Quick answer: Maharashtra’s official Bhulekh portal lets you search and view your Property Card (Malmatta Patrak) online free, using your District, City Survey Office, Village and CTS Number. That free copy is for viewing only and is not valid for official or legal purposes. If you need a copy that is legally valid, use the separate Digital Satbara portal, which issues a digitally signed Property Card after login and payment.
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Property Card vs 7/12: Make Sure You Need This Record
A Property Card is the urban land record for a property, maintained under the City Survey system rather than the village-level revenue system. Many parts of Navi Mumbai, including CIDCO-developed nodes, use Property Card as the applicable record, while other areas, particularly those still carrying agricultural-origin land, may instead have a 7/12 extract. If you’re not sure which one applies to your property, see our Property Mutation guide, which explains how to tell the two apart before you search for either.
Two Different Ways to Get a Property Card Online
Maharashtra runs two separate official portals for this record, and they serve different purposes:
| Portal | What you get | Valid for official/legal use |
|---|---|---|
| Bhulekh (bhulekh.mahabhumi.gov.in) | Free online view of your Property Card details | No, per the portal’s own notice |
| Digital Satbara (digitalsatbara.mahabhumi.gov.in) | A digitally signed, downloadable Property Card, after login and payment | Yes, per the portal’s own notice |
If you only need to check your details, the free Bhulekh search is enough. If a bank, government office, or other authority has asked for a valid copy of your Property Card, use Digital Satbara instead, since a free Bhulekh printout is not accepted for that purpose.
How to Search Your Property Card on Bhulekh
Checked directly on the official Bhulekh portal:
- Open the Bhulekh portal and choose “Property Card” as the record type (it’s listed alongside 7/12, 8A, and K-Prat).
- Select your District, then your City Survey Office, then your Village.
- Search using your CTS Number (also shown as “N.Bhu.Kr.” on the portal), or search by name if you don’t have the CTS Number.
- Enter a mobile number and choose your preferred language for the displayed record; Bhulekh supports Marathi, English, Hindi, and several other Indian languages.
- Complete the captcha and submit.
The Bhulekh portal’s own interface is in Marathi; the language selector controls the language of the record output, not the site’s menus and labels. We reviewed this search flow directly; we did not complete a search with a real CTS Number, so we can’t describe what the results screen shows beyond the record itself.
Finding Your CTS Number If You Don’t Have It
Your CTS Number (City Survey/Town Survey Number) is usually printed on your property’s sale deed, previous Property Card copy, or property tax bill. If you don’t have any of these to hand, your housing society’s office or the seller/previous owner, if you’re a new buyer, can often provide it. We have not verified a separate official lookup tool for finding a CTS Number from just an address.
Getting a Digitally Signed (Legally Valid) Copy
Digital Satbara is a separate portal from Bhulekh, run under the Settlement Commissioner, Maharashtra. Per the portal’s own notice, a digitally signed 7/12, 8A, or Property Card issued through it can be used for official and legal purposes, unlike the free Bhulekh view. To use it:
- Register as a new user, or log in if you already have an account (regular login or OTP-based login; the portal notes these use separate wallets).
- Add funds to your account wallet through the portal’s payment gateway. We did not test this payment flow and are not stating a specific fee; check the amount shown at checkout.
- Search for and download your digitally signed Property Card using the credit in your wallet.
The portal’s own refund notice states that amounts paid are treated as an advance and are not refunded; if a specific document isn’t issued, the amount can be used toward that or another document instead. We have not tested this refund process ourselves.
Navi Mumbai, CIDCO Nodes and NAINA-Area Records
Bhulekh’s district list for Property Card includes Raigad as a separate “NAINA” entry alongside standard Raigad, reflecting that parts of the Navi Mumbai International Airport Influence Notified Area sit under a distinct planning framework. If your property is in this belt, confirm which district/office entry actually holds your record before assuming the standard Thane, Mumbai Suburban, or Raigad listing applies. We have not mapped every Navi Mumbai node to its exact office entry, and the portal’s own Office dropdown, populated after you pick a district, is the authoritative source for this.
If Your Property Card Doesn’t Match Reality
If your Property Card shows outdated ownership, area, or other details, that’s a correction or mutation matter, not a search problem. See our Property Mutation guide for how City Survey Property Card updates work through Maharashtra’s EPSIT service, rather than repeating that process here.
If Your Property Is Actually a 7/12, Not a Property Card
Some Navi Mumbai properties, particularly in areas that carried agricultural land before development, are still recorded as a 7/12 extract rather than a City Survey Property Card. If your search here doesn’t turn up a record, see our 7/12 Extract guide, which covers the same free-view-versus-legally-valid distinction for that record type.
Before You Start
- Your CTS Number, or enough details (District, Office, Village, and owner name) to search by name instead
- A mobile number to enter on the search form
- For a legally valid copy: a Digital Satbara login and funds loaded into your portal wallet
If Something Goes Wrong
| Situation | What to check or do |
|---|---|
| Can’t find your CTS Number | Check your sale deed, a previous Property Card copy, or your property tax bill; ask your society’s office or the previous owner if you’re a new buyer |
| Search returns no record | Recheck the District, Office, and Village selected; some Navi Mumbai areas are listed under a NAINA-specific entry rather than the standard district listing |
| Details on the free Bhulekh copy look wrong | This is a correction/mutation matter; see our Property Mutation guide rather than assuming the search itself failed |
| Need a copy a bank or office will accept | Use Digital Satbara for a digitally signed copy; a free Bhulekh printout is not valid for that purpose, per the portal’s own notice |
| Payment made on Digital Satbara but document not received | Use the portal’s “Check Payment Status” option with your PRN number; per the portal’s refund notice, amounts are not refunded but can be applied to another document |
Official Resources
- Free Property Card / 7/12 / 8A search: Bhulekh (bhulekh.mahabhumi.gov.in)
- Digitally signed, legally valid copies: Digital Satbara (digitalsatbara.mahabhumi.gov.in)
- Mutation and record correction: bhumiabhilekh.maharashtra.gov.in
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the free Property Card copy from Bhulekh valid for official use?
No. Bhulekh’s own notice states the information shown cannot be used for government or legal purposes. For a copy that is valid, use the digitally signed version from Digital Satbara.
What do I need to search for my Property Card on Bhulekh?
Your District, City Survey Office, and Village, plus either your CTS Number or the account holder’s name, a mobile number, and completing the captcha.
How is a Property Card different from a 7/12 extract?
A Property Card is the urban land record maintained under the City Survey system; a 7/12 extract is the rural/semi-urban revenue record. See our Property Mutation guide to identify which one applies to your property.
How much does a digitally signed Property Card cost?
Digital Satbara uses a prepaid wallet and payment gateway; we did not test this payment flow and are not stating a specific fee. Check the amount shown at checkout on the portal.
What if my Property Card shows the wrong owner or area?
That’s a mutation or correction matter, not a search issue. See our Property Mutation guide for how City Survey Property Card updates work.
Sources & Verification Date
Sources checked on 29 September 2026, through direct navigation of Maharashtra’s own official land-record portals: the Bhulekh portal, confirming its record-type selector, the District/Office/Village/CTS Number search fields for Property Card, the language options, the Marathi-only site notice, and the “not valid for government or legal purposes” disclaimer directly; and the Digital Satbara portal, confirming its login options, wallet/payment structure, refund notice, and “valid for official and legal purposes” notice directly. We reviewed these official pages directly; we did not complete a search with a real CTS Number, register an account, or make a payment on either portal.
Illustrative AI-generated image. This does not show an actual Bhulekh or Digital Satbara portal screen.
