Patta Chitta
Check and download your Patta Chitta free on Tamil Nadu's official eservices.tn.gov.in portal — plus what the record proves, and what it does not.
Definition
To check a Patta Chitta, open the Tamil Nadu Revenue Department's e-services portal at eservices.tn.gov.in and choose “View Patta / Chitta / FMB — (Rural / Natham)”, then select your district, taluk and village and enter either the survey number and sub-division or the patta number. The extract opens on screen and can be downloaded; it carries a reference number you can re-check under “Verify Patta / Chitta” on the same portal. It costs nothing — avoid lookalike sites that charge for what the .gov.in portal gives free. To transfer a Patta into a new owner's name after a purchase, apply under “Apply Online Patta Transfer”, which opens the Tamil Nilam citizen portal at tamilnilam.tn.gov.in, or go through the Taluk office; a nominal fee applies.
A Patta is a land-revenue record issued by the Tamil Nadu revenue department (through the Taluk office) in the name of the person in whose name a parcel of land stands. The Chitta was a companion register recording the land's classification (wetland/nanjai or dryland/punjai) and extent. Since 2015, Tamil Nadu has merged the two into a single 'Patta Chitta' document showing the district, taluk and village, patta number, owner's name, survey number and sub-division, land classification, area and tax details.
In any Tamil Nadu land transaction — especially vacant plots and agricultural land — the Patta is a key verification document: buyers check that the seller's name is on the Patta, that the survey number and extent match the sale deed, and after purchase they apply for Patta transfer (the revenue mutation) so the record reflects the new owner. Government schemes, land conversion and many approvals also require the Patta.
Pitfalls: a Patta is a revenue record, not conclusive title — ownership still rests on the registered deeds, and courts treat revenue entries as fiscal records. Also note that for apartments, individual flat buyers typically rely on the sale deed and undivided share of land rather than a separate Patta in each buyer's name; Patta verification matters most for land and independent houses.
Example
Before buying a plot near Coimbatore, Divya pulled the Patta Chitta for the survey number on eservices.tn.gov.in and confirmed the seller's name and the land's classification matched what the broker claimed.
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