Mero Kitta is the Department of Survey's online system for requesting selected Survey Office services without starting the process entirely in person. Current services are cadastral map (naksa) print, plot register print, field book print, and field rekhankan (boundary delineation) applications.
Before anything else: you generally need information from your own land ownership certificate, including the relevant naksa and kitta details, rather than simply typing a random kitta number into a public map search. Mero Kitta is not an open public GIS lookup, and this guide explains exactly what it does allow, step by step.
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Mero Kitta Nepal at a Glance
| Operator | Department of Survey (नापी विभाग), Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration |
| Main purpose | Online request for selected cadastral/Survey Office services |
| Naksa print | Available |
| Plot register print | Available |
| Field book print | Available |
| Field rekhankan application | Available |
| Land ownership certificate | Required for ordinary-user application |
| Citizenship | Required for ordinary-user application |
| Document scan size | 1 MB or smaller, readable |
| Status check | Mobile number + OTP |
| Individual login/account | Not required; apply directly through the service form |
| Official portal | merokitta.dos.gov.np |
| Official mobile app | Available on Google Play and the Apple App Store |
| Last verified | 7 August 2026 |
What Is Mero Kitta?
According to the official FAQ, the system currently provides four services:
Mero Kitta is the public-facing part of NeLIS, the Nepal Land Information System, which is the Department's underlying cadastral database. It is not a complete public GIS database showing ownership information for every land parcel in the country; it is a request-and-delivery system tied to your own documents.
What Is a Kitta Number in Nepal?
The same kitta number can exist in different naksa (map) sheets, different wards, and different former VDCs or municipalities across Nepal. To uniquely identify one specific parcel, the kitta number needs to be combined with additional context, such as:
This is exactly why the official Mero Kitta application form asks for all of these fields together rather than accepting a kitta number on its own.
Where Can I Find My Kitta Number?
The most reliable sources for your kitta number are:
On a standard ownership certificate, the kitta number appears in the parcel details section, alongside the naksa number, ward number, and the former VDC or municipality name recorded for that parcel. We are not publishing an annotated real certificate here since land ownership certificates contain private personal information; if you're unsure which field is which on your own document, the Survey Office responsible for your area can confirm it.
What Is a Naksa Number?
Kitta Number
Identifies the parcel itself, the individual piece of land.
Naksa / Map Number
Identifies the cadastral map sheet, meaning the surveyed area context that the parcel sits within.
You need both because a kitta number by itself is meaningless without knowing which map sheet it belongs to, in the same way that a house number is meaningless without also knowing the street.
Can You Check a Kitta Number Online in Nepal?
This is one of the biggest misunderstandings about Mero Kitta, so it deserves a direct answer: no, you cannot currently enter any kitta number into a public search box and see the owner's land online. The official application requires the applicant to submit:
In other words, you generally need to already have access to the ownership documents (as the owner, or with the owner's cooperation) before you can request a naksa, plot register, or field book through the official system. This section exists specifically because many people search for a kitta number expecting an open property lookup, and it's worth being upfront that this is not currently how the system works.
How to Get a Land Map / Naksa Through Mero Kitta
- Prepare documents. Have your land ownership certificate and citizenship ready as readable scans.
- Open the official Mero Kitta application form at merokitta.dos.gov.np/application/main.
- Select the Survey Office (सेवा लिने कार्यालय) responsible for your parcel's jurisdiction.
- Select the local level (सेवा लिने स्थानिय तह) where the parcel is located.
- Select the service type (सेवाको प्रकार), choosing Naksa Print, Field Book Copy, Plot Register Copy, or Rekhankan as needed.
- Enter landowner details, including full name and mobile number.
- Enter citizenship details, including citizenship or institution registration number, issue/registration date, and issuing district.
- Enter parcel details from the ownership certificate: former VDC/municipality, ward number, naksa number, and kitta number.
- Upload documents: the ownership certificate scan (required), citizenship scan, and any other supporting documents, each 1 MB or smaller.
- Submit the application (पेश गर्नुहोस).
- Verify using the OTP sent to your mobile number after submission. Keep this code, since it's needed throughout the service period.
- Wait for office processing. After the Survey Office checks your details, you'll get an SMS about payment (if applicable), and later another SMS once your requested output is ready.
For a naksa print specifically, once you get the "ready" notification, you use your mobile number and OTP to open the digital download link, and you generally need to download the file within 7 days. For a rekhankan application, instead of an instant download, you wait for a separate SMS assigning your turn or scheduled date for the field visit.
Start Your Application
Documents Required for Mero Kitta
Land Ownership Certificate
A readable scanned copy of your Jagga Dhani Praman Purja.
Landowner Citizenship
A readable scanned copy of the citizenship document belonging to the landowner named on the certificate.
Additional documents may be requested depending on the applicant, the ownership situation, the specific service requested, or whether the application is institutional rather than individual. There isn't a single universal "extra documents" list that applies to every case, so treat the ownership certificate and citizenship scans as the baseline and expect the Survey Office to tell you if anything else is needed for your specific situation.
Mero Kitta Application Form Explained
The current online form is organized into three parts. Here's what each field actually means:
Service Details
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Survey Office (सेवा लिने कार्यालय) | The Napi/Survey Office with jurisdiction over your parcel |
| Local level (सेवा लिने स्थानिय तह) | The current municipality or rural municipality |
| Service type (सेवाको प्रकार) | Naksa Print, Field Book Copy, Plot Register Copy, or Rekhankan |
Landowner Details
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Full name (जग्गाधनीको नाम थर) | Landowner's name exactly as on the certificate |
| Mobile number | A number you can receive OTP and SMS updates on |
| Ownership certificate scan | Required upload |
| Citizenship scan | Upload of the landowner's citizenship |
| Other documents | Optional, if the Survey Office requests something extra |
| Citizenship no. / institution registration no. | As printed on the citizenship or registration document |
| Issue date / registration date | Date on the citizenship or registration document |
| Issuing district | District that issued the citizenship |
Land Details (per Ownership Certificate)
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Former VDC/Municipality (साबिक गा.बि.स./न.पा.) | As recorded on the certificate for that parcel |
| Ward number | As recorded on the certificate |
| Naksa number | Map sheet number for the parcel |
| Kitta number | The specific parcel number |
The form also lets you add more than one parcel to a single application using a small table, which is useful if you're requesting records for several adjoining kitta at once.
How to Choose the Correct Survey Office
Your application must go to the Survey Office responsible for the land's cadastral jurisdiction, not necessarily the office nearest to where you currently live. If you reside in Kathmandu but your parcel is registered under a Survey Office elsewhere, selecting a Kathmandu office simply because it's convenient will not work; the office needs to actually hold the relevant cadastral records for your parcel.
Find Your Survey Office
How to Check Mero Kitta Application Status
- Open the application-status page on the official Mero Kitta portal.
- Enter the registered mobile number used during submission.
- Request and enter the OTP sent to that number.
- View your current application status.
Check Mero Kitta Application Status
Mero Kitta OTP Not Received
If your OTP isn't arriving, work through these in order:
There is no legitimate OTP bypass. If the problem persists, contact the relevant Survey Office or the Department of Survey's technical support line at 01-5970026 (कित्ता नापी महाशाखा).
What Is Naksa Print?
A naksa print is an official copy of the cadastral map representation of your parcel, as held in Survey Office records. It is not the same as Google Maps, satellite imagery, an ordinary street map, or your land ownership certificate. Reasonably expect it to show your parcel in relation to its surveyed cadastral map sheet, not a live satellite photo or a street-navigation view.
What Is Plot Register Print?
A plot register (प्लट रजिस्टर) is a cadastral record tied to a specific parcel, separate from the visual map itself. People typically request it when they need the underlying record data associated with a kitta rather than (or in addition to) the map image. It relates directly to the parcel identified by the kitta number, but it is a different document type from the naksa, containing record-level details rather than a drawn map.
What Is a Field Book?
A field book (फिल्डबुक) is a Survey Office record connected to the original measurement and survey work for a parcel. It documents survey/measurement information rather than functioning as a map or an ownership document.
| Record | Main purpose |
|---|---|
| Naksa | Parcel/map representation |
| Plot register | Parcel-related cadastral record |
| Field book | Survey/measurement record |
| Lalpurja | Ownership certificate |
What Is Field Rekhankan?
Field rekhankan (फिल्ड रेखाङ्कन) is a request for boundary delineation, essentially having a parcel's physical boundary marked or re-marked on the ground. A landowner might request this when a boundary is unclear, disputed, or needs to be re-established after changes nearby. Submitting the request online through Mero Kitta only initiates the process; the actual field work still requires Survey Office personnel to visit and carry out the delineation, and per the official FAQ, applicants wait for a separate SMS assigning their turn or scheduled date.
Mero Kitta vs Malpot Online
These are two different government systems with two different responsibilities, and it's a common point of confusion. Mero Kitta, run by the Department of Survey, handles cadastral services: maps, field books, and boundary requests. Ownership transfer, registration, and land-revenue matters are generally handled separately by the Land Revenue Office (Malpot) system.
| Need | Usually relevant system/office |
|---|---|
| Cadastral map | Survey / Mero Kitta |
| Field book | Survey |
| Field rekhankan | Survey |
| Ownership transfer/registration | Land Revenue system/office (Malpot) |
| Revenue/tax-related land administration | Relevant land administration/revenue office |
Survey Office and Land Revenue Office are not the same organization, and a task handled by one usually cannot be completed by contacting the other.
Mero Kitta vs Google Maps
Google Maps shows geographic, street, and satellite information for general navigation. Mero Kitta deals with official cadastral information tied to Survey Office records. Do not use Google Maps parcel outlines or third-party map overlays as proof of legal land boundaries; only the official cadastral records and, where necessary, an official field process establish that.
Can I See the Exact Boundary of My Land Online?
A naksa print shows the official cadastral map representation of your parcel, which is useful for understanding its general shape, orientation, and neighboring parcels. It is not the same as a fresh, on-the-ground legal boundary confirmation. If you need the exact physical boundary marked, especially for a dispute or before construction near a boundary line, that generally requires the field rekhankan process through the Survey Office rather than relying on a digital map screenshot. Never treat a screenshot of any digital map, official or otherwise, as sufficient proof of a legal boundary in a dispute.
How to Read a Nepal Land Naksa
When you open a naksa print, orient yourself using:
Do not try to independently measure exact legal dimensions from a low-resolution screenshot or a printed copy viewed at the wrong scale. If you need precise measurements for a legal or construction purpose, that interpretation is a job for the Survey Office, not a DIY ruler-on-screen exercise.
Mero Kitta Fees and Payment
The official FAQ does not publish one universal fee table that applies to every service and case. Instead, the process works like this: after the Survey Office checks and verifies your submitted application details, you receive an SMS stating the revenue (राजश्व) amount you need to pay for that specific request. You then pay through merokitta.dos.gov.np using your mobile number and OTP, either through the portal's electronic payment option or by printing a bank voucher and paying at a bank. Only after payment is confirmed does the office upload your digital result and send the final "ready" SMS.
Fees/payment process verified: 7 August 2026. Because the amount is determined case by case after office review, we are not publishing a fixed price table here; always rely on the SMS the office actually sends you.
How Long Does Mero Kitta Take?
We are not going to give you a single guaranteed number of days, because the Department does not publish one universal turnaround time across all services and offices. Processing time can depend on:
If the naksa print reaches the "ready" stage, remember that you generally have 7 days from notification to download it through the OTP link before that specific link may no longer work.
Why Is My Kitta Number Not Showing?
If your parcel details aren't matching up in the system, check these areas rather than guessing at random numbers:
Double-check every field against your actual ownership certificate before resubmitting, rather than trying different number combinations hoping one works.
Old Kitta Number vs New Kitta Number
Parcel records can change over time because of processes such as subdivision, consolidation or merging of adjoining parcels, broader cadastral updates, or administrative boundary changes (such as VDCs being reorganized into current local levels). If your certificate is old, the kitta number on it may no longer exactly match the current active record. We won't invent a specific renumbering formula here, since that genuinely varies by case and office; the safe approach is to confirm your parcel's current official details directly with the relevant Survey Office rather than assuming your certificate's numbers are still current.
What If the Land Was Subdivided?
As an illustrative example only: an original parcel might be recorded as Kitta 100. After subdivision, the cadastral update process can create new, separate parcel numbers for the resulting pieces, following the Survey Office's own official update procedure. We're not going to specify an exact numbering rule here, since we can't verify one universal formula applies everywhere. What matters practically is that the latest official record, not an old certificate, determines the current kitta number for each resulting piece of land.
What If the Owner Name Does Not Match?
A mismatch between the name on your application and the name in official records can happen for several honest reasons:
Do not alter what you submit to force a false match. Resolve source-record discrepancies through the relevant office (Survey Office for cadastral records, Land Revenue Office for ownership-registration matters) instead of guessing.
Mero Kitta Document Upload Error
If your upload fails, check these common causes:
| Problem | Likely fix |
|---|---|
| File larger than allowed | Compress or rescan to 1 MB or smaller |
| Unreadable scan | Rescan at a clearer setting; avoid blurry phone photos |
| Unsupported format | Use the file type the form currently accepts |
| Weak internet connection | Retry on a more stable connection |
| Temporary portal problem | Wait and retry later; contact the helpline if it persists |
Mero Kitta Not Working
Site Doesn't Open
Check your internet connection and confirm you're using the official URL, merokitta.dos.gov.np.
Form Doesn't Submit
Review every required field and make sure both required uploads are attached and under the size limit.
OTP Doesn't Arrive
See the OTP troubleshooting section above.
Local Level Doesn't Appear
Recheck which Survey Office and jurisdiction you selected; the local-level list depends on that choice.
Kitta/Map Details Don't Match
Recheck your ownership certificate carefully, and see the "Why Is My Kitta Number Not Showing" section above.
Application Stuck
Check your current status using mobile number and OTP, and contact the relevant Survey Office if it hasn't moved for an unusually long time. We won't claim a nationwide outage is happening unless that is actually confirmed; an individual stuck application is usually case-specific rather than a system-wide failure.
Mero Kitta Login: Do Ordinary Users Need an Account?
The official login page states this directly: institutional login is for any bank, financial institution, or local level, and is not for individual purposes. Individuals are directed straight to the service application form instead. If you're an ordinary landowner searching for "Mero Kitta login," you almost certainly don't need one; you need the application form linked throughout this guide.
Institutional accounts (for banks, other financial institutions, and local levels) are created under a separate official directive, with different document requirements depending on the type of institution, such as a Nepal Rastra Bank operating license and company registration for banks, or an office letter for local levels. This process is unrelated to how individual landowners request naksa, plot register, field book, or rekhankan services.
Mero Kitta Mobile App
An official Mero Kitta mobile app, published by the Department of Survey, is currently available on Google Play and the Apple App Store. It allows users to submit service requests, access and view maps and records, and track application status from a phone rather than only through the website.
Official Mero Kitta App
Using Mero Kitta From Abroad
A Nepali landowner living abroad can generally complete the online application portion of Mero Kitta from outside Nepal, as long as they have the required documents (ownership certificate and citizenship scans) and can receive OTP and SMS updates on a working mobile number. In practice, this usually means a Nepal number, since the process is built around SMS/OTP delivery through that channel. If your application requires field work, such as a rekhankan boundary visit, that physical step still needs to happen in Nepal, which may mean coordinating with a trusted representative or family member on the ground. Do not assume the entire cadastral process, start to finish, can always be completed remotely; the online application is only one part of it.
Buying Land? How Mero Kitta Can Help
A prospective buyer can use an official naksa print and related cadastral records as one part of due diligence on a parcel. But it's important to be direct about this: Mero Kitta alone is not a complete legal title verification service. A thorough check before buying land can also involve:
Seeing a kitta appear correctly on a map does not, by itself, prove clean, undisputed ownership. Treat Mero Kitta as one useful input among several, not a substitute for proper due diligence.
Before Buying Land: Kitta Checklist
This is a general awareness checklist, not individualized legal advice. For a significant purchase, involve a qualified professional.
Which Mero Kitta Service Do You Need?
Each of these links to the section above explaining that specific service, and every official action button on this page links directly to the correct page on merokitta.dos.gov.np.