Village Records in kerala

1. Permanent register:-The settlement register is the important Permanent  register of the revenue Department. This   register is also called as A Register. This register shows Survey number war details of all lands within the limits of Cadastral Survey. This A register has now been superseded by the Basic Land Tax Register by the introduction of Basic Tax system. However the old Settlement register are preserved to reference

AA Register:-This is a supplementary register to A register .This register will show particulars

of land surveyed from outside  the Cadastral survey limit and added upto the A Register.Ccolumns 1 to 4 in this register will be filled up as soon as the survey is over and the sketches final. The remaining columns need be filled up only when the lands are registered in the name of the parties. The old form of this register has been slightly altered to suit the changes brought about by the Basic Tax change.

B Register:- This is a supplement to Register no A .According to the A register full survey numbers changes by the way of sub divisions are created by transaction between parties in respect of registered properties. So also when new registers are ordered some time B register should be written up when sub divisions are affected in the course of registries of land included in the AA register also. For the purpose of reference the serial number in the B register are noted against the particular survey numbers in the A and AA register.

C Register:- This register will show particulars of the lands registered under special grants. It also comprises lands granted for coffee, tea etc.. and the other lands held under special grants. This amendment in this register is has resulted in one amalgamation of the above two registers into one called the present C register

D Register:- (Thiruppuvaram claims) This register gives particulars of the lands on which Thiruppuvaram is due, the holder of the Thiruppuvaram claims etc, This register should be kept up-to-date .When the thiruppuvaram holder dies heirless, the liability for the payment of the thiruppu cases, to ascertain whether such cases of death occur, the provarthiar (Village officer)should enquire in the pakuthy(village). In taken of lines having done so it has been required by rules that a certificate in the following form should be appended to the register over to the Provarthiars signature at the end of every year. No Thiruppu holder has denied or the thiruppu claims lapses to Government with the introduction of basic tax. The liability of government to Thiruppu claims have theoretically ended.But in legal position to Government cannot flatly refuse their obligation with regard to Thiruppu.

E Register:-Shows the extra-territorial lands. These are lands belonging to our state but which lie beyond the state boundaries .For purpose of administration these lands have been treated as forming part of either one or the other taluks of the state. These lands have no sovereign state

F register:-This is a new register opened by the introduction of Basic Tax .There are lands by the sirkar under Pattom but which lie within limits of Edavaga on freeshold estates. Such lands should be included in this register

II Periodical Registers

1.Register of Poramboke lands

        In this register included all the PORAMBOKE lands of the pakuthy are arranged survey number war. Changes arising due to registries if any should be noted in the register then and there. The total on this register are liable for alterations with the change of Poramboke in to Tharisu and vice versa

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2. Register of Tharisu lands:-The land bearing this denomination are  picked out from A register are noted in this register. This register and Poramboke register are related to one another and changes in Tharisu affected by additions and deletions due to occurance of following a)due to puduval(newly cultivated land or field)register b) Due to correction of Settlement mistakes etc

3. Register of Thanathu Chitta Land:-These are lands occupied by Devaswom, Palaces  and Satroms(a place where food is distributed gratis)and are Sirkar(Government) lands.Thanathu chitta lands were assessed to Sirkar Tax during the last settlement. The Sirkar was treated as paTTADAR EVENTHOUGH NO ACTUAL ISSUE OF Pattas.The land Tax was never recovered from the Sirkar but subsequently it is declared as Poramboke after writing of the Tax. The few lands which are still remains as Thanathu chitta have brought under the Basic Tax Assessment. These lands are shown survey number wise in the Thanathu Chitta register

4. Register showing lands charged with basic tax:-This is a register written up servey number war showing the amount of basic Tax charged

5.Register of Kundukrishi  charged with Rajabhogam due to the sirkar:-.This register is an abstract prepared from the old settlement register showing the lands which have been assessed to govt.tax.

6.Register of Sreepadam lands bearing Rajabhogam to the Sirkar:-.This register comprises sreepadam lands on which Rajabhogam is due to the Sirkar

7.Register of Sree Pandaravaka lands bearing Rajabhogam.This too is described above is survey number war

8.Register of lands exempted from Basic Tax.The register will contain Sy no War information of land if any on which Basic tax has not been Charged

9.Register of kundukrishi lands which do not bear Rajabhogam to the Sirkar:-.This register is prepared survey no war .the data for this register is available in the old Settlement register.All the kundukrishi lands which do not find place in Register No5 will be included in the register

10. The register of Sreepandaravakai lands which are not assessed with Rajabhogam to the sirkar:-. This too is prepared from the old settlement register of lands which are not included in register  no.6  are included in this register 

11. Register showing the particulars of Water cess and the lands on which water cess is charged:-. This register is also written  survey number war and will contain particulars regarding the rate of Water cess charged of each land and the total  Water Cess recoverable from a village .It covers both Ayacut wet lands and converted wet lands on which Water cess is levied.