Land records in Bihar and Jharkhand use Urdu and Persian terminology dating back to Mughal and British cadastral surveys. Knowing these key terms empowers property owners to read their own papers with confidence.
A Mauza is an administrative revenue village. A Khata is an account number assigned to an individual landholder or family branch within that Mauza. A Khesra (Plot Number) refers to a specific geographic parcel of land within that Khata.
Khatiyan is the master Record of Rights (RoR) created during cadastral settlement surveys. Jamabandi Panji (Register-II) is the continuous working revenue ledger kept at the Anchal office that tracks subsequent mutations, ownership changes, and tax payments.
Revenue definitions are governed by the relevant state Tenancy and Survey manuals.