Step 1
01 / 05Door number survey ULB teams start with
A door number survey for the ULB assigns or confirms a unique number to each building, often with a plate, so every later record has a stable key.
- Unique property IDs
- Street-wise sequence
Services · Municipal revenue
Every property found, measured, photographed and linked to a ward and a map point
Bharat Survey carries out property tax survey work for municipal corporations, councils and nagar panchayats that need a complete and current property register. Field teams visit every building ward by ward, record ownership details as declared, use, floors, built-up area and occupancy, and capture photos and a GPS point on our offline app. The result is a digital property database the ULB can use to find unassessed properties and correct under-assessment.
- Door-to-door coverage of every building
- Use, floors and area recorded per property
- Photo and GPS point on each record
- Match against existing tax register
3,000
Target homes
2,184
Visits
1,962
Enumerated
1,871
Verified
Daily verified recordsLast 12 days
Quality
Accepted1871
In review64
Outside area19
Weak signal8
Coverage · by block
Block A62%
Block B48%
Block C31%
Block D24%
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Door-to-door surveyGIS property layerUnassessed propertiesUse and area checksWard-wise databaseRegister matchingCommercial plotsDemand notices data
Why property surveys pay for themselves
Context
The Fifteenth Finance Commission made grants to urban local bodies conditional on states notifying floor rates for property tax and showing consistent improvement in collections in line with state GSDP growth. A complete property register is the first step to meeting that.
Property tax survey work for residential and commercial buildings has different traps. Residential surveys miss added floors, subdivided houses and rented portions. Commercial surveys miss changes of use: a house converted to a clinic, a godown or a coaching centre usually pays residential tax for years. Our forms ask about each floor separately and record use as observed, with photos of the frontage and signboards.
We record what enumerators see and what occupants declare. Assessment, tax calculation and notices remain with the ULB under its municipal act and rules.
Shopping complex rent management survey
Many ULBs own shopping complexes whose tenancy records are outdated. A shopping complex rent management survey lists every shop, current occupant, use, and rent agreement status as shown, so the revenue section can reconcile it with its ledger.
Fields per property
- Ward, zone and property ID
- Owner and occupier as declared
- Use per floor
- Floors and approximate built-up area
- Construction type
- Water and sewer connection
- Photo and GPS point
Method
A ward wise property survey agency has to balance speed with completeness. This is how we sequence it.
Step 2
02 / 05Door to door property survey with enumerators on foot
Enumerators visit each building, interview occupants and record use, floors and area, with photos. Locked properties are marked for revisit.
- Floor-wise use
- Revisit list
Step 3
03 / 05GIS GPS based mapping survey of households buildings commercial plots
Each record gets a GPS point and is placed on the ward's base map, giving a GIS GPS based mapping survey of households, buildings and commercial plots.
Step 4
04 / 05Supervisor checks against existing tax register
Survey records are matched with the existing register to separate matched, mismatched and unassessed properties.
Step 5
05 / 05Digital property database handed to the municipal body
Clean data, photos and GIS layers are delivered in the format the ULB's tax software expects.
Outputs
Property survey app for municipal corporation teams
Our property survey app for municipal corporation staff and our own enumerators works offline, enforces required fields and photo rules, and tags each record with ward and GPS. Municipal staff can also keep using it after the survey for new constructions and mutations.
- Offline forms
- Mandatory photo rules
- Ward-wise assignment
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Register matching and mismatch lists
The database shows each property's status against the old register: matched, area or use mismatch, or not found in the register. Revenue staff can work through lists ward by ward.
- Matched
- Area or use mismatch
- Not in register
3,000
Target homes
2,184
Visits
1,962
Enumerated
1,871
Verified
Daily verified recordsLast 12 days
Revenue
An unassessed properties survey targets revenue leakage directly. The usual sources are new colonies added to municipal limits, extra floors, commercial use in residential assessments, and vacant plots that were built on. We report each category separately so the ULB can prioritise.
Findings are evidence, not assessments. Occupants have the right to be heard under municipal law, and our photos, timestamps and GPS points are there to support that process fairly.
Encroachment and property deviation survey
An encroachment and property deviation survey records visible encroachments on roads, drains and public land, and obvious deviations such as extra floors, with photos and GPS. Legal determination of deviation against sanctioned plans is done by the ULB's building department.
Reassessment
Some state municipal laws provide for periodic revision of property assessments, including area-based systems revised at fixed intervals. For a quadrennial area based assessment, a municipality needs up-to-date area, use and construction data for every property. Our survey provides those inputs; the rates and revision rules are set by the state and ULB.
Imaging options
Tenders increasingly ask for aerial or vehicle imagery alongside the field survey. Here is our honest position.
Partner required
Drone survey municipal corporation property
A drone survey of municipal corporation property needs licensed operators and flight permissions. We don't operate drones; we can integrate imagery from a partner or the ULB into the field survey.
Partner required
Aerial GIS and door to door survey property mapping
For aerial GIS and door to door survey property mapping, building footprints come from partner or ULB imagery, and our teams attach door-to-door attributes to each footprint.
Partner required
Vehicle mounted camera based geo tagging survey encroachment
A vehicle mounted camera based geo tagging survey for encroachment needs a camera rig we don't own. We can verify flagged locations on foot with photos and GPS.
Not the right fit if
- Tax assessment, notices or collection on the ULB's behalf
- Licensed measurement for legal disputes
- Drone flights or vehicle camera surveys by our own team
- Any claim of prior ULB contracts we haven't shown you
A good fit if
- Complete door-to-door property coverage
- Photo and GPS evidence per property
- Matching survey data to the old register
- ULBs with limited staff and tight grant deadlines
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Learn moreFAQ
Straight answers to the questions people ask most about this topic.
What is a GIS based property tax survey?
It is a door-to-door survey of every property where each record is linked to a map location, usually a GPS point or a building footprint, along with use, floors, area and photos. The ULB can then view properties on a map, find gaps and plan collection ward by ward.
Do you calculate property tax or issue notices?
No. We collect and organise property data. Assessment, rates, notices and hearings are carried out by the ULB under its municipal act and rules.
How do you handle locked houses?
Locked properties are recorded with photo and GPS on the first visit and revisited at different times. Properties still inaccessible are listed separately so the ULB can follow up.
Can you work with drone or satellite imagery?
Yes, if the imagery comes from the ULB or a licensed partner. We don't operate drones ourselves, but our field data can be attached to building footprints extracted from such imagery.
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