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Bhugyaan, a map for the paper trail beneath your feet

bhugyaan.com ↗ · Civic & Public Life · score 82.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A bilingual land-record mapping tool for Uttar Pradesh that lets users find a parcel and inspect available ownership, map, registry, and inheritance records.

Why it surfaced

Bhugyaan says it merges three government sources—UP Bhulekh, Bhu-Naksha, and IGRS—into a map, with the source shown on each receipt. Its homepage reports 35.7 lakh records and identifies Jalaun as its first fully live district, giving this narrow public utility unusually concrete regional texture.

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