Updated: 13 October 2026

Jammu and Kashmir's land records are on Aapki Zameen, the Land Records Information System (LRIS) of the Revenue Department, at landrecords.jk.gov.in. It shows the jamabandi (record of rights) and the girdawari (cultivation record) village by village. Reading is free. The free view is for checking. A bank or court needs a certified copy or a digitally signed nakal.

The service is also called Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani. Steps, menu names and fees here come from published guides, not the portal itself, so follow the screen if it differs.

What the J&K records are

RecordWhat it showsNote
JamabandiRecord of rights: owners, shares, khata and khewatRevised every four years (Jamabandi Chaharsala), with mutations from the years between added in
GirdawariWho cultivated each khasra in each seasonKept by the Patwari and made twice a year; viewable on the portal
FardA copy of the jamabandi, current only on its dateFard Intikhab is the certified extract banks often ask for
Mutation (intkhab)The entry that moves a sale, gift or inheritance into the jamabandiPrepared by the Patwari and attested by the Tehsildar
MussaviThe village cadastral mapDigitised, so confirm on the ground

How to view the jamabandi and girdawari

  1. Open landrecords.jk.gov.in and choose Search Land Records.
  2. Select the district, then the tehsil and the village. Records are kept village by village.
  3. Search by khasra number, khata or khewat number, or owner name. Khasra search is the most exact. Owner-name search can give mixed results because names are written in Urdu, Hindi and English in different ways, and it works only where the village is digitised.
  4. Open the jamabandi for ownership and the girdawari for who is cultivating. Note the mutation reference on the entry, because it shows the last change recorded.

If you do not know the khasra number, try the portal's Universal Search, or ask the seller for the number from the earlier jamabandi.

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Certified copy and what the free view is good for

  • The free view is good for checking the owner, area and khasra before a deal, and for comparing the jamabandi with the girdawari.
  • An online certified copy is paid for by UPI or card on the portal and downloaded as a digitally signed PDF from My Orders. The same source also calls online extracts valid for reference only, so the two statements do not fully match. Ask the Tehsildar's office which form the bank or court will accept.
  • The online fee amount is not published. A physical certified copy bears the Tehsildar's seal, its fee differs by district, and it takes about 1 to 3 days (unofficial figure, confirm at the counter). Ask the amount at the counter.
  • For a bank, the Fard Intikhab is the extract most often asked for. Look for it on jkrevenue.nic.in. It is valid for one month (unofficial figure, confirm with the bank), so get a fresh one close to the loan date.
  • A jamabandi entry can be challenged. It is read together with the registered deed, and an entry alone does not prove ownership.

Mutation (intkhab) and status

  1. Get the sale, gift or inheritance registered first. An intkhab needs a registered paper.
  2. Lodge the intkhab with the deed and identity documents. The case opens with the Patwari. The fee is the scheduled one; the amount is not published.
  3. The Patwari reports and issues notice, so objections can be raised before attestation.
  4. The Tehsildar attests the intkhab.
  5. Check that the refreshed jamabandi on Aapki Zameen shows your name and the right shares.
  • Aapki Zameen shows whether a file is with the Patwari, with the Tehsildar, or approved. A file can be looked up by its mutation number or by village details. The menu path is not published, so follow the screen.
  • Mutation is not automatic. Until it is attested and posted, the jamabandi can still show the seller, and a bank may refuse a loan on that record.
  • Older mutations from before digitisation may still be pending behind an entry that looks current, so ask the tehsil to confirm that none is pending on the khasra. A death that is not recorded first leaves the deceased in the record.

Map (bhu naksha)

The portal has a Bhunaksha map layer of land parcels, and the village map is called the Mussavi. A 2025 revenue circular (No. 05-JK(Rev)) is reported to ask for a halt on land sales in villages where the Mussavi is worn out or missing. This comes from one commercial source only, so confirm it with the Tehsildar. Whatever the map shows, compare it with the plot on the ground.

Contacts and problems

  • No helpline number is published. The Tehsildar's office and the village Patwari are the places to go.
  • If the online entry is behind, ask the Patwari whether a mutation is pending. If the girdawari shows another person in possession, that person is cultivating the land, which may lead to a dispute later.
  • The legal heir certificate (through the eUnnat portal) and the domicile certificate (jansugam.jk.gov.in) matter in land sales. All heirs must agree before a sale.

Units and related pages

The units printed on the portal are not published, so read the area figure and its unit on the record itself. Use the land area converter to set the size you use. The same land details are needed for the Farmer Registry, a Kisan Credit Card and PM Kisan. For other states see land records for all states.

Sources

Land records by state