Read this before using anything on this page.
Land is a State subject. Every statute, provision, charge basis, restriction and portal named here is set by a State
and is amended regularly, sometimes annually. This page is an orientation written from published sources on
the date shown — it is not legal advice, it is not a statement of the current operative law, and it has not been
reviewed by an advocate practising in this State. Secondary sources on state land law go stale badly and frequently
repeat positions that were repealed years ago. Confirm every point with that State's own revenue or planning
authority on official
gov.in / nic.in sources and with a local advocate before you act or
advise. AgriZameen is an independent private platform and is not a government body.- Tenure & records law
- Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, with tenancy legislation including the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 and its regional counterparts. The record of rights is the 7/12 extract (सातबारा).
- Ceiling
- Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961.
- Conversion route
- Non-agricultural permission under the Land Revenue Code, administered through the revenue department, with planning authority involvement where a development plan applies.
- Conversion charge basis
- Commonly reported as a proportion of the ready reckoner (annual statement of rates) value — a percentage basis rather than a flat rate. On a high-value parcel this produces a conversion bill of an entirely different order from Rajasthan's.
- Who may buy agricultural land
- Restricted. Purchase of agricultural land is generally limited to persons who are agriculturists, though a person holding agricultural land elsewhere in India has been treated as qualifying. This is the single most common reason a Rajasthan-based buyer cannot proceed in Maharashtra.
- Official portals
- Mahabhulekh (7/12 and 8A extracts) · Mahabhunakasha (maps) · IGR Maharashtra (registration)
- Revenue & planning hierarchy
- Talathi → Circle Officer → Tahsildar → Sub-Divisional Officer → Collector. Planning authorities and municipal corporations for development plan areas.
What differs most from Rajasthan. The 7/12 extract combines ownership and cultivation information in one document, which is structurally different from the Rajasthan jamabandi plus girdawari arrangement. Do not assume a one-to-one mapping.
Before you act on any of this
Run the six checks from Level 3, Lesson 8: which statute governs, whether your buyer is eligible to purchase at all, the conversion charge basis and what else is levied, the realistic timeline from someone who has done it recently, the land's classification in that State's records, and a local advocate. Confidence transfers across a state line; competence does not.