The 6 lessons
बुनियाद · 6 पाठ
The ground under everything. Each lesson stands alone, but the order is deliberate — later lessons assume the vocabulary of earlier ones.
- 1Ownership, possession and what you are really buyingमालिकाना हक़ बनाम कब्ज़ा
In Rajasthan you rarely buy freehold ownership of agricultural land — you buy khatedari rights under the Rajasthan Tenancy Act. Learn the difference between title, possession and a revenue entry.
Not done - 2How land is classified — बारानी, चाही, नहरी, बंजड़ज़मीन की किस्में
Chahi, nehri, barani, talabi, banjar kadeem and banjar jadeed — how Rajasthan's revenue records classify agricultural land by irrigation and use, and what each class tells a buyer.
Not done - 3Gair-mumkin, abadi and charagah — the categories that block dealsगैर-मुमकिन, आबादी, चारागाह
Charagah, siwai chak and gair-mumkin entries are the most common cause of a total loss on agricultural land in Rajasthan. Learn to recognise them before money moves.
Not done - 4Measuring land — bigha, biswa, hectare, and why the bigha movesबीघा, बिस्वा, हेक्टेयर
Pucca and kaccha bigha, biswa and biswansi, hectare and are — how Rajasthan records land in metric units while the market talks in bighas, and how to convert without losing money.
Not done - 5The revenue system — patwari, girdawar, tehsildar, SDM, collectorराजस्व विभाग — कौन क्या करता है
Who maintains the jamabandi, who orders a mutation, who hears an appeal, and where the Board of Revenue sits. The Rajasthan revenue hierarchy explained for buyers and agents.
Not done - 6The urban system — JDA, UIT, Nagar Nigam, gram panchayatशहरी निकाय — कौन क्या मंज़ूर करता है
Which authority governs a parcel decides whether it can be converted, plotted or built on. JDA, UIT, municipal bodies and gram panchayats — and how to find out which one applies.
Not done
Next: The Paper
Level 2 takes the documents apart column by column — jamabandi, khasra, khatauni, girdawari, bhu-naksha, mutation, encumbrances and the thirty-year title chain. Eight lessons, also free.
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