- Khasra, survey number, gat number, dag number and others are all doing the same job: identifying a parcel in the revenue record.
- Which word is used depends on the state and its survey history. The concept is common; the vocabulary is not.
- A number alone is never enough. An identifier only means something with village, tehsil and district attached.
- Sub-division numbers — the part after the slash — are where mismatches hide. Read the whole number, every time.
A buyer from Jaipur enquires about land in Maharashtra and asks for the khasra number. The seller says there is no khasra, only a gat number. Both are right, and both are talking about exactly the same thing.
Why the same field has different namesएक खेत, अलग नाम
India’s land records were built up region by region, under different administrations, over more than a century, through different survey and settlement exercises. Each left behind its own vocabulary. What survived is a patchwork where the underlying idea — give every parcel a unique number within a village and record rights against it — is universal, while the terminology is local.
Nothing about this is a problem, until somebody assumes their home state’s word is the national one.
A translation tableशब्दावली
| Term | Broadly used in | What it refers to |
|---|---|---|
| Khasra number | Rajasthan, UP, MP, Haryana, Himachal, Uttarakhand and much of the north | The parcel number in the village record |
| Survey number | Much of the south and west | The parcel number from the survey and settlement record |
| Gat number | Maharashtra | A consolidated parcel number used alongside survey numbers |
| Dag number | Assam and parts of the east | The plot number in the record |
| Hissa number | Widely, as a sub-part | A share or sub-division within a parcel |
| Khata / khewat | North India | The holding account — who holds, not which field |
| Khatauni | North India | The cultivation account within a khata |
| Jamabandi / RoR / 7-12 / pahani | Varies by state | The record of rights document itself |
What an identifier actually identifiesनंबर क्या बताता है
Keep two ideas separate, because conflating them causes most of the confusion in land enquiries.
A parcel identifier — khasra, survey, gat, dag — points at a piece of ground. It has a shape, a location on the cadastral map, and an area.
A holding account — khata, khewat — points at a set of rights. It tells you who holds land, in what shares, and which parcels sit under that account. One khata typically covers several khasras; one khasra can be split across accounts after a partition.
When you ask “what is the khasra number” you are asking about the field. When you ask “whose name is on it” you are asking about the khata. You need both, and our document decoder shows how they sit together on a real record.
Sub-divisions: the slash you must readबटा हुआ नंबर
Parcels get divided. When they do, the identifier usually acquires a sub-division part — written with a slash. So 155/2 is not khasra 155; it is a specific sub-division of it. Similarly 385/230 and 5790/1429 are distinct parcels, not typing errors.
This matters more than it sounds. Quoting 155 when the parcel is 155/2 means you may be shown, priced, or even sold the wrong ground. Always repeat the identifier back in full, including the sub-division, and check it against the map.
When the numbers do not matchजब नंबर मेल न खाएँ
Mismatches between what a seller says, what the record of rights says, and what the cadastral map shows are common and usually explainable. Common causes: a partition recorded on the record but not yet reflected on the map, or the reverse; renumbering after a consolidation exercise; an old number still in local use decades after the record changed; or simple transcription error in a photocopy.
The rule is simple. Do not resolve a mismatch by choosing the version you prefer. Get the current record from the official portal, get the current map, and where they still disagree, go to the Tehsil. See our Bhu-Naksha guide for matching a parcel to its map.
How to enquire without confusing anyoneपूछने का सही तरीक़ा
Give five things every time, in this order: state, district, tehsil (or taluka / mandal), village, and the parcel identifier in full including any sub-division. Add the area as recorded, in the unit the record uses.
Two lines beats twenty messages: “Rajasthan, Jaipur district, Phulera tehsil, village Kalya, khasra 385/230, area 0.9291 hectare as per Jamabandi.” Anyone in any state can act on that. If you need the area in a unit you think in, our converter handles it — and if you are enquiring outside your home state, read that state’s guide in the state guides hub first.
FAQ · अक्सर पूछे सवाल
Is a khasra number the same as a survey number?
They do the same job — identifying a parcel of land in the village revenue record — but the terminology differs by region. Khasra is used across much of north India including Rajasthan; survey number is common in the south and west; Maharashtra also uses gat numbers and parts of the east use dag numbers.
What is the difference between khasra and khata?
A khasra identifies a piece of ground. A khata is the holding account that records who holds land and in what shares. One khata usually covers several khasras, and a single khasra can be split across accounts after a partition. You need both to understand a parcel.
What does the slash in a khasra number like 155/2 mean?
It indicates a sub-division of the original parcel. 155/2 is a specific part of khasra 155, not the same thing. Quoting the number without the sub-division can mean you are shown or priced the wrong ground, so always repeat the identifier in full and check it against the cadastral map.
The seller’s number does not match the map. What now?
Mismatches are common — partitions not yet reflected on the map, renumbering after consolidation, old numbers still in local use, or transcription errors in photocopies. Do not pick the version you prefer. Pull the current record of rights from the official portal and the current map, and if they still disagree, resolve it at the Tehsil.