In Telangana (and also Andhra Pradesh), Pahani is an important land revenue record maintained by the Revenue Department. It is also known as Adangal in some areas.
A Pahani/Adangal is an official record that contains detailed information about a piece of agricultural land for a particular year.
Survey Number & Extent – Identification of the land parcel and its area.
Landowner’s Details – Name of the landowner(s).
Cultivator / Tenant Details – If land is cultivated by someone other than the owner, their name is entered (important for Protected Tenancy).
Type of Land – Wet (irrigated), dry, agricultural, etc.
Crops Grown – What crop is being cultivated in that agricultural year.
Source of Irrigation – Whether from well, borewell, tank, canal, or rainfed.
Land Revenue Assessment – Tax/cess details.
Occupancy Rights – Whether land is under owner cultivation, tenant cultivation, or government assigned.
Proof of ownership and cultivation.
Used for agricultural loans from banks.
Required for land transactions (sale, lease, mortgage, etc.).
Helps government track crop patterns and land usage.
In Telangana, Pahani records are digitized and available online through the Dharani Portal (https://dharani.telangana.gov.in). Citizens can download Pahani copies by entering survey number or pattadar (landowner) details.
👉 In short:
Pahani = Annual land record showing ownership, cultivation, crop details, irrigation source, and tenancy status.
Adangal = Raw village record (survey + crops + cultivation details).
Pahani = Official annual extract of land records (ownership + crops + liabilities), used for legal and financial purposes.