Service Guide · Andhra Pradesh · Maps
The
FMB and Village Map
: AP's Measured Truth
Long before portals, survey parties walked Andhra Pradesh's fields with chains and recorded what they measured. The Field Measurement Book is that record's descendant, a dimensioned drawing for every survey number, and it remains the geometry that courts, surveyors and subdivision decisions defer to. Meebhoomi now serves it in seconds.
Document
Field Measurement Book sketch
Context sheet
Village map
Served by
meebhoomi.ap.gov.in
Charge
Free view; certified at survey office
Standing
The record geometry
Applied by
Licensed surveyors
Critical for
Subdivisions, frontage, disputes
Bottom line
Chains measured it, the book recorded it, the surveyor re-stakes it.
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Why the FMB outranks every other map
200–300 words
Definition
The Field Measurement Book holds the surveyed drawing of each Andhra Pradesh survey number: dimensioned sides, reference points and adjacencies as physically measured. Digital viewers render approximations of it; the FMB itself is what they approximate, which is why it governs whenever layers disagree.
Read the sketch as a surveyor would. The side dimensions let you compute the frontage a seller claims; the adjacency labels tell you which survey numbers share each boundary; the reference marks are what a demarcation team will hunt for when re-staking the lines.
Subdivision is where the FMB becomes decisive. A parent survey splits only when the survey establishment draws the child sketches, so a plot's independent legal geometry exists exactly when its subdivision FMB does. Ventures selling ahead of that drawing are selling intention, not parcels.
The village map wraps context around the sketch: the road network the parcel feeds from, channels and tanks nearby, the pattern of surrounding surveys. Together the pair answers shape, access and neighbourhood in one sitting.
AP layout purchases live and die on subdivision sketches. Before any venture advance, see the child FMB for your specific plot number, not the parent survey's drawing.
2
Pulling the FMB and village map on Meebhoomi
500–800 words
The survey number, with its subdivision, is all you need.
Portal method
Enter the map services
Choose the FMB option among Meebhoomi's services.
Village map access sits alongside.
Reach the revenue village
District, mandal, village in sequence.
Revenue village, not postal locality.
Fetch the exact sketch
Survey number plus subdivision retrieves the drawing.
A parent sketch is not evidence for a child plot.
Read, save, and pair it
Study dimensions and adjacencies; file the sketch with the record extracts.
Certified sketch needs go to the survey office.
Beyond the portal
Certified sketches
Issue from the survey establishment via the MRO channel.
Village sheet consultation
The full paper sheet at the revenue office adds context the screen crops.
Demarcation engagement
A licensed surveyor converts the sketch into stakes on the ground.
3
Questions the FMB answers before you pay
200–300 words
Interrogate the sketch with these, in order.
Question | Where the sketch answers | Deal consequence |
|---|---|---|
Is the claimed frontage real? | Dimensioned road-facing side | Frontage inflation is common |
Does extent match the record? | Computed area vs 1B extent | Gaps need survey clarification |
Who borders each side? | Adjacency survey numbers | Prepares encroachment questions |
Does my plot legally exist? | Presence of subdivision sketch | No child FMB, no independent plot |
Can lines be re-staked? | Reference points on the sketch | Demarcation feasibility |
A subdivision sketch in hand, frontage and extent matching deed and record, adjacencies agreeing with what you saw on site.
4
Common FMB issues, and the fix
200–300 words
FMB work surfaces four recurring situations.
No sketch online
Digitisation lags for old or freshly split surveys.
the survey office holds the original; absence online proves nothing.
Computed area disagrees with the 1B
Chain-era measurement and record entries drift apart.
minor drift is history; major gaps go to survey clarification before money.
Venture cannot produce child sketches
Plots marketed off an unsplit parent survey.
treat plot numbers as marketing until their FMBs exist.
Neighbour rejects the line
Fences and sketches tell different stories.
demarcation by a licensed surveyor, staked from the FMB's references, settles it.
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Where the FMB earns its place in the file
200–300 words
Frontage-priced parcels, layout plots, any land you will fence or build to the edge of: these are FMB purchases, and the sketch belongs in the file before the token advance, with a demarcation survey before the balance.
The economics are lopsided
The economics repeat a familiar pattern: the sketch costs nothing, the surveyor costs little, and the boundary litigation they together prevent costs years.
A layout office with glossy plot maps but no subdivision FMBs on request is showing you drawings the survey department has not made. The gap between those two kinds of drawing is your risk.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is the FMB?
What exactly is the FMB?
The Field Measurement Book: the surveyed, dimensioned drawing of each AP survey number, maintained by the survey establishment and served through Meebhoomi.
FMB or Bhu Naksha, which governs?
FMB or Bhu Naksha, which governs?
The FMB. Screen viewers render approximations of it, so wherever the two disagree, the measured sketch prevails.
How do I check a layout plot's legality?
How do I check a layout plot's legality?
Ask for the subdivision FMB carrying that plot's number. Its existence is what makes the plot an independent legal parcel.
The online sketch is missing. What now?
The online sketch is missing. What now?
Approach the survey office through the MRO; originals predate and outlast the portal. Online absence is not record absence.
Sketch area and record extent differ?
Sketch area and record extent differ?
Small historical drift is normal. Significant gaps warrant a survey clarification before any transaction proceeds.
Who can mark my boundaries physically?
Who can mark my boundaries physically?
A licensed surveyor, re-staking from the FMB's dimensions and reference points. That demarcation is what stands in disputes.