Survey and Land Records

The Department of Survey and Land Records is one of the oldest department of the state. The original survey of the state was conducted during 1883-1928, separately for the Travancore, Cochin and Malabar area during different time periods. The Survey is a laborious and highly technical job, and forms the ground work for Revenue Administration. The Department in the recent times has ushered in technological advancement by introducing modern survey equipment such as Global Positioning Systems, Electronic Total Stations and CAD software for preparation of sketches on computers.

Sl. No.	Designation	Functions
1	Deputy Director	Deputy Director is in charge of all survey matters including Re-survey and Special Survey. Supervision of Office work, Field work of all sub offices.
2	Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records	Assistant Director is in charge of all Re-survey matters in connection with the survey operations in a survey party. He test checks in the work of the surveyors either by himself or through his subordinate inspecting officers. The Asst. Director of survey approve the new records and publish a notice under section 9(2) of the Survey and Boundaries act calling for objections against the survey. Assistant Director or the Superintendent of Survey and Land Records disposes the objections received in response to the 9(2) notice. After disposing of all objections, the Assistant Director publishes a notification under section 13 of the Survey and Boundaries Act declaring that the records are final.
3	Superintendent of Survey and Land Records	The Superintendent of Survey and Land Records is in charge of a field unit. He test checks the work of the surveyors and supervises the field work. He also disposes the complaints received in response to the section 9(2) notices.
4	Technical Assistant	The Technical Assistant is in charge of the office checking and compilations of survey records. He supervises the work of the Draftsmen.
5	Head Surveyor	The Head Surveyor supervises the work of the surveyors and conduct test checking. He also dispose of the complaints against the survey received during the course of survey.
6	Head Draftsmen.	The Head Draftsman is responsible for the office checking of survey records and compilation of records. He test checks the work of Draftsmen and supervise their work.
7	Surveyor	The Surveyor is conducting the actual field work of resurvey, demarcation, measurements and preparation of land records.
8	Draftsmen.	The Draftsmen prepares the maps and computes the area after checking the records prepared in field.