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Patwari, Tehsildar or Sub-Registrar: Who Holds Which Land Recordकौन-सा रिकॉर्ड किसके पास

Jamabandi, khasra map, mutation, girdawari and the registered deed are five records held by four offices. Which office has which, what is online, and the order to ask in.

Independent guide. AgriZameen is a private platform and not a government body. This explains who holds which land record in Rajasthan and where each one is published, so you ask the right office the first time.
यह सरकारी वेबसाइट नहीं है। यहाँ बताया गया है कि कौन-सा रिकॉर्ड किसके पास है और कहाँ मिलेगा।

People lose weeks at the wrong counter. The jamabandi, the map, the mutation, the crop entry and the registered deed are five different records, held by four different offices, and only some of them are online. Here is the map of who has what.

जमाबंदी, नक्शा, नामांतरण, गिरदावरी और रजिस्ट्री — पाँच अलग रिकॉर्ड, चार अलग दफ़्तर।

The patwari, and the halka

A patwari holds a halka, a cluster of villages, and keeps the working record for it: the jamabandi entries, the girdawari crop inspection each season, and the first step of most applications. Your plot sits in exactly one halka, and that patwari is the person whose signature starts nearly everything.

Find the halka before you need it. Ask at the tehsil, or ask the seller which patwari's halka the khasra falls in and confirm it independently.

The tehsildar's office

Mutation orders, khatedari questions, corrections to the record, conversion applications under the rural rules. When an entry in the jamabandi is wrong, this is where it is put right — see mutation.

The sub-registrar

Registration of deeds, the stamp duty collected on them, and the encumbrance record that shows what has been registered against a property. A deed is registered here; the revenue record is not changed here. That distinction is the single most expensive misunderstanding in a land purchase.

What is online, and what is not

Every one of those portals is in our state-wise directory, for all 36 states and union territories, so you are not hunting for the right website.

What to ask for, in the order that works

  1. Jamabandi, fresh, not a copy the seller has been carrying since March.
  2. Khasra map, checked against the ground — walk the boundary.
  3. Mutation trail, ending at the person who wants to sign.
  4. Encumbrance, for at least the last thirteen years.
  5. Girdawari, for who has actually been cultivating it.

If any one of those refuses to arrive, that is your answer about the deal.

When the record and the ground disagree

It happens constantly: the area in the jamabandi does not match the plot in front of you, or the map shows a road where a field is. Measure it yourself first with our GPS app, then take the difference to the patwari rather than to the seller. Our comparison guide covers what a genuine discrepancy looks like against a manufactured one.

Sources: the Rajasthan revenue and registration departments' published portals and processes, reached through our state directory. Reviewed 24 September 2026. Not legal advice.

ज़रूरी सूचना / Important: AgriZameen is an independent, third-party information platform. We are not a government body and are not affiliated with the Revenue Department, Registration & Stamps Department, or any state land-records authority. Portal names, steps, fees and rules described here can change; they are shared for general guidance only. Nothing on this page is investment, tax or legal advice, and no return, appreciation or outcome is assured — land values can stagnate or fall. Always verify details on the official government portals linked above and consult a qualified professional (advocate / CA / patwari / registered valuer) before any land transaction or investment decision. आधिकारिक रिकॉर्ड से पुष्टि किए बिना कोई भी लेन-देन न करें।
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