Every parcel in Bihar and Jharkhand has a paper lineage. Understanding the difference between a Kewala, a Khatiyan, and a Jamabandi is the single most important step to preventing property fraud and costly circle-office rejections.
Evidences the specific conveyance of property rights between seller and buyer.
Must verify the complete 30-year chain of prior deeds, boundary recitals (Chauhaddi), and volume index to avoid purchasing from someone whose own title is defective.
Certified copy (Nakal) can be obtained from the concerned District Sub-Registrar office by filing an inspection search.
The fundamental statutory record of land rights established during state cadastral surveys (CS 1902–1932 and RS 1965–1975).
Proves whether the land was historically Raiyati (tenant-owned), Gair Majarua (government/communal), or Bakasht. Essential for identifying tenancy transfer restrictions under SPT/CNT acts.
District Collectorate Record Room (Abhilekhagar) or online portal where digitized.
Official state revenue ledger showing who is currently recognized as the tenant paying rent to the government.
A sale deed without an updated Jamabandi cannot yield a valid Dakhil-Kharij (Mutation). Discrepancies between deed names and Register-II are the #1 cause of land transaction rejections.
Viewable online via Jharbhoomi (Jharkhand) or Bihar Bhumi (Bihar); certified copy issued by Circle Office.
Proof of annual land revenue tax paid to the state government.
Confirms that the government currently accepts rent from the recorded holder. Unpaid lagan for years indicates abandoned, disputed, or encumbered property.
Generated digitally upon payment of land rent through the state portal.
Scale map showing the exact physical geometric boundary of every Khesra (plot) in the Mauza.
Used by certified Amins to conduct Total Station measurements. Crucial for verifying that the plot on the ground matches the Mauza map without encroachment.
State Bhu-Naksha online viewer or certified printed sheets from the district settlement office.
Official administrative certificate certifying lawful physical possession and ownership of the applicant.
Mandatory for agricultural bank loans, KCC, commercial subsidies, and required by many registration offices before executing high-value transfers.
Applied online through the circle revenue portal with supporting deed and Jamabandi copies.
Structured family hierarchy detailing all legal male and female heirs of the original recorded tenant.
In sales of ancestral land, an omitted brother, sister, or widow can file a partition lawsuit (Batwara) even 20 years later. An authentic Vanshavali ensures all co-sharers sign or issue NOCs.
Prepared by family elders and verified by the local Mukhiya/Sarpanch or affirmed before an Executive Magistrate.
Certifies whether any registered mortgage, lease, attachment, or court lien exists on the property.
Protects buyers against purchasing land already pledged to a bank or attached by a civil court.
Application in Form 16 at the registry office after depositing inspection search fees.
Send us your Kewala, Khatiyan, or Jamabandi extracts. Our legal and revenue specialists examine the continuous 30-year chain, mutation entries, and statutory tenancy restrictions.