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Land record words of West and Central India

पश्चिम और मध्य भारत — ज़मीन के रिकॉर्ड के शब्द, आसान हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी में

57 words that buyers and sellers meet on land records in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu — what each one is, who keeps it, and why it matters before you buy. Meanings are given in English and Hindi, with the sources each comes from.

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135-D notice

Documents

Also written: 135D, 135-D, section 135D notice

Gujarat intimation sent to interested persons when a mutation entry is recorded.

Under s.135D of the Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879, a recorded mutation entry must be intimated to everyone who appears interested from the record of rights or mutation register, so they can object. A 2026 bill/ordinance proposes same-day certification for some sale-deed and court-order entries; check the law in force.

फेरफार दर्ज होने पर हितधारकों को दी जाने वाली सूचना, ताकि वे आपत्ति कर सकें।

Used in: Gujarat

Related: Hakk Patrak (Village Form 6), Ferfar (mutation entry)

Sources (1)
  • Gujarat Bill 24 of 2026 (PRS)

7/12 extract (Satbara utara)

Records and registers

सातबारा उतारा Marathiगाव नमुना सात (अधिकार अभिलेख पत्रक) Marathi

Also written: satbara, saat baara, 7/12 utara

Village land record joining Form VII (rights) and Form XII (crops) for one parcel.

Kept by the talathi, it combines Form VII (record of rights) and Form XII (crop register) and shows survey/gat number, area, occupant and class, tenant, other rights, pot kharab, assessment, mutation numbers and crops. The Bombay High Court holds revenue entries do not by themselves create title, so read it with the deeds and mutations.

सातबारा तलाठी का रखा खेत-वार रिकॉर्ड है; यह अकेले मालिकाना हक़ का सबूत नहीं है।

Differences between states
Gujarat: same VF-7 and VF-12 pair (secondary). Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Avanika issues 'Form 7 & 12'. Goa uses Form I & XIV; MP/CG use khasra and B-1.

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Related: 8-A extract, Ferfar (mutation entry)

Sources (3)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon
  • Bombay HC, Sankanwar (2003), via LawWeb
  • Landeed (secondary)

8-A extract

Records and registers

८अ Marathiગામ નમૂના નં ૮અ Gujarati

Also written: 8A, VF-8A, form 8

Owner-wise khata register listing all parcels one holder has in a village.

Form 8-A is the khatedar's holding sheet: the talathi records the land held under one khata and the revenue assessed. The 7/12 is parcel-wise; the 8-A is owner-wise, so buyers use it to see all of a seller's holdings in the village.

8-अ में एक खातेदार की गाँव की सारी ज़मीन और भू-राजस्व दर्ज होता है।

Differences between states
Gujarat: VF-8A (khata). DNH: Avanika 'Form 8'. MP/CG equivalent: B-1/khatauni.

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara), Khata / Khatedar

Sources (3)
  • Mahabhumi, Govt of Maharashtra
  • NoBroker (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

A

Akar / Akarani (assessment)

Other words

आकारणी Marathi

Also written: akar, aakar, akarani

Land revenue assessment recorded for a parcel on the 7/12.

Akarani is the land revenue assessment fixed for the land, shown on the 7/12 with the area. The MLRC defines survey numbers by their separately entered area and assessment.

ज़मीन पर तय भू-राजस्व, जो सातबारा पर लिखा होता है।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara), Survey number

Sources (2)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon
  • iPleaders (secondary)

AnyROR

Other wordsLess certain

Also written: any ror

Gujarat Revenue Department portal for viewing 7/12, 8-A and VF-6 records.

Secondary guides describe anyror.gujarat.gov.in as the official portal to view 7/12, 8-A and VF-6 by survey or block number; certified copies come from the talati or e-Dhara kendra.

गुजरात का पोर्टल जहाँ 7/12, 8-अ और VF-6 देखे जाते हैं।

Used in: Gujarat

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara), iORA

Sources (1)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

B

B-1

Records and registers

Also written: B1, B-I, B1 khatauni

Holder-wise record naming the bhumiswami, shares and plots held in a village.

B-1 is the owner-level record of the bhumiswami, shares and plots held in the village; Bhuiyan issues it with the P-II khasra. Secondary guides note the khasra shows the plot and the B-1 who holds it, so buyers need both.

बी-1 में भूमिस्वामी, हिस्से और उसके सारे खेत दर्ज होते हैं।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Khasra (P-II), Khatauni

Sources (2)
  • Bhuiyan, Govt of Chhattisgarh
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Bhuiyan

Other words

भुइयाँ Hindi

Also written: bhuiya, bhuinya

Chhattisgarh's official land records portal.

bhuiyan.cg.nic.in provides khasra details, B-1/P-II copies, mutation applications and status, and links to Bhu-Naksha; the state says digitally signed copies are free online.

छत्तीसगढ़ का आधिकारिक भूमि अभिलेख पोर्टल।

Used in: Chhattisgarh

Related: Khasra (P-II), B-1

Sources (3)
  • Bhuiyan, Govt of Chhattisgarh
  • Commissioner Land Records, Chhattisgarh
  • Revenue Dept, Govt of Chhattisgarh

Bhumiswami

Ownership and tenure

Also written: bhoomiswami, bhumi swami

The recorded landholder class in MP and Chhattisgarh records, named in the B-1.

Bhumiswami is the holder class in MP and Chhattisgarh records. MP Bhulekh searches by bhumiswami, collects land revenue from the bhumiswami, and requires a bhumiswami changing land use to intimate the SDM court online.

मध्य प्रदेश-छत्तीसगढ़ के रिकॉर्ड में दर्ज भूमि-धारक।

Differences between states
Vidarbha (Maharashtra) inherited bhumiswami/bhumidhari rights from the MP Land Revenue Code 1954.

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra

Related: B-1, Occupant Class I / Class II

Sources (2)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP
  • Maharashtra Ordinance IX of 2018 (PRS)

Bigha

Measurement unitsLess certain

Also written: beegha

Traditional land unit whose size varies by place.

Bigha sizes differ by place; Wikipedia gives a Madhya Pradesh figure and says bigha is not a practical unit in Maharashtra. MP records use hectares, so treat bigha figures as approximate.

पारंपरिक इकाई जिसका माप जगह के हिसाब से बदलता है।

Size, where a source states it
Madhya Pradesh (Wikipedia): 1 bigha = 20 katha x 600 sq ft = 12,000 sq ft (about 1,100 sq m). Land converter ›

Used in: Madhya Pradesh

Related: Hectare-Are

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • Wikipedia (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Boja / Bhumi bandhak

Other words

बोजे Marathiभूमि बंधक Hindi

Also written: boja, bojha, bhumi bandhak

Loan or mortgage charge recorded against land.

Boja is a charge such as a loan or mortgage entered in the 7/12's other-rights column through a mutation; MP Bhulekh records land mortgage (bhumi bandhak) and crop hypothecation (drishti bandhak). Get such charges released before buying.

ज़मीन पर दर्ज क़र्ज़ या गिरवी; ख़रीद से पहले हटवाएँ।

Used in: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh

Related: Itar adhikar (other rights)

Sources (2)
  • Landeed (secondary)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP

C

Circle Officer / Circle Inspector

People and posts

Also written: circle officer, circle inspector, CO

Maharashtra revenue officers in charge of a circle above the talathis.

Under MLRC s.7(4) the Collector appoints Circle Officers and Circle Inspectors to be in charge of a circle. Secondary guides describe the circle officer acting on mutation entries after the talathi records them.

तलाठियों के ऊपर एक सर्कल का राजस्व अधिकारी।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Talathi / Talati, Tahsildar

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Collector

People and posts

कलेक्टर Hindi

Also written: district collector, collectorate

Chief revenue officer of a district.

The Collector is in charge of district revenue administration and appoints circle officers, talathis and kotwals (MLRC). Permissions for restricted-tenure transfers and change of land use usually come from the Collector's office.

ज़िले का मुख्य राजस्व अधिकारी।

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: SDO / SDM, Occupant Class I / Class II

Sources (3)
  • BCA Journal (secondary)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

Comunidade

Ownership and tenure

Also written: communidade, aforamento

Goa's traditional village land association that grants land, often on perpetual lease (aforamento).

A comunidade holds village land collectively and grants it, often on perpetual lease (aforamento) with annual foro, under the Code of Comunidades; DSLR keeps comunidade plans. Such land may need comunidade approval or proof of redemption before sale.

गोवा की पारंपरिक गाँव-भूमि संस्था जो ज़मीन स्थायी पट्टे पर देती है।

Used in: Goa

Related: Form I & XIV

Sources (2)
  • DSLR, Govt of Goa
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Consolidation of holdings

Processes

Also written: consolidation, consolidation scheme

Statutory regrouping of scattered farm plots to prevent fragmentation.

The 1947 Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Acts of Maharashtra and Gujarat aim to stop fragmentation and consolidate holdings for better cultivation; both were amended or proposed for amendment in 2025-26.

बिखरे खेतों को बेहतर खेती के लिए एकत्र करना।

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat

Related: Fragment (standard area)

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Bill 94 of 2025 (PRS)
  • Gujarat Bill 25 of 2026 (PRS)

D

Demarcation (seemankan)

Processes

सीमांकन Hindi

Also written: demarcation, seemankan, simankan

Official marking of a parcel's boundaries on the ground from survey records.

Demarcation fixes a survey number's boundaries on the ground: MLRC s.136 provides for it, Chhattisgarh guarantees 'भूमि का सीमांकन' by the tahsildar, and Goa's DSLR offers demarcation and refixation of boundaries.

सर्वे रिकॉर्ड से ज़मीन की सीमा मौक़े पर तय करना।

Used in: Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Mojani (measurement), Naksha / Bhu-Naksha

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

F

Ferfar (mutation entry)

Records and registers

फेरफार Marathiફેરફાર નોંધ Gujarati

Also written: pherfar, ferphar, nondh

Numbered entry in the village register of mutations recording a change of rights.

When rights change by sale, inheritance, gift, partition, mortgage or court order, the talathi makes a numbered entry in the mutation register (Village Form VI), notifies interested persons, and the 7/12 then cites it; pending (लंबित) entries also show. The Bombay High Court says mutation officers only update records and cannot decide title.

अधिकार बदलने पर फेरफार रजिस्टर में दर्ज क्रमांकित प्रविष्टि; लंबित फेरफार ज़रूर जाँचें।

Differences between states
Maharashtra: MLRC ss.149-150; online via e-Hakk, notices on Aapli Chawdi. Gujarat: called nondh; s.135D intimation. MP/CG say namantaran.

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat

Related: Hakk Patrak (Village Form 6), 135-D notice

Sources (3)
  • Bombay HC, Sankanwar (2003), via LawWeb
  • iPleaders (secondary)
  • iORA, Govt of Gujarat

Form I & XIV

Records and registers

Also written: Form 1 and 14, Form I and XIV, form 1/14

Goa's record of rights extract for a survey number and sub-division.

Goa's record of rights, searched by taluka, village, survey and sub-division number; DSLR shows an information copy and official copies come via Goa Online. Secondary guides say Form I has survey particulars and Form XIV the occupants, tenants and mundkars.

गोवा का अधिकार अभिलेख; इसमें काश्तकार और मुंडकार प्रविष्टियाँ देखें।

Differences between states
Goa city survey towns: Form D (secondary). Daman and Diu: UT portal links a 'form_one_fourteen' service (coverage unverified). DNH uses Form 7 & 12.

Used in: Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Related: Record of Rights (RoR), Mundkar

Sources (2)
  • DSLR, Govt of Goa
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Fragment (standard area)

Land classes

Also written: fragment, standard area, fragmentation

Farm plot below the notified standard area, with limits on transfer and partition.

Under the 1947 Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Acts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, a plot below the notified 'standard area' (minimum profitably cultivable area) is a fragment, and its transfer, partition or lease is restricted. Both states have recently moved to regularise some past transfers.

मानक क्षेत्र से छोटा खेत, जिसकी बिक्री और बँटवारे पर पाबंदी है।

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat

Related: Consolidation of holdings, Partition (batwara)

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Bill 94 of 2025 (PRS)
  • Gujarat Bill 25 of 2026 (PRS)

G

Gairan (pasture land)

Land classes

Also written: gairan, gayran, grazing land

Village land set apart as pasture in Maharashtra.

Gairan is land set apart as pasturage. A 2026 Maharashtra bill amending MLRC s.22A would allow gairan inside municipal areas to be used for development-plan purposes only with State Government permission, so verify any gairan entry before a deal.

चराई के लिए अलग रखी गाँव की ज़मीन; सौदे से पहले पुष्टि करें।

Used in: Maharashtra

Sources (1)
  • Maharashtra LC Bill 2 of 2026 (PRS)

Gat number

Other words

गट क्रमांक Marathi

Also written: gat no, gat kramank, gut number

Parcel number on many Maharashtra 7/12s and maps, alongside or instead of survey number.

Many Maharashtra 7/12s identify the parcel by gat number with sub-division, and maps show survey numbers, gat numbers and hissas. Confirm whether an old deed cites a survey or gat number and that both mean the same land.

महाराष्ट्र के कई सातबारा पर खेत की पहचान का नंबर।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Survey number, Hissa (sub-division)

Sources (2)
  • Landeed (secondary)
  • NoBroker (secondary)

Guntha

Measurement units

Also written: gunta, gunthe

Traditional land unit in Maharashtra records and deeds.

A guntha is a traditional unit; Maharashtra 7/12s historically used acres and gunthas before hectare-are. Sources differ slightly on its metric value, so rely on the current record's hectare-are figure.

पारंपरिक भूमि इकाई; रिकॉर्ड के हेक्टर-आर आँकड़े पर भरोसा करें।

Size, where a source states it
Maharashtra (iPleaders): 1 guntha = 101.285 sq m = 0.0249 acre. Land converter ›

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Hectare-Are

Sources (2)
  • iPleaders (secondary)
  • Wikipedia (secondary)

H

Hakk Patrak (Village Form 6)

Records and registers

Also written: hak patrak, hakpatrak, VF-6

Gujarat name for Village Form 6, the register of mutation entries.

In Gujarat, Village Form 6 is the register of mutations, also called hakk patrak by secondary guides; the talati records each change of rights as a numbered entry. Under s.135D of the Gujarat Land Revenue Code, interested persons must be intimated before certification.

गुजरात का गाँव फ़ॉर्म 6, जिसमें हर फेरफार प्रविष्टि दर्ज होती है।

Used in: Gujarat

Related: Ferfar (mutation entry), 135-D notice

Sources (2)
  • Gujarat Bill 24 of 2026 (PRS)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Hectare-Are

Measurement units

हे.आर.चौ.मी Marathi

Also written: hectare, are, H-R

Metric area units used on current land records.

Current Maharashtra 7/12s record area in hectare-are-square metre; secondary guides say Gujarat 7/12s, Goa Form I and MP records also use hectares. Older deeds may use acres or gunthas, so convert carefully.

मौजूदा रिकॉर्ड की मीट्रिक इकाइयाँ: हेक्टेयर, आर और वर्ग मीटर।

Size, where a source states it
Maharashtra (iPleaders): 1 hectare = 10,000 sq m = 2.47 acres; 1 are = 100 sq m. Chhattisgarh (a secondary guide): 1 hectare = 2.47 acres. Land converter ›

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh

Related: Guntha, Bigha

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (3)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon
  • iPleaders (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Hissa (sub-division)

Other words

उपविभाग Marathi

Also written: hissa, hissa number, sub-division

Portion of a survey number with its own recorded area and assessment.

A sub-division is a portion of a survey number whose area and assessment are separately entered under an indicative number (MLRC); in Maharashtra it is written as the hissa after the survey or gat number. Check the hissa in the deed exists in the record.

सर्वे नंबर का वह भाग जिसका क्षेत्रफल अलग दर्ज हो।

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa

Related: Survey number, Gat number

Sources (3)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • iPleaders (secondary)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon

I

Inam land

Ownership and tenure

इनाम Marathi

Also written: inam, inaam, inamdar

Historic grant ('alienated') land, often regranted on conditional, restricted tenure.

Inam land comes from historic grants; the MLRC calls such land 'alienated', meaning the State's revenue right was transferred. Secondary guides say after abolition laws (e.g. Personal Inams Abolition Act 1953) it was regranted on conditional tenure.

पुराने अनुदान की ज़मीन, जो अक्सर शर्तों के साथ दोबारा दी गई।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Watan land, Occupant Class I / Class II

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

IORA

Other words

Also written: i-ORA

Gujarat's online revenue applications portal.

iora.gujarat.gov.in takes applications for premium permission, NA (bin-kheti) permission, varsai entries and bona fide industrial purpose certificates, and carries circulars on new-to-old tenure conversion.

गुजरात का ऑनलाइन राजस्व आवेदन पोर्टल।

Used in: Gujarat

Related: NA permission / Bin-kheti / Diversion, Varsai (heirship entry)

Sources (1)
  • iORA, Govt of Gujarat

Itar adhikar (other rights)

Other words

इतर अधिकार Marathi

Also written: itar hakk, itar hakka, other rights

7/12 column listing loans, charges, restrictions and third-party claims.

This 7/12 column records interests other than the occupant's: loans and charges (boja), transfer restrictions, liabilities and third-party claims, and sometimes inam or watan notes. Trace every line to its mutation entry.

सातबारा का कॉलम जिसमें क़र्ज़, बोझ और पाबंदियाँ दर्ज होती हैं।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Boja / Bhumi bandhak, Inam land

Sources (2)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon
  • iPleaders (secondary)

J

Juni sharat / Navi sharat

Ownership and tenure

જુની શરત Gujaratiનવી શરત Gujarati

Also written: juni sharat, navi sharat, old tenure

Gujarat tenure labels: old tenure freely transferable; new tenure needs prior permission.

Secondary guides say Gujarat old-tenure (juni sharat) land transfers without government permission, while new-tenure (navi sharat) land needs prior permission. iORA handles premium-permission applications and circulars on converting new tenure to old.

जूनी शरत बिना अनुमति बिकती है; नवी शरत के लिए पूर्व-अनुमति चाहिए।

Differences between states
Maharashtra analogue: Occupant Class II ('new and impartible tenure').

Used in: Gujarat

Related: Occupant Class I / Class II, iORA

Sources (2)
  • iORA, Govt of Gujarat
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

K

Khasra (P-II)

Records and registers

खसरा Hindi

Also written: khasra, khasara, P-II

Plot-wise land record in MP and Chhattisgarh, kept by agricultural year.

The khasra is the plot-wise record; MP Bhulekh maintains it by agricultural year, searchable by survey number, plot number or bhumiswami. It shows area, land class and crops; Chhattisgarh issues it as P-II with the B-1.

खसरा खेत-वार रिकॉर्ड है, जो कृषि वर्ष के हिसाब से रखा जाता है।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: B-1, Khatauni

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP
  • Bhuiyan, Govt of Chhattisgarh

Khata / Khatedar

Other words

खातेदार Marathi

Also written: khata, khatedar, khatadar

Khata is a holder's account in village records; the khatedar is the account holder.

All land one person or group holds in a village is recorded under a khata number; the khatedar holds that account. The 8-A (MH/GJ) or B-1/khatauni (MP/CG) shows it; joint khatas mean co-holders' shares matter in a sale.

खाता गाँव में धारक का ज़मीन-लेखा है; खातेदार उसका धारक है।

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: 8-A extract, B-1

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • Landeed (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Khatauni

Records and registers

खतौनी Hindi

Also written: khatoni, khatuni

Holder-wise account of land and land revenue payable, kept by financial year.

MP Bhulekh says the khatauni records land revenue payable, maintained by financial year and searchable by survey number, plot number or bhumiswami. Chhattisgarh's tahsildar issues copies of khasra, khatauni and maps as a guaranteed service.

खतौनी में धारक-वार ज़मीन और देय भू-राजस्व दर्ज रहता है।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: B-1, Khasra (P-II)

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

Kul (tenant)

Ownership and tenure

कुळाचे नाव व खंड Marathi

Also written: kul, kool, kool-kayda

Tenant cultivating another's land, recorded in the 7/12 tenant column.

Kul (kool) is a tenant who cultivates another's land for yearly rent; the 7/12 has a column 'कुळाचे नाव व खंड'. iPleaders explains that tenants cultivating on Tillers' Day (1 April 1957) became statutory purchasers, and such land is Class II.

कुळ वह काश्तकार है जो लगान देकर दूसरे की ज़मीन जोतता है।

Differences between states
Gujarat has three tenancy laws by area (1948 Act, Saurashtra 1949 Ordinance, Kutch 1958 Act).

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat

Related: Occupant Class I / Class II, 7/12 extract (Satbara utara)

Sources (3)
  • iPleaders (secondary)
  • Gujarat Bill 3 of 2026 (PRS)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon

M

Mahabhumi / Mahabhulekh

Other words

महाभूमी Marathi

Also written: mahabhumi, mahabhulekh, digital satbara

Maharashtra's official land records portal.

Run under the Settlement Commissioner, it offers free view-only RoR and digitally signed 7/12, 8-A, mutation extracts, property cards and maps, with links to e-Hakk mutation and e-Mojani; signed 7/12, 8-A and property cards are valid for official use.

महाराष्ट्र का आधिकारिक भूमि अभिलेख पोर्टल।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara)

Sources (2)
  • Mahabhumi, Govt of Maharashtra
  • Land Records Dept, Maharashtra

Mamlatdar

People and posts

Also written: mamlatdaar

Taluka revenue officer in Gujarat, Goa and DNH-DD; equivalent to tahsildar.

Mamlatdar is synonymous with tahsildar; Wikipedia notes the title in Goa and parts of Maharashtra. Secondary guides say the mamlatdar issues mutation orders and decides mundkar matters in Goa, approves mutations in DNH-DD, and certifies VF-6 entries in Gujarat.

तालुका का राजस्व अधिकारी, तहसीलदार के बराबर।

Used in: Gujarat, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Related: Tahsildar, Mundkar

Sources (2)
  • Wikipedia (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

Mojani (measurement)

Processes

मोजणी Marathiई-मोजणी Marathi

Also written: mojani, mojni, e-mojani

Official land measurement by Maharashtra's land records department.

Mojani is measurement by government surveyors; Maharashtra takes applications online via e-Mojani and posts measurement notices on Aapli Chawdi. Use it to check that ground area and boundaries match the record.

सरकारी सर्वेयर द्वारा ज़मीन की नाप।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Demarcation (seemankan), SLR / DILR

Sources (2)
  • Mahabhumi, Govt of Maharashtra
  • Aapli Chawdi, Govt of Maharashtra

MP Bhulekh

Other words

Also written: mpbhulekh

Madhya Pradesh's authorised land records portal.

mpbhulekh.gov.in gives khasra and khatauni by survey number, plot number or bhumiswami, village and certified parcel maps, diversion intimation to the SDM court, land revenue payment and land mortgage services.

मध्य प्रदेश का आधिकारिक भूमि अभिलेख पोर्टल।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh

Related: Khasra (P-II), Khatauni

Sources (1)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP

Mundkar

Ownership and tenureLess certain

Also written: mundkars, bhatkar

In Goa, a person living with permission in a dwelling on another's land, protected from eviction.

A mundkar lives, with the landowner's (bhatkar's) permission, in a dwelling on that land. The Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 protects them; secondary guides say they can buy the dwelling, with the mamlatdar deciding.

मालिक की अनुमति से उसकी ज़मीन के घर में रहने वाला, जिसे बेदख़ली से संरक्षण है।

Used in: Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Related: Form I & XIV, Mamlatdar

Sources (1)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

N

NA permission / Bin-kheti / Diversion

Processes

બિનખેતી પરવાનગી Gujarati

Also written: NA, non agricultural, bin kheti

Permission or intimation needed before farm land is used for non-agricultural purposes.

Farm land needs permission, or in some states intimation, before non-agricultural use: MLRC s.42 in Maharashtra (substituted by a 2025 amendment Bill; enactment not directly confirmed), bin-kheti via iORA in Gujarat, diversion in MP/CG, and permission under s.32 of the Goa Land Revenue Code in Goa. Check the order and that the record shows the new use.

खेती की ज़मीन को ग़ैर-कृषि उपयोग में लेने की अनुमति या सूचना।

Differences between states
Maharashtra: a 2025 amendment Bill (Bill 97 of 2025) drops the Collector's NA permission where a Development or Regional Plan allows the use (enactment not directly confirmed). MP: intimation to SDM court online. CG: separate khasra for diverted land.

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: SDO / SDM

Sources (3)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP
  • iORA, Govt of Gujarat

Naksha / Bhu-Naksha

Records and registers

नक्शा Hindiभू-नक्शा Hindi

Also written: naksha, bhunaksha, village map

Village cadastral map showing survey or plot numbers and boundaries.

The village map shows each survey or plot number and its boundary. MP Bhulekh issues certified parcel maps, Chhattisgarh and Goa run Bhu-Naksha portals, and Maharashtra issues digital maps; compare the map with the ground and the record area.

गाँव का नक्शा हर सर्वे/प्लॉट नंबर की सीमा दिखाता है।

Used in: Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Survey number, Demarcation (seemankan)

Sources (2)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP
  • Bhuiyan, Govt of Chhattisgarh

Namantaran (mutation)

Processes

नामांतरण Hindi

Also written: namantaran, namantran, dakhil kharij

Mutation in MP/CG: changing the recorded holder after sale, inheritance or partition.

Namantaran updates the recorded holder after sale, inheritance, gift, partition or decree; the tahsildar orders it after the patwari's report. Chhattisgarh guarantees undisputed mutation and offers online application and status.

बिक्री या विरासत के बाद रिकॉर्ड में नया नाम चढ़ाना।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Ferfar (mutation entry), B-1

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • Bhuiyan, Govt of Chhattisgarh
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

Nazul land

Land classes

नजूल Hindi

Also written: nazul, nazool, najool

State-owned land usually held by others on lease, kept in separate nazul records.

Nazul land is State Government land usually given on lease; MP's Collectorate nazul branch keeps its registers (secondary), and Chhattisgarh maintains a separate nazul khasra. Buying it usually means buying a lease interest.

राज्य सरकार की ज़मीन जो आमतौर पर पट्टे पर दी जाती है।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Khasra (P-II), Collector

Sources (2)
  • Revenue Dept, Govt of Chhattisgarh
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

O

Occupant Class I / Class II

Ownership and tenure

भोगवटादार वर्ग Marathi

Also written: bhogvatadar varg 1, bhogvatadar varg 2, occupancy class 2

Maharashtra tenure classes: Class I freely transferable; Class II transfer-restricted.

MLRC s.29 divides holders into Occupants Class I (perpetual, no transfer restriction), Class II (perpetual, restricted transfer) and Government lessees. The class appears on the 7/12; secondary guides say Class II needs Collector permission to transfer.

वर्ग 1 बिना रोक बिकती है; वर्ग 2 पर हस्तांतरण की पाबंदी है।

Differences between states
Vidarbha: 2018 ordinance made bhumidhari holders Class I on premium and restricted bhumiswami holders Class II. Gujarat's analogue is old/new tenure.

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Juni sharat / Navi sharat, Bhumiswami

Sources (3)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • Bombay HC, Niketan (2017), via LawWeb
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon

P

Partition (batwara)

Processes

बंटवारा Hindi

Also written: partition, batwara, bantwara

Dividing a joint holding into separately recorded shares.

Partition divides a joint holding so each share is separately recorded: MLRC s.85 provides for it, Chhattisgarh's tahsildar decides undisputed partition, and Goa's DSLR handles partitions. Buy only a share that is separately recorded.

संयुक्त ज़मीन के हिस्से रिकॉर्ड में अलग-अलग दर्ज करना।

Used in: Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Hissa (sub-division), Fragment (standard area)

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

Patwari

People and posts

पटवारी Hindi

Also written: halka patwari, patvari

Village land-records official in MP and Chhattisgarh.

The patwari keeps and updates village land records (Wikipedia gives talati as the Gujarat/Maharashtra equivalent). Secondary guides say the halka patwari verifies possession for mutation and records girdawari.

गाँव के भूमि रिकॉर्ड रखने वाला कर्मचारी।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Talathi / Talati, Revenue Inspector (RI)

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • Wikipedia (secondary)
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

Pot kharab

Land classes

पोटखराब Marathi

Also written: potkharab, pot-kharab, P.Kh.

Unculturable part of a holding, shown separately on the 7/12.

Pot kharab is the part of a holding unfit for cultivation, such as rocky land or farm buildings, or land reserved for public uses like roads or water sources. The 7/12 shows cultivable and pot kharab area separately.

जोत का खेती के अयोग्य हिस्सा, जो सातबारा पर अलग लिखा होता है।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara)

Sources (2)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon
  • iPleaders (secondary)

Property card (Malmatta patrak)

Records and registers

मालमत्ता पत्रक Marathi

Also written: property card, malmatta patrak, CTS number

Urban land record of the city survey office, identified by a CTS (city survey) number.

In towns covered by a city survey, land is recorded on property cards instead of 7/12s, each identified by a city survey (CTS) number and showing holder, area, tenure and mutations or encumbrances. Maharashtra issues digitally signed property cards.

सिटी सर्वे वाले शहरों में CTS नंबर से रखा जाने वाला ज़मीन का रिकॉर्ड।

Differences between states
Goa: secondary guides say 'Form D' is the city-survey record. Gujarat: AnyROR shows city survey cards (secondary).

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara), Form I & XIV

Sources (2)
  • Land Records Dept, Maharashtra
  • ghar.tv (secondary)

R

Record of Rights (RoR)

Records and registers

अधिकार अभिलेख Hindiहक्क अभिलेख Marathi

Also written: RoR, adhikar abhilekh, hakk abhilekh

Statutory village record of holders, occupants, tenants and others with interests in land.

The record of rights lists holders, occupants, owners, tenants, mortgagees and other interest-holders for each village. It takes the form of the 7/12 in Maharashtra and Gujarat, Form I & XIV in Goa, and khasra/B-1 in MP and Chhattisgarh.

गाँव का क़ानूनी रिकॉर्ड जिसमें धारक, कब्ज़ेदार और काश्तकार दर्ज होते हैं।

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara), Form I & XIV

Sources (3)
  • BCA Journal (secondary)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP
  • Mahabhumi, Govt of Maharashtra

Revenue Inspector (RI)

People and posts

Also written: RI, revenue inspector

Tehsil revenue official working between the tahsildar and patwaris.

Revenue inspectors assist the tahsildar (Wikipedia); Chhattisgarh guides list the tahsildar, RI and patwari as the tehsil staff handling registers and mutation.

तहसीलदार और पटवारी के बीच का राजस्व अधिकारी।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Patwari, Tahsildar

Sources (2)
  • Wikipedia (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

S

SDO / SDM

People and posts

अनुविभागीय अधिकारी Hindi

Also written: SDO, SDM, anuvibhagiya adhikari

Revenue officer of a district sub-division, between tahsildar and Collector.

MP Bhulekh requires land-use changes to be intimated to the SDM court, and Chhattisgarh lists the anuvibhagiya adhikari for reassessment under s.59. Secondary guides say diversion orders come from the SDO/SDM or Collector.

ज़िले के उपखंड का राजस्व अधिकारी।

Used in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Collector, NA permission / Bin-kheti / Diversion

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • MP Bhulekh, Govt of MP
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

Settlement Commissioner (Jamabandi Ayukta)

Offices

जमाबंदी आयुक्त Marathi

Also written: jamabandi ayukta, settlement commissioner, jamabandi commissioner

Head of Maharashtra's survey, settlement and land records department.

The MLRC provides for a Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records with land-records officers below; the Mahabhumi portal (7/12, 8-A, property cards, e-Mojani, maps) runs under the जमाबंदी आयुक्त.

महाराष्ट्र के भूमि अभिलेख विभाग का प्रमुख।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: SLR / DILR, Mahabhumi / Mahabhulekh

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • Mahabhumi, Govt of Maharashtra

SLR / DILR

Offices

Also written: SLR, DILR, TILR

Land-records officers who survey, measure and keep maps.

MLRC s.8 lists Superintendents of Land Records and District Inspectors of Land Records under the Settlement Commissioner. In Goa, the Directorate of Settlement & Land Records (with SSLRs and ISLRs) maintains cadastral survey records under the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968.

नाप-जोख, सीमांकन और सर्वे नक्शों के अधिकारी।

Used in: Maharashtra, Goa

Related: Mojani (measurement), Demarcation (seemankan)

Sources (2)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • DSLR, Govt of Goa

Survey number

Other words

सर्व्हे क्रमांक Marathi

Also written: survey no, S.No., bhumapan kramank

Number for a parcel whose area and assessment are separately entered in land records.

The MLRC defines a survey number as land whose area and assessment are separately entered under an indicative number. It is the key for searching 7/12s, Form I & XIV and maps; confirm the deed's number matches the record.

वह खेत-संख्या जिसका क्षेत्रफल और आकारणी रिकॉर्ड में अलग दर्ज हो।

Differences between states
Gujarat AnyROR searches by survey or block number (secondary). Goa adds sub-division number; MP also uses plot number.

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Related: Hissa (sub-division), Gat number

Sources (3)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • DSLR, Govt of Goa
  • Landeed (secondary)

T

Tahsildar

People and posts

तहसीलदार Hindiनायब तहसीलदार Hindi

Also written: tehsildar, naib tahsildar

Chief revenue officer of a taluka/tehsil; naib tahsildar is the deputy.

The tahsildar heads taluka revenue administration, with naib tahsildars below. In Chhattisgarh they decide undisputed mutation, partition and demarcation; in MP the tahsildar passes mutation orders (secondary).

तहसील का मुख्य राजस्व अधिकारी; नायब तहसीलदार उसका सहायक है।

Differences between states
Gujarat, Goa and DNH-DD call the post mamlatdar.

Used in: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Related: Mamlatdar, Patwari

In the Academy encyclopaedia ›

Sources (2)
  • BCA Journal (secondary)
  • CG Revenue Dept guaranteed-services list

Talathi / Talati

People and posts

तलाठी Hindi

Also written: talathi, talati, talati-cum-mantri

Village revenue officer who keeps the village forms, 7/12, 8-A and mutation register.

The talathi (talati in Gujarat) maintains the village forms and records mutation entries; under MLRC s.7(4) the Collector appoints talathis for a saza, and kotwals as village servants. Gujarat often calls the post talati-cum-mantri.

गाँव के राजस्व रजिस्टर और फेरफार रखने वाला कर्मचारी।

Differences between states
MP/CG equivalent: patwari.

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat

Related: Patwari, Circle Officer / Circle Inspector

Sources (3)
  • Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 (IELRC)
  • Wikipedia (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

V

Varsai (heirship entry)

Processes

વારસાઈ નોંધ Gujarati

Also written: varsai, varsai nondh, heirship mutation

Mutation entry recording the heirs of a deceased landholder in Gujarat.

A varsai entry records the heirs of a deceased holder in the record of rights; Gujarat's iORA accepts online varsai applications. Buyers of inherited land should confirm every heir is entered.

मृत धारक के वारिसों को रिकॉर्ड में दर्ज करने की प्रविष्टि।

Used in: Gujarat

Related: Ferfar (mutation entry), iORA

Sources (1)
  • iORA, Govt of Gujarat

Village Form (Gaon Namuna)

Records and registers

गाव नमुना Marathiગામ નમૂના Gujarati

Also written: gaon namuna, gav namuna, gam namuna

Numbered village revenue registers kept by the talathi; Forms 6, 7/12 and 8-A matter most.

Village forms are the numbered registers kept at village level by the talathi. Buyers mostly meet Form 6 (mutations), Forms 7 and 12 (the 7/12) and Form 8-A (holder-wise khata); Maharashtra's 1971 rules prescribe the record of rights and registers.

गाव नमुना तलाठी के क्रमांकित गाँव-रजिस्टर हैं, जैसे 6, 7/12 और 8-अ।

Used in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Related: 7/12 extract (Satbara utara), 8-A extract

Sources (3)
  • MH RoR Rules 1971 (LegitQuest)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)
  • Specimen 7/12, GCOE Jalgaon

W

Watan land

Ownership and tenure

वतन Marathi

Also written: watan, vatan, watandar

Historic grant linked to village service; often transfer-restricted after abolition.

Watan is a type of alienated land linked to village service (BCAJ). Secondary guides cite the Inferior Village Watans Abolition Act 1958 and say transfer or partition needs prior Collector sanction.

गाँव-सेवा से जुड़ी पुरानी अनुदान ज़मीन; बिक्री पर पाबंदी हो सकती है।

Used in: Maharashtra

Related: Inam land, Occupant Class I / Class II

Sources (2)
  • BCA Journal (secondary)
  • Secondary guide (commercial land portal)

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