📜 Land Records Online (Bhulekh, Khasra Khatauni, Jamabandi)

Your land record is the single most important document you own as a farmer. It proves who owns the land, how much there is, what type it is and whether any loan or dispute is attached to it, and you need it for almost everything that matters: a Kisan Credit Card, crop loans, PM Kisan and other schemes, crop insurance, selling or transferring land, and settling family partitions. The good news is that almost every state now puts these records online, so you can view and download your Khasra, Khatauni or Jamabandi from home for free. This guide explains the terms in plain language, shows the general steps to check your record online, and gives you the official portal for every major state.

Land Record Terms Explained

The words differ from state to state, but they describe the same few things:

• Khasra: the plot number and details of a specific piece of land - its area, type and crop. The Khasra number identifies your field.
• Khatauni / Khata: an account of all the land a person or family holds in a village, listing every Khasra they own.
• Jamabandi (Record of Rights / ROR): the master register of ownership and rights over land, updated periodically; in many states this is the key proof of title.
• 7/12 extract (Satbara): Maharashtra and a few states use this combined extract showing ownership (7) and crop/cultivation (12).
• Patta / Chitta: in Tamil Nadu and the south, the Patta is the ownership document and Chitta gives land details.
• Bhulekh: simply means "land record" in Hindi, and is the name many state portals use.
• Mutation (Dakhil Kharij / Namantaran): updating the record to a new owner after a sale, inheritance or gift - a separate, important step covered below.

How to Check Land Records Online (General Steps)

Every state portal is a little different, but the flow is almost always the same:

1. Open your state's official land-record portal from the table below.
2. Select your district, tehsil/taluka and village.
3. Search by Khasra/survey number, Khata number, or owner's name.
4. View the record on screen and download or print the Khasra, Khatauni, Jamabandi or 7/12 extract.
5. For a legally certified copy, you may need to apply through the portal or visit the tehsil office, as the free online copy is usually for information only.

State-wise Land Record Portals

Below are the official land-record portals run by each state's revenue department. Web addresses can occasionally change, so if a link has moved, search the portal name along with your state's revenue department to find the current site. Use only official .gov.in portals and never pay a third-party site for a record you can get free.

How to Read and Verify Your Record

When you open your record, check four things carefully: the owner's name and share (especially after an inheritance, where all heirs should appear), the total area and that it matches what you actually hold, the land classification (irrigated, unirrigated, agricultural), and any encumbrance such as a loan, lien or court entry. Mistakes in names, area or shares are common and can block a loan or scheme later, so it is worth verifying your record now rather than discovering an error when you urgently need it.

Mutation, Correction and Disputes

Viewing the record is free and easy; changing it is where farmers usually need help. After buying land, inheriting it or receiving it as a gift, you must apply for mutation (Dakhil Kharij / Namantaran) so the record shows you as the owner - until then, the land is still in the previous holder's name in the government's eyes. Correcting a wrong name, area or share, and resolving boundary or partition disputes, also go through the revenue office and can be slow and confusing. Our land records and services page explains mutation, survey and correction in detail, and you can request guided help. NRIs buying or inheriting farmland should also read our NRI agricultural land rules.

Why Land Records Matter for Loans and Schemes

Up-to-date land records are the gateway to farm finance and benefits. Banks need a clean record in your name to sanction a KCC or crop loan; PM Kisan and many state schemes verify your land holding; and crop insurance and the new Farmer Registry all link back to your land record. Getting your record correct and your mutation done is therefore not paperwork for its own sake - it directly unlocks credit, subsidies and protection. Need help reading your record, completing a mutation, or fixing an error? Enter your number above and we will guide you.