani, Kanal, Marla
Jharkhand - Katta, Decimal and Bigha
Karnataka - Gunta (for village properties)
Kerala - Cents
Madhya Pradesh - Bigha
Maharashtra - Gunta (for village properties)
Odisha - Decimals (In Cuttack, 1 Acre = 100 Decimals and in Bhubaneshwar, 1 Acre = 1000 Decimals)
Puducherry (UT) - Cawnie, Kuzhi, Centiors, Veesam
Punjab - Bigha, Biswa, Biswani, Kanal and Marla
Rajasthan - Bigha and Biswa
Tamil Nadu – Cents and Grounds
Telangana - Gunta (for village properties) and sq.yards for city properties
Uttar Pradesh - Bigha
West Bengal - Cottah Decimal/Sadak/Bigha
The writer is the author of ‘Property Registration, Land Records and Building Approval Procedures Followed in Various States in India’