Kerala Land Records 2026: Ente Bhoomi, e-Rekha, Thandaper and BTR

Posted by Housepartner Editorial Team on 09/11/2026

Land records · Kerala

Housepartner Editorial TeamUpdated 9 Nov 2026 · 7 min read

Checked against official government sources. General information, not legal or financial advice.

Kerala land records are now brought together on the Ente Bhoomi integrated portal (entebhoomi.kerala.gov.in), which links the Revenue (ReLIS), Registration (PEARL) and Survey systems in one login. On it you can pay land tax, request a thandaper copy, a pre-mutation sketch or a location sketch, and buy digital survey records. Old survey maps and registers are sold online on e-Rekha (erekha.kerala.gov.in). This guide explains each record, the digital re-survey, and how buyers should use the records in 2026.

Kerala land records at a glance

Main portal: entebhoomi.kerala.gov.in (Ente Bhoomi Integrated Land Information Management System), built by NIC
Linked systems: ReLIS (Revenue), PEARL (Registration), Survey and Land Records
Online services: land tax, thandaper copy, pre-mutation sketch, location sketch, eBTR, survey records
Old survey records: e-Rekha, run by the Survey and Land Records Department
Digital re-survey: began 1 November 2022; over 8 lakh hectares and 58.65 lakh parcels covered by August 2025
Helpline: 1800 425 5080
Record holders: village office, taluk office and sub-registrar office

Use only government websites ending in kerala.gov.in. Private sites that show land data are not official.

In this guide

Key land record terms in Kerala
Services on the Ente Bhoomi portal
How to use Ente Bhoomi step by step
Buying old survey records on e-Rekha
Digital re-survey (Ente Bhoomi survey) in 2025–26
How mutation (pokkuvaravu) works now
Before you buy land in Kerala
Common problems and fixes
Frequently asked questions

Key land record terms in Kerala

Term	What it means
Thandaper	The landholder’s account number in the village office. It groups a person’s land, carries the land tax, and is printed on the tax receipt.
BTR (Basic Tax Register)	The village register listing each survey number with its land type, extent and holder. Ente Bhoomi offers an eBTR application.
Survey and re-survey number	The plot number from the old survey and the newer re-survey. Many deeds show both.
Pokkuvaravu	Mutation: changing the holder in the village record after a sale, gift or inheritance
Pre-mutation sketch	A survey sketch of the land being transferred, prepared before registration
FMB	Field Measurement Book sketch showing the shape and measurements of a survey plot
Nilam / purayidam	Wet paddy land and dry garden land, an important class in the records
Correlation statement	A table matching old survey numbers to re-survey numbers

Services on the Ente Bhoomi portal

Service	Department
Pay land tax online	Revenue
View land linked to your mobile or Aadhaar	Revenue
Apply for pre-mutation sketch or thandaper certificate	Revenue
Thandaper copy request and eBTR application	Revenue
Location sketch application	Revenue
Applications for boundary, area difference, subdivision, name change or reclassification	Revenue
View land information in digitally surveyed villages	Survey
Search and buy survey records	Survey
Land transactions with registration	Revenue, Registration and Survey

Some services work only in villages where the digital survey is complete and published. The portal lists those villages on its home page.

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How to use Ente Bhoomi step by step

Open entebhoomi.kerala.gov.in and switch to English if needed.
Register with the mobile number given during the digital survey, using OTP. If that number is not linked, use the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar.
Log in with the single sign-on, which works for survey, registration and revenue services.
Choose the service, such as land tax or thandaper copy, and select the district, taluk and village.
Enter the survey or re-survey number, or open your linked properties.
Pay the fee online and download the receipt or document.

After the digital survey, the first land tax payment also includes a survey charge. You can check an application’s status on the portal without logging in.

Buying old survey records on e-Rekha

e-Rekha is the online store of digitised survey records. It holds the old survey records kept at the Central Survey Office, Thiruvananthapuram, and re-survey data. You can buy taluk and district maps, block maps, FMB re-survey sketches, land registers, settlement registers, correlation statements and area lists, and pay online. Fees are listed per page on the site and differ by record, so check the current fee before you order.

Digital re-survey (Ente Bhoomi survey) in 2025–26

Kerala began its digital re-survey on 1 November 2022, using CORS, RTK rovers, drones and other tools. The Revenue Minister reported in August 2025 that:

over 8 lakh hectares and 58.65 lakh land parcels had been surveyed;
field work was complete in 334 of the 529 villages where it had begun;
only 911 villages had been fully re-surveyed in the 57 years before this programme.

The state also planned same-day mutation on registration from September 2025 in three villages where the final notification was out: Ujarulvar (Kasaragod), Udayanapuram (Kottayam) and Mangad (Kollam). When the survey team visits your village, check the draft record and file objections within the notified period.

How mutation (pokkuvaravu) works now

In villages where the digital survey is complete, the owner applies on Ente Bhoomi for the pre-mutation sketch and thandaper before registration.
A surveyor checks the land and prepares the sketch, and the village officer checks the thandaper.
Both are added to the sale deed and registered at the sub-registrar office through PEARL.
The revenue record is then updated from the registered deed and sketch, and the buyer can pay land tax online.

Each land sale gets a Land Transaction Identification Number (LTIN), and both parties get SMS updates. In other villages, mutation still goes through the village office. Read our property mutation guide.

Before you buy land in Kerala

Get the thandaper copy and the latest land tax receipt in the seller’s name.
Match the survey and re-survey numbers, extent and holder with the draft deed. Use the correlation statement if the numbers differ.
Check the land type. Land listed as nilam or in the paddy and wetland data bank cannot be built on without conversion permission.
Take an encumbrance certificate from the sub-registrar through PEARL.
Get a location sketch and possession certificate from the village office if the bank asks for them.
Check the fair value of land in Kerala before you fix the deal value.

Common problems and fixes

Problem	What to do
Old survey number recorded wrongly after re-survey	Apply for co-relation correction on Ente Bhoomi.
Area in re-survey differs from the deed	File an area difference application on Ente Bhoomi or at the village office.
Cannot register on the portal	Use the mobile number linked to Aadhaar, or call 1800 425 5080.
Service not available for your village	The digital survey may not be published yet. Use the village office.

Kerala records show area in cents, ares or hectares. Convert with our cent to square feet, acre to cent and land area converter. Related guides: Patta Chitta Tamil Nadu, FMB sketch Tamil Nadu, Bhoomi Karnataka RTC and the stamp duty in India guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Ente Bhoomi portal?

It is Kerala’s integrated land portal at entebhoomi.kerala.gov.in. It links revenue, registration and survey services under one login.

What is a thandaper number?

It is the landholder’s account number in the village office. It appears on the land tax receipt and links all land held by that person in the village.

How do I pay land tax online in Kerala?

Log in to Ente Bhoomi, choose the land tax service, select your land and pay online. After a digital survey, the first payment includes a survey charge.

What is e-Rekha?

e-Rekha is the Survey and Land Records Department’s site for buying digitised survey maps and registers, such as FMB sketches and settlement registers.

What is a pre-mutation sketch?

It is a survey sketch of the land being sold, prepared before registration in digitally surveyed villages. It is attached to the sale deed.

What is BTR in Kerala land records?

BTR is the Basic Tax Register kept at the village office. It lists survey numbers with land type, extent and holder. Ente Bhoomi has an eBTR application.

What should I do if the re-survey shows less land?

File an area difference or boundary application on Ente Bhoomi or at the village office, with your deed and tax receipts.

Land records, fees and procedures in Kerala are set by the state government and can change. Check the current record on the official portal, take certified copies for legal use, and get legal advice before buying land. This guide is general information, not legal advice. Sources: Ente Bhoomi integrated portal (entebhoomi.kerala.gov.in); e-Rekha, Survey and Land Records Department (erekha.kerala.gov.in); NIC Informatics on Ente Bhoomi ILIMS (January and October 2025); statements of the Kerala Revenue Minister as reported in August 2025; report on registration and mutation changes (May 2025).

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