Survey of India

About us

Survey of India, The National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology, is the OLDEST SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT OF THE GOVT. OF INDIA. It was set up in 1767 and has evolved rich traditions over the years.

In its assigned role as the Nation's principal mapping agency, Survey of India bears a special responsibility to ensure that the country's domain is explored and mapped suitably to provide base maps for expeditious and integrated development and ensure that all resources contribute their full measure to the progress, prosperity and security of our country now and for generations to come.

Short History

The history of the Survey of India dates back to the 18th Century. Forerunners of army of the East India Company and sometimes in its wake Surveyors had onerous task of exploring the unknown. Bit by bit the tapestry of Indian terrain was completed by the painstaking efforts of a distinguished line of Surveyors such as Mr Lambton and Sir George Everest. It is a tribute to the foresight of such Surveyors that at the time of independence the country inherited a survey network built on scientific principles. The great trigonometric series spanning the country from North to South & East to West are some of the best geodetic control series available in the world. The scientific principles of surveying have since been augmented by the latest technology to meet the multi- disciplinary requirement of data from planners and scientists.

Organized into only 5 Directorates in 1950, mainly to look after the mapping needs of Defence Forces in North West and North East, the Department has now grown into 18 Directorates spread in all parts of the country to provide the basic map coverage required for the development of the country. Its technology, latest in the world, has been oriented to meet the needs of defense forces, planners and scientists in the field of geo-sciences, land and resource management. Its expert advice is being utilized by various Ministries and undertakings of Govt. of India in many sensitive areas including settlement of international borders, State boundaries and in assisting planned development of hitherto under developed areas.

Faced with the requirement of digital topographical data, the department has created three Digital centers during late eighties to generate Digital Topographical Data Base for the entire country for use in various planning process and creation of geographic information system. Its specialized Directorates such as Geodetic and Research Branch, Research & Development Directorate and Survey Training Institute have been further strengthened to meet the growing requirement of users community. The department is also assisting in many scientific programmes of the nation related to the field of geo-physics, remote sensing and digital data transfers.

Activities/ Charter of Duties

The Survey of India acts as adviser to the Government of India on all survey matters, viz Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Mapping and Map Reproduction. However, the main duties and responsibilities of the Survey of India are enumerated below:

• All Geodetic Control (Horizontal and Vertical) and Geodetic and Geophysical surveys.
• All Topographical Control, Surveys and Mapping within India.
• Mapping and Production of Geographical Maps and Aeronautical Charts.
• Surveys for Developmental Projects.
• Survey of Forests, Cantonments, large scale city surveys, guide maps, cadastral surveys etc.
• Survey and Mapping of special maps.
• Spellings of Geographical names.
• Demarcation of the External Boundaries of the Republic of India, their depiction on maps published in the country and also advice on the demarcation of inter-state boundaries.
• Training of officers and staff required for the Department, trainees from Central Government Departments and States and trainees from Foreign Countries as are sponsored by the Government of India.
• Research and Development in Cartography, Printing, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Topographical Surveys and Indigenisation.
• Prediction of tides at 44 ports including 14 foreign ports and publication of Tide Tables one year in advance to support navigational activities.
• Scrutiny and Certification of external boundaries of India and Coastline on maps published by the other agencies including private publishers.

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Organisations

Surveyor General's Office
Post Box No. 37, Dehra Dun - 248001
Fax: 0135-2744064
E-mail: sgo at nde dot vsnl dot net dot in

• Nothern Zone
• Southern Zone
• Eastern Zone
• Western Zone

Northern Zone, Dakshin Marg, Sector - 32 A, Chandigarh - 160047 Fax: 0172 - 2606916
Northern Circle, 17 EC Road, Dehra Dun		North Western Circle Dakshin Marg, Sector-32 A, Chandigarh E-mail: surnort at ch dot dot dot net dot in
Jurisdiction: Uttar Pradesh		Jurisdiction: Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir
Units	Telephone Nos.	Units	Telephone Nos.
No. 2 DO	2657112-16/257	No. 9 DO	607420
No. 6 DO	2657259	No.55 FP	603464
No. 20 (P) P	2657112-16/367	No. 56 FP
No. 26 (P) P	2657112-16/266	No. 57 FP
No. 70 FP	2657112-16/264	No. 17 DO (Jammu)
No. 1 FP	2657112-16/329	No. 79 (P) P (D.Dun)
No. 33 FP	2657861	No. 28 FP (D.Dun)
No. 90 FP	2632247	No. 3 FP (Ambala)
No. 23 FP (Mussoorie)	2632651	No. 42 FP (Ambala)
No. 27 FP (Mussoorie)	2391934	No. 25 FP (Mussoorie)
No. 91 FP (Lucknow)	2657112-16/248
Southern Zone, Sarjapur Road, Koramangala 2nd Block, Bangalore - 560034 Fax: 080 - 25532457 E-mail: szo-soi at blr dot cmc dot net dot in
Southern Circle, Sarjapur Road, Koramangala 2nd Block, Bangalore		South South Eastern Circle, Uppal,Hyderabad E-mail: ssecsoi at ap dot nic dot in	South Central Circle 3-4-526/38, Barkatpura, PO-1276, Hyderabad
Jurisdiction Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu (except parts of the Coimbatore and Udgamandalam Distt.), Lakshadweep & Pondicherry (except Yanam Distt.)		Jurisdiction Andhra Pradesh and Yanam Distt. of Pondicherry.	Jurisdiction Maharashtra and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
No. 4 DO No. 40 (P) P No. 84 (P) P No. 8 FP No. 17 FP No. 24 FP No. 21 FP (Trivandrum) No. 41 FP (Palghat)		No. 10 FP No. 34 FP No. 38 FP No. 43 FP No. 50 FP No. 53 FP No. 104 (HBD) (Ptg.Gp.)	No.8 DO No. 49 FP No. 51 FP No. 78 (P) P No. 54 FP No. 59 FP No. 31 FP (Pune) No. 52 FP (Pune) No. 85 FP (Nagpur)
Eastern Zone, No. 13 Wood Street, Calcutta -700016 Fax:033-22800196 e-mail: soi-cal at wb dot nic dot in
Eastern Circle No. 13 Wood Street, Calcutta.		North Eastern Circle Bonnie Brae Estate Shillong.	South Eastern Circle Survey Bhawan, PO-RR Laboratory, Bhubaneshwer e-mail: or-soi at hub1 dot nic dot in
Jurisdiction West Bengal, North part of Bihar, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.		Jurisdiction Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram	Jurisdiction South part of Bihar and Orissa
No.5 DO No. 14 DO No. 30 (P) P No. 37 FP No. 62 FP No. 63 FP No. 75 FP (Patna) No. 92 FP (Varanasi) No. 102 PLO (Ptg. Gp.)		No. 12 DO No 13 DO No. 80 (P) P No. 22 (P) P D.Dun No. 5 FP No. 9 FP No. 12 FP No. 29 FP No. 35 FP (Guwahati) No. 81 FP (Silchar)	No.10 DO No. 11 DO No. 76 (P) P No. 77 (P) P No. 86 FP (Vishakhapatnam) No. 11 FP (Ranchi) No. 18 FP (Ranchi) No. 74 FP (Ranchi)
Western Zone R-7,Yudhisthir Marg, 'C' Scheme, Jaipur-302 005 Fax: 0141-2382065 E-mail: soiwzo at jp1 dot dot dot net dot in
Western Circle Geejgarh House, PO 72, Civil Lines, Hawa Sarak, Jaipur E-mail: surwest at datainfosys dot net		Central Circle 314,Napier Town, Post Box No. 93, Jabalpur E-mail: dccsvy at bom6 dot vsnl dot net dot in
Jurisdiction Gujarat, Rajasthan and Daman & Diu		Jurisdiction Madhya Pradesh
No.3 DO No. 83 FP No. 32 (P) No. 4 FP Ajmer No. 6 FP Ahmedabad No. 7 FP Abu No. 13 FP (Mussoorie) No. 58 FP (Ajmer) No. 2 FP Jodhpur) No. 87 FP (Vadodara)		No.7 DO No. 48 (P) P No. 89(P) P (Bhopal) No. 44 FP (Indore) No. 45 FP No. 46 FP No. 60 FP (Gwalior) No. 61 FP No. 88 FP (Raipur)