Updated: 3 October 2026

West Bengal's land records are on Banglarbhumi, banglarbhumi.gov.in. The record of rights is the khatian, and each plot inside a mouza has a dag (plot) number. The service for looking them up free of charge is called "Know Your Property".

The menu labels and steps below come from guides, which disagree in places, so follow the options the portal shows. Plain terms like khasra and mutation are explained on the all-India land records page.

What the West Bengal records are called

TermWhat it is, as described by a guide
RS khatianRevisional Settlement record, prepared in 1953 to 1963 under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act. Shows mouza, JL number, khatian number, RS dag number, owner and share, land class and area.
LR khatianThe current record, showing who holds the land now.
DagThe plot number inside a mouza. Older Sabek dags and current Hal dags may differ after subdivision.
JL numberThe number that identifies the mouza (revenue village). It should match the deed.

Check khatian and plot information step by step

  1. Open banglarbhumi.gov.in. BankBazaar lists the home menu as Citizen Services, Know Your Property, Query Search, Public Grievance, Online Application and Citizen Registration.
  2. Click "Know Your Property".
  3. Select the District, then the Block, then the Mouza from the drop-downs. A guide says the mouza and JL number must match the deed exactly.
  4. Where the portal asks for a khatian type, a guide says to choose RS or LR to match the record wanted.
  5. Search by khatian number or by plot (dag) number. One guide also lists search by raiyat name; the guides disagree, so use the options the portal shows.
  6. Enter the captcha and click "View". Check the bargadar (sharecropper) column in the khatian: a guide notes that a registered sharecropper's right survives a sale.
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Legal value and certified copy

  • The free on-screen view is unverified, according to a guide. For a bank or court, a certified or digitally signed copy is the one to ask for.
  • One guide describes Citizen Services, then Service Delivery, then "ROR Request", with a ₹20 fee and delivery in 7 to 15 working days. Another guide says the portal is view-only and the certified copy comes from the BL&LRO (Block Land and Land Reforms Officer) counter.
  • Ask the BL&LRO office which route and fee apply to your block.

Mouza map

A guide says maps are requested through Citizen Services, then Service Delivery, then "Mouza Map Request", at ₹150 per sheet for a certified copy, paid by net banking, card or at the counter. Two series exist, the LR map and the older RS map. The same guide also lists an "eBhuchitra" dag view. A separate public bhu-naksha site is not confirmed.

Mutation (namjari)

  • A guide gives this online route: register and log in, open Citizen Services, then Online Application, then "Mutation Application", fill five forms, upload PDFs (each under 2 MB, images are rejected) and pay online through net banking or SBI ePay.
  • To follow a case, the same guide points to Online Service Status, then "Mutation Plot Khatian Status", using the case number.
  • The fee is reported as ₹50 to ₹200 by one guide and ₹25 to ₹100 by another, so ask the BL&LRO office for the actual fee. The same first guide says 60 to 90 days is usual; no official time limit is published.

Corrections and helpline

The Public Grievance menu is the portal route for complaints, and the BL&LRO office handles record matters in its block. No correction procedure or helpline number for Banglarbhumi is published, so ask at the BL&LRO office.

Land units

Guides name the decimal, katha, bigha and chatak, without giving conversions. A bigha differs from place to place, so set your local bigha in the land area converter. The tool lists cent, which equals decimal, but has no katha or chatak rows.

Where the record is needed

Farmer ID needs land details, so see the farmer registry page. Banks ask for the record for a Kisan Credit Card, and PM-Kisan checks land ownership.

Sources

Land records by state