What the bhu naksha shows
The bhu naksha is the government’s cadastral map: every plot in the village drawn to scale with its boundary and its survey or gat number, alongside neighbouring plots, roads and water bodies. It is the spatial half of the land record — the 7/12 utara tells you who holds a number, the bhu naksha shows where that number sits and what shape it is. Most people reach it looking for a bhu naksha village map — the whole village sheet — or a survey number map of a single plot; the portal serves both.
Find your plot on the portal
- Open the Maha Bhu Naksha portal — mahabhunakasha.mahabhumi.gov.in
- Select the category — Rural for village (survey/gat) land, Urban for city-surveyed areas
- Choose your district → taluka → village
- Type your survey/gat number in the search box, or click the plot directly on the map
- The plot info panel opens — from there, view the plot report, a printable single-plot map
For a click-by-click walkthrough with screenshots, see our detailed guide: Bhu Naksha Maharashtra.
Which map do you actually need?
| Map | Where from | Best for | Legal weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhu naksha (online) | mahabhunakasha.mahabhumi.gov.in | Quick reference — plot shape, number, neighbours | Reference only |
| क-प्रत (measurement map) | Issued after an e-Mojani survey | Boundary disputes, subdivision, fixing boundaries on the ground | Certified |
| Certified map copy | Taluka Land Records office | Court and official filings | Certified |
| Satellite overlay (BhuMe app) | Cadastral map over satellite imagery | Seeing where the plot really sits — fields, roads, landmarks | Reference only |
The key limitation of the portal map: it is a flat survey drawing. It cannot tell you which actual field on the ground is yours — for that you need either a satellite overlay or, where money or a dispute is involved, an official measurement.
Survey number vs gat number
Villages that went through the land-consolidation (एकत्रीकरण) scheme use gat numbers; others keep the original survey numbers, often with subdivision (hissa) numbers attached. The Bhu Naksha search accepts whichever your village uses — copy it exactly as it appears on your 7/12.
Print or download the map
The plot report from the info panel is a free, printable PDF of your single plot with its dimensions and neighbouring numbers. For urban plots, the property card system applies and plots are indexed by CTS number under the Urban category. If you need a certified copy of the survey map or old measurement sheets, apply at the taluka Land Records office — historic scanned maps and records are also coming online via aapleabhilekh.mahabhumi.gov.in.
K-prat maps in Mahabhulekh 2.0
Under the Mahabhulekh 2.0 upgrades, digitally signed measurement maps (क-प्रत) are being brought online alongside the textual records, so a plot’s measured map can be pulled the way you pull a 7/12 today. Coverage is expanding taluka by taluka; where it hasn’t reached, the Land Records office remains the source.
See your land on a real satellite map
The bhu naksha shows shapes on white paper — most people still can’t point to their plot in the real world. BhuMe overlays Maharashtra’s cadastral maps on actual satellite imagery with owner names, so you can find any plot by survey/gat number or owner name (Marathi input handled for you), see exactly where its boundaries fall across fields and roads, and share the map and records on WhatsApp. It’s the fastest way to go from “gat 214” to “that field next to the well.”
