Khasra, Khatauni, Khata and Khewat: What Each Number Means

A khasra number identifies one field or plot on the village map. A khata number identifies a person’s holding, which can cover several khasras. The khatauni is the record that lists those holdings, and in Haryana and Punjab a khewat number marks the owners’ holding. Use the khasra to find a piece of land and the khata, khewat or khatauni to find who holds it.

The four numbers at a glance

This page explains the terms. To look up a UP record, our guide to checking a khatauni online walks through the portal.

Khasra number

Haryana’s revenue glossary defines khasra as a “list of fields, field register”. Each field in a village gets a number on the cadastral map, and the khasra register records details field by field.

The law says the same in other states. Section 30 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 requires a map and a field book (khasra) for each village. Section 114 of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 lists the “village khasra or village field book” among the land records every village must keep.

Two related terms trip people up:

• Khasra girdawari: Haryana’s register of harvest inspections. The patwari inspects every field twice a year, from 1 October (kharif) and 1 March (rabi), and records the crop and the cultivator.
• Killabandi: rectangular measurement used in consolidated villages. Delhi’s revenue map portal asks for the rectangle number before the khasra, and so do many Haryana records.

To see how khasra numbers sit on the map, read our guide to reading a Bhu Naksha.

Khata and khatauni

Haryana’s glossary defines khata as the “holding of tenant”. A khata can hold one khasra or many, and one khasra can be split between khatas when co-owners hold shares.

“Khatauni” means different things in different states:

• Uttar Pradesh: the khatauni is the record of rights itself. Section 31 of the UP Revenue Code, 2006 says it must list every tenure holder with their survey or plot numbers and areas, their shares, and any rent or revenue payable.
• Haryana and Punjab: the khatauni number is the cultivator’s holding within the jamabandi. Haryana’s Hindi glossary calls it “kashtkar ka vivran”, the cultivator’s details.

So “khasra khatauni” in UP usually means the field book and the record of rights together. In MP, the record of rights under Section 108 of the Land Revenue Code lists each bhumiswami with their survey or plot numbers and area.

Khewat number

Haryana’s glossary defines khewat as “a list of owner’s holding”, and its Hindi version calls it “malkiyat ka vivran”, the ownership details. All co-owners of one holding share a khewat number. The glossary also lists a combined khewat/khatauni entry for cases where owner and cultivator holdings coincide.

Khewat numbers matter most in mutation. Haryana’s mutation register records the khewat from the last jamabandi that a mutation will change. Our page on reading a jamabandi shows where khewat and khatauni sit among its 12 columns.

How the numbers link

Think of it as two lists that point at each other:

1. The map and the khasra register list every field once, by khasra number.
2. The record of rights (khatauni in UP, jamabandi in Haryana and Punjab) lists every holding, by khata or khewat number.
3. Each holding entry names its holders, their shares, and the khasra numbers it contains.
4. A mutation changes the holding entry; a partition or survey can change the khasra entry.

Search tools reflect this. Haryana’s Jamabandi Nakal lets you search by owner name, khewat number, khasra or survey number, or mutation date. Punjab’s portal searches by owner name, khewat, khatouni or khasra number.

Which number to use for sale, loan or mutation

Before any deal, match all the numbers in the deed with the record, and check the seller’s share. Our property legal checklist lists the other papers to ask for.

When numbers change after sub-division

Khasra numbers are not permanent. When a field is divided by sale, partition or consolidation, the revenue office usually gives the parts new sub-numbers, often written with a slash (for example 45/1 and 45/2). Section 30(2) of the UP Revenue Code says a “minjumla” (undivided) number must be physically divided and the map and khasra corrected to match.

Khata and khewat numbers also change when the record of rights is revised. Haryana’s portal says the jamabandi is revised every five years, so an old copy may carry different numbers. Always search with the current jamabandi year and match old numbers through the mutation entries.

A longer-term fix is ULPIN, or Bhu-Aadhaar: a 14-digit ID for each land parcel, generated from its latitude and longitude under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme. Unlike a khasra number, it is meant to stay unique across the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is a khasra number?

It is the number given to a field or plot on the village map and in the khasra (field) register. It identifies the land itself, not the owner.

What is the difference between khasra and khatauni?

Khasra identifies a field. In UP, khatauni is the record of rights that lists holdings, their holders, shares and the khasra numbers in each.

What is a khewat number?

In Haryana and Punjab, it is the number of the owners’ holding in the jamabandi, shared by all co-owners.

Is khata number the same as khatauni number?

Not always. In UP the two are often used for the same holding entry, and search services such as Landeed list a “khatauni number” search. In Haryana and Punjab, the khatauni number is the cultivator’s holding, separate from the owners’ khewat.

Can one khasra have several owners?

Yes. A field can be held jointly, with each owner’s share shown in the record of rights.

How do I search Delhi land records by khasra number?

Geospatial Delhi’s revenue portal lets you pick district, division, village, rectangle and khasra. It calls the data indicative, not a legal document. Khata details are on the Revenue Department’s DLRC site for listed villages.

Does a khasra number prove ownership?

No. It only identifies land. Ownership rests on the title chain of registered deeds, with the record of rights as supporting evidence.

Sources

• Revenue glossary (English) — Revenue Department, Haryana (WEB-HALRIS) (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Revenue terminology (Hindi) — Revenue Department, Haryana (WEB-HALRIS) (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Land record documents: jamabandi, mutation register, khasra girdawari — Revenue Department, Haryana (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Jamabandi Nakal search — Revenue Department, Haryana (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Deed registration FAQ — Revenue Department, Haryana (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Punjab Land Records — Department of Revenue, Punjab (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 — Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Section 114, Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Indian Kanoon (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• ULPIN (Bhu-Aadhaar) — Department of Land Resources (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Revenue GeoPortal khasra information — Geospatial Delhi Limited (checked 16 Sep 2026)
• Delhi Land Record Computerisation — Revenue Department, Delhi (checked 16 Sep 2026)