How to Find Your Survey Number & Khata Number
Last updated: June 2026
Every Meebhoomi search box asks for the same thing first: Survey Number or Khata Number. That's fine if you have an old passbook lying around. It's a real problem if you inherited land three generations back, the family papers went missing in a move, or you simply never needed to look this up until now. None of that means the land is unfindable — you just need a different starting point.
Survey Number vs. Khata Number: What's the Difference
People use these two terms interchangeably, but they answer different questions:
| Term | What It Identifies |
|---|---|
| Survey Number (సర్వే నంబర్) | A specific parcel of land within a village, based on the original land survey |
| Khata Number (ఖాతా నంబర్) | An owner's account in the revenue records, which can cover one or several survey numbers |
If your family owns three separate parcels in the same village, all three might fall under a single Khata Number while each still has its own distinct Survey Number.
Method 1: Search by Pattadar Name
This is the first thing to try if you know the registered owner's name — your own, a parent's, or a grandparent's, in inheritance cases.
- Go to meebhoomi.ap.gov.in and open the Adangal section.
- Select "Village Adangal" rather than "Your Adangal," since you don't have the survey number yet.
- Choose the District, Mandal, and Village where the land is located.
- Look for a search-by-name option, or scroll through the village's Adangal list for the owner's name.
- Once you spot a matching entry, note the Survey Number and Khata Number listed against it.
Try common spelling variants of the name. Telugu names transliterated into English often have two or three accepted spellings (Subba Rao vs Subbarao, for instance), and the records may use a different one than you expect.
Method 2: Cross-Check on the Village Map
If you know roughly where the land sits — near a specific landmark, road, or neighboring plot — the visual map approach works better than a name search.
- Open Bhu Naksha and select the District, Mandal, and Village.
- Browse the village map visually and click on parcels near the landmark you remember.
- Clicking a parcel reveals its Survey Number directly.
- Cross-check that number against the Adangal to confirm the owner's name matches who you expect.
Method 3: Old Family Documents
Even partial or outdated paperwork often has what you need buried in it:
- Old land tax receipts, which list the survey number even decades-old ones.
- Any previous Sale Deed or Gift Deed involving the land, even from a prior generation.
- An old, torn, or outdated Pattadar Passbook, even if the cover is missing.
- Ration cards or voter ID records from the family, which sometimes reference the village and survey area in older formats.
Method 4: Visit the VRO or Tahsildar Office
When the first three methods don't turn up anything, this is the reliable fallback. The Village Revenue Officer maintains physical village records that sometimes predate full digitization.
- Visit the VRO at the village or Tahsildar at the Mandal office.
- Bring whatever family documents you have, even partial ones, plus your Aadhaar.
- Explain the situation — inherited land, missing paperwork, or an old purchase with no clear record.
- The VRO can cross-reference the village register manually and point you to the correct survey number.
What to Do Once You Find the Number
Don't stop at just noting the number down. Pull up the full Adangal and 1-B for that survey number and check that the owner's name, extent, and classification all look correct. If the record still shows a deceased relative's name or someone unrelated to your current claim, that's a sign you'll need to file a mutation before the land is formally recognized as yours.
FAQs
What's the difference between a Survey Number and a Khata Number?
Survey Number identifies a specific piece of land within a village. Khata Number identifies an owner's account, which can be linked to one or several survey numbers if that person owns multiple parcels.
Can I find my survey number using only my Aadhaar number?
Only if your Aadhaar is already seeded to your land record. If it is, searching by Aadhaar on the Adangal or E-Passbook section will pull up the linked survey number directly.
I inherited land but have no paperwork at all. Where do I start?
Start with the deceased owner's name in the village Adangal search on Meebhoomi. If that doesn't turn up anything, visit the VRO with whatever family documents you have, such as old tax receipts or ration cards listing the village.
Why does searching by my name show no results even though I own land?
This usually means the land is still recorded under a previous owner's name because mutation was never completed, or there's a spelling difference between how your name appears in the records and how you're searching.
Saanvi Rao
Content Writer & Web Developer
A software engineer with 15+ years in web development, Saanvi writes and maintains this independent Meebhoomi guide to help landowners and buyers in plain language.