Land Resurvey Reaches 285 Villages; Bhudhar Cards Next

The Telangana government will begin issuing Bhudhar cards to agricultural landowners after Dasara, following the completion of comprehensive land resurveys in 285 revenue villages. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced the initiative during an official review meeting on Saturday, October 17, 2026, confirming that the initial rollout will launch in his Palair constituency before expanding across the state.

Land Resurvey Finishes Across 285 Telangana Revenue Villages

Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced that field survey teams have finalized work in 285 villages as part of an initiative to modernize statewide property records. Following the completion of field work in these locations, authorities have formally issued notices to local landowners inviting them to submit objections regarding parcel measurements and boundary markings.

The statewide initiative is structured to cover all 10,954 revenue villages across Telangana in three distinct phases. In the first phase, officials have earmarked 2,720 villages to undergo detailed cadastral resurveys to establish precise boundaries and update local registries often accessed through platforms like the Bhu Bharati Portal.

Each card issued through the program will feature a unique 14-digit identification number assigned to an individual agricultural landholding. To accelerate field mapping ahead of subsequent phases, the state has finalized tenders for 400 additional digital survey rovers to complement the 411 rovers already in operation.

Impact on Agricultural Landowners and Property Buyers

Agricultural landowners in the 285 surveyed revenue villages represent the immediate group affected by the rollout. Landholders in these completed areas have received notices allowing them to verify preliminary boundary findings and formally lodge claims or disputes with revenue authorities before final identification numbers are generated.

For rural property buyers and real estate investors, updated parcel maps and individual digital identifiers offer clearer reference points during property due diligence. Evaluating rural boundaries alongside documents like the Record of Rights Telangana can help identify discrepancies early, though officials note that receiving an identification number does not automatically settle existing legal disputes over title.

Landowners residing in villages slated for the second and third survey phases will continue relying on current administrative documentation, including the conventional Telangana Pahani, until survey teams arrive in their respective revenue jurisdictions.

Hyderabad Excluded as Rural Resurvey Focuses on 32 Districts

The state government has specifically excluded Hyderabad from the first phase of the land resurvey program. The initial phase concentrates exclusively on 2,720 rural villages distributed across the remaining 32 districts of Telangana.

Because the Bhudhar card initiative is specifically designed for agricultural landholdings, urban core areas under municipal administration fall outside this phase’s scope. The statewide rollout begins in the rural agricultural base of the Palair assembly segment rather than the state capital.

“The government’s resurvey plan covers all 10,954 revenue villages in three phases and is intended to clarify parcel boundaries and ownership records.”

Addressing Boundary Confusion Dating Back to 1936 Survey

The ongoing resurvey project addresses decades of administrative challenges rooted in outdated colonial-era cartography. In several regions across Telangana, land administration has continued to rely on village survey maps and records dating back to 1936 as the primary baseline.

Over the intervening decades, successive land subdivisions, rapid peri-urban development, and recurring administrative boundary reorganizations have created persistent discrepancies between physical ground realities and legacy paper records. The state’s phased modernization aims to establish definitive measurements to reduce boundary overlap across rural holdings.

Palair Rollout and Rover Deployments Ahead

The primary upcoming milestone is the official launch of Bhudhar card distribution in the Palair constituency immediately after the Dasara festival. While the minister confirmed the post-Dasara window, state authorities have not yet published a specific calendar date for the inaugural ceremony or for the statewide completion of all three phases.

Simultaneously, revenue authorities will monitor the resolution of landowner objections raised in the initial 285 villages. The deployment of 400 newly tendered survey rovers alongside the existing fleet of 411 units will govern how quickly teams can cover the remaining 2,435 villages listed under phase one.