Bhu Naksha in Uttar Pradesh
The survey department map showing the shape, position and boundaries of each survey number and its subdivisions within a village.
The plot map for a khasra number. Village and tehsil names changed with district reorganisation, so older deeds may name units that no longer exist.
Issued through UP Bhulekh · IGRSUP (registration).
What it proves
- Where the survey number physically sits and which plots adjoin it
- Whether the plot has been subdivided, and the shape and relative extent of each subdivision
- Whether the land on the ground matches the parcel described in the deed
What it does not prove
- Ownership of the plot it draws
- Exact dimensions fit for construction. A cadastral sheet is a revenue map, not a survey certificate, and a licensed surveyor is required for measurement that will be relied on
- Access. A plot can be correctly mapped and still be landlocked, because the map does not record a right of way
How to obtain it
- Open the state cadastral map portal, select district, taluk and village, then the survey or plot number
- Compare the drawn parcel against the boundaries recited in the sale deed and against the physical site
- Order a formal survey through the revenue authority where the boundary is disputed or the extent is close to the deed extent
Where people get caught
- Cadastral portals are frequently out of sync with the textual record. A subdivision that exists in the mutation register may not yet be drawn, and a drawn subdivision may not yet be mutated
- Village boundaries were redrawn when districts were reorganised, and older deeds may name a village or taluk that no longer exists under that name
- A plot that matches the map but not the site is the classic encroachment or wrong-plot-shown case, and it is only caught by visiting the land with the map