What is Cadastral Map?

Hello Friends! In this article we will discuss about cadastral map, its definition, features, scales, data source, organizations and its uses in detail.

What is Cadastral Map?

The first question arise in your mind that what is cadastral map? The cadastral map is the map that shows land parcels, land boundaries, survey numbers, area of land and land ownership. It is prepared for legal and administrative purpose.

Modern cadastral map uses GIS (Geographic Information System) to digitalize data, and provide attractive map, accuracy, timely update and satellite images.

What are the Features of Cadastral Map?

1. Its shows land boundaries or property boundaries.
2. Its shows current ownership of land/properties.
3. Its shows survey number, khata number or plot number of each land or properties.
4. Its also shows perfect size and shape of land.
5. In cadastral map, boundary dimensions are also shown.

What is Cadastral Map Scale?

For cadastral map large scales are used to shows small area of land or properties with all dimensions, shape and size. Cadastral maps are prepared for land records, so it should be contain all the details of land. Small scales are generally used for topographic maps to show large topographic area. But, in case of cadastral map we shall use large scales.

Scale used for cadastral map are ranges from 1:250 to 1:5000 as below:

1. Rural Land :- For rural agricultural land, cadastral map scale are uses from 1:4000 to 1:5000 range.
2. Urban Area :- For urban residential area, cadastral map scale are uses from 1:1000 to 1:2000 range.
3. Highly Congested area :- For highly congested urban areas, cadastral map scale are uses from 1:250 to 1:500 range.

Data Source for Cadastral Map

Cadastral maps are legal documents for land ownership and land boundaries. Data source from which cadastral maps are prepared are as below:

1. By actual measurement of land or property to determine are of land.
2. Traverse surveying to determine boundary coordinates of land parcels.
3. Government revenue records (Record of Rights – ROR) which shows ownership details of land.
4. Aerial and satellite image for digitalization process and provide high resolution satellite images.

Organizations for Cadastral Maps

Organizations responsible for preparing cadastral maps are as below:

1. State Government Revenue Departments
2. Talati mantri at village level
3. Commissionerates of Land Records
4. DILRMP – Digital India Land Records Modernization Program
   • Its is a central government program to digitalize and computerize all the land records.
   • Under this program all the cadastral maps are digitally stored as “Bhu Naksha“.

Uses of Cadastral Maps

As we discussed above, we have listed uses of cadastral maps as below.

1. Legal purpose
2. Ownership purpose
3. Resolving land disputes
4. Land partition (subdivision)
5. Land transaction (selling and buying)
6. Collect land taxation and revenue collection (property tax)
7. Layout planning
8. Infrastructure planning
9. Zoning and regulations
10. Land Records Management

Conclusion

We hope that you understood the concept of cadastral map that its is not only a physical map, but it is very useful for legal as well as administrative and planning purpose. If cadastral maps are prepared with accuracy, it will be very useful for government as well as citizen of country and land owner. keep visiting our Website regularly for more details.