Land records and signed documents, explained
Three things people ask for at every e-Sevai counter and village office: how to read a patta and chitta, who the Village Administrative Officer is, and whether a government PDF is genuine.
Patta and chitta
What each record shows, how to view it on the state portal, and what to do when no record is found.
Read the guideVAO contacts
Find the Village Administrative Officer for a village by district, taluk and village name.
Find a contactCheck a signature
Drop an e-District certificate, e-Aadhaar or DigiLocker PDF. The check runs on your device and the file is never uploaded.
Check a PDFWhy a signature check?
Adobe Reader often shows a yellow question mark on genuine Indian government PDFs, because it does not know India's signing authorities. Seva checks the signature against those authorities and tells you what passed and what did not.