BASIC LAND DETAILS

Land Measurement Conversions

Unit	Equivalent
1 Acre	40 Guntas
1 Acre	4,840 Sq. Yards
1 Acre	43,560 Sq. Ft.
1 Gunta	121 Sq. Yards
1 Gunta	1,089 Sq. Ft.
1 Sq. Yard	3 ft × 3 ft = 9 Sq. Ft.
1 Cent	48.4 Sq. Yards
1 Cent	435.6 Sq. Ft.

Common Land Terms for Revenue & Survey

Term	Meaning / Definition
Grama Kantham	The land allotted for residential purposes in a village is called a gram kantha. It is a common area belonging to the village. Government meetings and assemblies can also be held in it. The details of the gram kantha land are in the panchayat records.
Assigned Land	Land given to the landless poor for farming or housing; cannot be sold
Ayakattu	Total land area under a single water source
Banjara / Banjar Land	Unused land designated by the government for public purposes
Agraharam	Village or land given to Brahmins as inam (low-tax land)
Deval Inam	Temple land, allocated for priest or temple use
Adangal / Pahani	The register that records the details of the cultivated lands in the village is called Adangal (Pahani). It is called Adangal in Andhra Pradesh and Pahani in Telangana. It contains the entire history of the land. Details of the purchase, sale of lands, and the crops being cultivated are recorded in it from time to time.
Tari	Cultivable land
Khushki	Upland area
Gettu	Field boundary
Kauldar	Person who takes land on lease for agriculture
Kamatham	Land Extent
Ilaka	Region / area
Inam	Land granted by government for services
Balota Inam	Land granted to landless Dalits
Sarfeqas	Nizam’s private land
Ceiling	Maximum land limit
Survey Number	Unique identifier for a piece of land
Naksha	Map showing land details like sy no and shape
Kabzaadar	Person occupying land
Encumbrance Certificate (EC)	Document showing all transactions for a survey number in 32 years
Field Measurement (FMB) Book	Record of survey numbers, holdings, and measurements
Bandobastu	Survey and classification of agricultural land
B Memo	Notice for illegal occupation of government land
Poramboku	Land unsuitable for cultivation but owned by government
Faisal Patti	Transfer register
Chowfasla	Tax record for multiple survey numbers owned by a farmer
Daiglat	Permanent A-register printed in Telugu / English
Virasat / Fauti	Transfer of Land rights to Legal heirs after owner’s death
Kastu	Cultivation
Minjumule	Entire land
Mortgage	Land pledged for loan
Moka	Spot / field inspection
Pattadar Pass Book	Shows farmer’s land ownership rights
Title Deed	Land ownership document signed by RDO
ROR (Records of Rights)	Land ownership register
RSR	Resettlement or Permanent A-register
Permanent Register	Records land holdings and taxes by survey number
Setwar	Initial village survey records (used until 1953)
Sada Bainama	Written agreement for land sale
Dastaveju	Document showing land transactions, leases, or sales
Acre	Land area: 4,840 sq. yards / 100 cents / 40 guntas
Abi	Rainy season crop
Abadi	Houses or residential land in village common land
Assignment	Specially allocated land
Shikham	Area storing pond water
Bewars	Land with unknown owner
Do Fasl	Land yielding two crops
Fasali	Crop period: July 1 – June 30
Nala	Non-agricultural land
Istifa Land	Land voluntarily returned to government
Inam Dastardhan	Land granted as reward
Khasra Pahani	Land records for a single family member
Gairan	Social Poramboku land
Ekararnama	Agreement between two villages taken by surveyor