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District guide
Buying Land in Barnala
Open to Indian buyers, with the Ludhiana–Bathinda highway restarted in 2025, tubewell-dependent groundwater that is over-exploited and no sourced per-acre price.
5.95 lakh
Population (Census 2011)
1,423 sq km
Area
Over 95% land handed over (Feb 2025)
Ludhiana–Bathinda highway
Open (NRIs barred)
Outsider agricultural land
*Indicative range across districts and land types. Stamp duty, registration and conversion charges are additional. Local measurement units vary — every listing states the unit it is priced in. Not a valuation or an offer.
PLRS — Punjab Land Records SocietyDistrict land record — Barnala
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Punjab
Sub-divisions
2 tehsils (Barnala · Tapa), 3 sub-tehsils (Bhadaur · Dhanaula · Mehal Kalan) and 3 development blocks (Barnala · Mehal Kalan · Sehna) (Punjab Police district page)
Key markets
Barnala city · Tapa · Bhadaur · Dhanaula · Sehna · Mehal Kalan
Demand anchors
Ludhiana–Bathinda highway corridor · paddy-wheat farm economy
Rail
Not opened for this page
Size and population
About 1,423 sq km · 5.95 lakh people at the 2011 Census (Punjab Pollution Control Board district plan)
Pricing unit
₹ per acre for farmland · ₹ per sq yd for colony plots
Local units
Revenue records give areas in acre, kanal and marla: 1 kanal = 20 marla and 8 kanal = 1 acre (standard Punjab usage; no official conversion table was opened). Take the area from the fard
Land records
Easy Jamabandi: jamabandi copies with a QR code and online mutation, launched June 2025 (The Tribune)
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Punjab page and apply to every district within it.
Barnala — land purchase legal rules
The Act text we read limits how much land a family may hold, not who may buy. The main check is land classification: village common land (Shamlat Deh) vests in the Gram Panchayat, and a private seller cannot pass title to it.
Who can buy agricultural land? Section 4 of the Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 (Act No. 10 of 1973) caps what a person or family may hold. We found no clause in the text we read that limits the buyer by domicile or occupation; the copy is a 2005 printout, so a Punjab revenue lawyer should confirm there is no later restriction.
Ceiling limits: under Section 4(2) the permissible area is 7 hectares of two-crop irrigated land, 11 hectares of one-crop irrigated land and 20.5 hectares of barani land, with other classes capped at 21.8 hectares. A family of more than five gets one-fifth extra per additional member, for at most three members. Section 12 makes a transfer beyond the limit void (Act text, Punjab Land Records Society). A 2017 amending Bill took land bought for housing, industry, tourism and institutions outside the Act and asks the buyer to tell the Collector of the change of use within a year (Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Bill 33-PLA-2017).
Shamlat Deh — the parcel that cannot be sold: under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 this land vests in the Gram Panchayat, which may dispose of it only for the benefit of villagers and, under the rules, with prior government approval; the Collector decides disputes over its status. A private seller therefore cannot give a buyer title to it. Match every khasra number against the seller's current Jamabandi before paying any advance; the state reported in Tribune, June 2025 that its Easy Jamabandi portal issues free digitally signed copies with a QR code.
NRI Power of Attorney: a power-of-attorney sale does not transfer title; in Suraj Lamp & Industries v State of Haryana (Supreme Court, 2011) the Court held that only a registered deed of conveyance does, though an attorney may sign that registered deed for the owner. If the seller is abroad, read the PoA for an express power to sell and for its registration.
NRI & OCI buyers: the Reserve Bank's Master Direction under FEMA 1999 lets NRIs and OCIs buy immovable property other than agricultural land, plantation property or a farm house. That applies across India, Punjab included.
- Ceiling, not buyer class
- Ceiling: 7 / 11 / 20.5 ha
- Shamlat Deh: Panchayat land
- NRI PoA: registered deed
- NRI agri: barred (FEMA)
- Jamabandi check
Barnala — district-specific notes
The full Punjab legal framework on our state page applies to Barnala in full. The notes below are specific to this district and are not repeated from the state page. Law was read in October 2026 from Act texts, one Supreme Court judgment and press reports; where an official page did not open, the note says so.
⚠ Any Indian citizen can buy, subject to a ceiling. The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 (PLRS text) limits a holding under Section 4(2) to seven hectares of land irrigated for two crops a year, eleven hectares of one-crop irrigated land and 20.5 hectares of barani land, with 21.8 hectares as the outer limit for other and mixed classes, and Section 12 makes a transfer beyond that area null and void. The text we read carries no clause that bars buyers from outside Punjab or non-agriculturists; a Congress leader's January 2023 request for a Himachal-style law implies that none exists (The Tribune, January 2023). We read no amendments, so confirm any exemption with a Punjab revenue lawyer.
⚠ Change of land use (CLU) is what makes farmland buildable, and colonies and plotted layouts fall under the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995 (PAPRA). A notification of 5 December 2025 requires a colony promoter to hold the entire project land in clear title before CLU approval, replacing an earlier 25% threshold (Outlook Money, December 2025). A receipt for an application is not permission: ask for the granted CLU order, the approved layout and the RERA registration where one applies. We opened no PUDA fee schedule, so we give no CLU fees or timelines.
⚠ Plots cut from farmland are the main trap. A 2024 amendment to PAPRA, approved by the Assembly on 3 September 2024, let holders of a power of attorney or stamp-paper agreement to sell dated up to 31 July 2024 register plots of up to 500 sq yd in unauthorised colonies without a no-objection certificate (NOC) (The Tribune, October 2024); the window opened on 1 December 2024 and was extended to 31 August 2025 (The Tribune, March 2025). In March 2025 a High Court bench directed strict compliance with Section 20(3) (PTC News, March 2025), and The Tribune reported in May 2025 that the state had stopped registering plots in unauthorised colonies without an NOC (The Tribune, May 2025). We did not read the order, so ask the Sub-Registrar and a local advocate what the specific plot needs.
⚠ Land pooling: Punjab's Land Pooling Policy 2025 was notified in May or June 2025 (The Tribune's reports give 14 May and 4 June; the GMADA page dates it 4 June), amended on 25 July, stayed by the High Court on 7 August and withdrawn by notification on 14 August 2025; on 11 September the court disposed of the challenges as infructuous (The Tribune, September 2025). The Tribune reports an optional revised policy in November 2025 and an enhanced package in April 2026 (The Tribune, June 2026); we have not read the official text of either. We found no list of pooled villages for Barnala, so ask the development authority whether a village or survey number lies inside any notified scheme before paying a deposit.
⚠ Barnala was a police district from 1991 and became a revenue district on 10 November 2006 (Punjab Police district page). It is bordered by Ludhiana, Moga, Bathinda and Sangrur, so records for villages near the Sangrur boundary may still carry Sangrur references; confirm the tehsil and Sub-Registrar on the fard.
⚠ Acquired land: land inside a highway alignment is acquired by NHAI and compensation disputes are common. Ask whether the khasra number appears in the NHAI acquisition notification and award before you buy parcels near a corridor. This applies to the Ludhiana–Bathinda highway, on which The Tribune reported in February 2025 that 72.04 km of the 75.54 km had been handed to NHAI (The Tribune, February 2025), and to the Mohali–Barnala corridor.
⚠ NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land, plantation land or a farmhouse in India; the Reserve Bank's Master Direction under FEMA permits purchase of other immovable assets only (RBI Master Direction, updated September 2022). Barnala is not among the six districts named in the border-fence survey request. In April 2026 the Ministry of Home Affairs asked the Deputy Commissioners of Ferozepur, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Fazilka for a social impact survey on moving the border fence (All India Radio, 13 April 2026). We found no published rule that bars buyers in a border district, and we did not research BSF fence-zone rules. Shamlat Deh (village common land) is vested in the village panchayat by Section 4 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, so a private seller cannot give title to it. See the NRI land guide.
Read the Punjab state guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules, and the state-wise land law guides for how the rules differ across our corridor states.
- PAPRA 1995
- CLU required
- Ceiling 7 / 11 / 20.5 ha
- Expressway acquisition
- NRI agri ban (FEMA)
District overview
Barnala — a small Malwa district of paddy and wheat on the Ludhiana–Bathinda corridor
Buying land in Barnala means buying in a small, rural Malwa district. Barnala became a revenue district in November 2006 (Punjab Police district page), covers about 1,423 sq km and had 5.95 lakh people at the 2011 Census (PPCB district plan). It has two tehsils (Barnala and Tapa), three sub-tehsils (Bhadaur, Dhanaula and Mehal Kalan) and three blocks (Barnala, Mehal Kalan and Sehna). Search interest is small, so this page is written for agricultural land buyers who already have Barnala in mind.
The land is flat and farmed twice a year. The ICAR-CRIDA contingency plan (reference years 2004-08, so dated) gives sandy loam on 88.2% of the area, wheat on 112,100 hectares and cotton on 13,900 hectares of a 124,500-hectare net sown area, with a cropping intensity of 200%. CGWB's district booklet adds rice on 1,050 sq km, normal rainfall of 504 mm, and irrigation from tubewells on 970 sq km against 270 sq km from canals (CGWB; years not stated). Paddy is therefore a main crop here, and the two sources disagree on rice, so treat the crop mix as approximate.
The district's land story is the Ludhiana–Bathinda highway, a 75.54 km six-lane road that crosses Barnala and Tapa tehsils (NBM&CW, October 2021), and the proposed 108 km Mohali–Barnala corridor, which PIB listed as yet to be awarded in February 2024 (PIB). We found no sourced farmland price for Barnala, so the price table carries none: that is a limit of the evidence, not a statement that land is cheap or dear.
- Barnala
- Tapa
- Bhadaur
- Dhanaula
- Sehna
- Highway corridor
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Barnala
5%
Stamp duty (2017-18 audit rate)
current rate to confirm with the Sub-Registrar
6% / 4%
Men / women, as reported
press reports, 2018 and 2020
1%
Registration fee
capped at ₹2 lakh (2017-18 audit)
The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on Punjab's revenue sector records stamp duty on a sale deed at 5% of the higher of the deed value and the collector rate, a 1% social infrastructure cess and a 1% registration fee capped at ₹2 lakh, as in force in 2017-18 (CAG report, 2019). The Tribune says an earlier 3% cess was waived in July 2017 (The Tribune, February 2020), and press reports of 2018 and 2020 put the rate at 6% for men and 4% for women (The Statesman, June 2018). A woman buying in her own name gets a 2% rebate on stamp duty, or 1% on a joint registration, and a 2018 amendment reclaims it if the land passes to a male relative within a year (same Statesman report). The state also waived 2.25% in extra duty and fees for March 2023 only (The Tribune, March 2023). We opened no official current rate schedule and found no report of a change in 2025 or 2026, so treat these as the last published figures and confirm the current rate with the Sub-Registrar before budgeting. Collector rates matter as much as the duty rate. Barnala is one of 12 districts that The Tribune named in August 2025 as having had rises of 5% to 50%, without a Barnala figure, and a further statewide rise was put on hold (The Tribune, August 2025). Patiala's rates were raised by up to 100% in some areas in 2024 (The Tribune, August 2024). We found no village-wise Barnala list, so look up the village before pricing an offer.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Barnala
No sourced price evidence for the district. The cards below say what we looked at and what a buyer should collect.
Farmland prices: none sourced
No per-acre figure sourced
We publish no Barnala per-acre figure. Listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals, and we found no Barnala village-level collector rate or NHAI compensation award.
Check: registered deeds from the same village and the collector rate; there is no sourced band to anchor on.
Highway proximity is a price story, not a price
Ludhiana–Bathinda highway: no dated land-price evidence
The Tribune reported in February 2025 that NHAI had taken possession of 72.04 km of the 75.54 km needed, over 95%, and that the full land for Package 1 and a 12.2 km stretch of Package 2 in Barnala was available (The Tribune, February 2025). We found no report of land-price changes along it.
Check: whether any premium quoted for a plot near the highway is supported by a registered deed.
Collector rates to check
August 2025: Barnala among 12 districts with rises
The Tribune reported in August 2025 that 12 districts, Barnala among them, had received collector-rate rises of 5% to 50%, gave no Barnala figure, and said a further statewide rise was put on hold (The Tribune).
Check: the current village rate, because stamp duty follows the higher of the deal value and the collector rate.
Units: acre, kanal, marla
Farmland is sold by the acre and small plots by the kanal or marla: 1 kanal = 20 marla and 8 kanal = 1 acre (standard Punjab usage; no official conversion table was opened). The fard shows area in acre, kanal and marla, so convert every quote to acres before comparing two offers.
Connectivity
How Barnala connects — road, rail and air
Barnala lies on the Ludhiana–Bathinda highway line. We did not find route-checked distances, so none is given.
By road
By air
By rail & metro
Barnala is a road-first district whose value depends on how a parcel reaches the Ludhiana–Bathinda highway, which is access-controlled. Ask for the NHAI interchange and service-road plan. Full Punjab rules for buyers from outside the state: Punjab state guide and the state-wise land law guides.
Growth catalysts
Upcoming infrastructure & developments
Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government timelines are not guaranteed; items marked confirm rest on single or older reports.
00Operational corridors
02In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Barnala
A flat, double-cropped Malwa district where tubewells carry most irrigation and groundwater is over-exploited. Water decides what a parcel is worth.
🌾 Barnala plain (Barnala, Tapa, Bhadaur, Dhanaula)
The ICAR-CRIDA Barnala plan (reference years 2004-08, so dated) gives sandy loam on 124,500 hectares, 88.2% of the area, wheat on 112,100 hectares and cotton on 13,900 hectares, with a net sown area of 124,500 hectares and a cropping intensity of 200%. CGWB's district booklet lists rice on 1,050 sq km and wheat on 1,150 sq km, with no year given (CGWB). Paddy is a main crop; the two sources differ on rice, so the mix is approximate.
- Wheat
- Paddy
- Cotton
- Sandy loam
💧 Tubewell and canal water
CGWB's booklet reports normal annual rainfall of 504 mm and irrigation from tube and bore wells on 970 sq km against 270 sq km from canals (CGWB; years not stated). The PPCB district plan counts 38,823 borewells (PPCB).
- Tubewells
- Canals
- 504 mm rainfall
- Borewells
🌧️ Flood and waterlogging history
We found no sourced figure for flood or waterlogging extent in Barnala. The Rajya Sabha reply on the 2025 floods gives only Punjab-wide figures (MHA, December 2025). Ask neighbours and the village record about low-lying fields and standing water.
- Flood history
- Waterlogging
- Village records
💧 Groundwater
Statewide, CGWB's 2024 assessment gives a stage of extraction of 156.87% with 115 of 153 assessment units over-exploited (CGWB), and PIB reports 156.36% for the 2025 assessment (PIB, December 2025). For Barnala itself the latest block table we opened is the CGWB district booklet, which classes all three blocks as over-exploited at 31 March 2009: Barnala 257%, Sehna 224%, Mehal Kalan 105%, district 197%. That is old data, so ask for the current block category and the borewell depth in the village.
📐 Measurement units
Punjab land units: 1 kanal = 20 marla and 8 kanal = 1 acre (standard Punjab usage; no official conversion table was opened). Convert every quote to acres before comparing two offers.
At a glance
Barnala vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Collector-rate news | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barnala | Named among 12 districts with rises of 5–50%; no Barnala figure | The Tribune, Aug 2025 |
| Sangrur | Named among the 12; no Sangrur figure | See the Sangrur page |
| Malerkotla | Named among the 12; no Malerkotla figure | See the Malerkotla page |
| Patiala: Rajpura belt | Rates raised by up to 100% in some areas (2024) | The Tribune, Aug 2024; see the Patiala page |
Collector-rate news, not market prices; rates and proposals vary by locality. Barnala has no sourced per-acre price. See the Sangrur page for the neighbouring district.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Barnala
Four points that rest on location and projects, and one honest note: there is no price evidence to test them against.
A corridor that is mostly acquired
The Tribune reported in February 2025 that over 95% of the land for the Ludhiana–Bathinda highway had been handed to NHAI, and in March 2025 that work had begun. No completion date has been published since, so price on what is open today.
Productive double-cropped land
Sandy loam on 88.2% of the area and a cropping intensity of 200% (ICAR-CRIDA, 2004-08 data) describe a productive farm district, though irrigation leans on tubewells in an area where all three blocks were over-exploited in 2009 data.
A small district with fewer buyers
Barnala had 5.95 lakh people in 2011 and we found no sourced price series. That can mean fewer competing buyers, but also fewer comparables and weaker resale liquidity.
Paddy, wheat and some cotton
CGWB lists rice on 1,050 sq km and wheat on 1,150 sq km, and the CRIDA plan lists cotton on 13,900 hectares. A buyer who plans to lease land out should ask local farmers what the land actually grows.
A market that rewards paperwork
With CLU, acquisition, flood and collector-rate questions all parcel-specific, and no price band to lean on, a buyer who documents each question is better placed than one relying on a broker.
Confirm CLU, acquisition, flood and collector-rate status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Barnala
Read these before shortlisting in Barnala specifically.
No price evidence
We found no sourced price series and no Barnala compensation award. Without comparables a buyer cannot tell a fair ask from an expectation. Collect registered deeds.
Stressed groundwater
CGWB's booklet classed all three Barnala blocks as over-exploited (2009 data), and 115 of 153 assessment units statewide were over-exploited in the 2024 assessment. Check the borewell depth and the current block category.
Highway timeline is open
Work restarted in March 2025 after a stall, but the original August 2025 target has passed and we found no revised date. Price on what is open.
Acquisition and access
Access-controlled expressways limit entry points. A parcel near the road may have no direct access. Ask for the interchange and service-road plan.
CLU and unauthorised colonies
Farmhouse-ready labels do not prove CLU. Ask for the CLU order and for NOC and layout approval on any plot.
Collector rates in motion
Barnala was among 12 districts with rises by August 2025, and a further rise was put on hold. Duty follows the higher of the deal value and the rate, so check the village rate on the day you sign.
Flood and waterlogging history
We found no sourced flood figure for Barnala. Ask for waterlogging history in low-lying villages.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & development offices
Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Tehsildar of Barnala or Tapa, or the Naib Tehsildar of the sub-tehsil (Bhadaur, Dhanaula, Mehal Kalan). CLU and layout approval go through the Punjab planning authority for the area, and sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar. The state's Easy Jamabandi service issues digitally signed jamabandi copies with a QR code and handles online mutation (The Tribune, June 2025). We could not open the Barnala district portal (its robots file blocked our fetch) or any Punjab rate page, so confirm portal addresses and village rates with the office.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Barnala.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
Can an outsider buy agricultural land in Barnala?
Yes, on the texts we read. The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 sets a holding ceiling (seven hectares of two-crop irrigated land, eleven hectares of one-crop irrigated land, 20.5 hectares of barani land) but we found no residence or non-agriculturist bar. NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land under the RBI's FEMA Master Direction. We read no amendments, so confirm any exemption with a Punjab revenue lawyer.
02 of 04
What does agricultural land cost in Barnala?
We publish no per-acre band, because listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals and we found no Barnala compensation award. The only price-related report is collector-rate news: The Tribune named Barnala among 12 districts with rises of 5% to 50% by August 2025, without a Barnala figure. Check the village's collector rate at the Sub-Registrar.
03 of 04
What stamp duty applies to land in Barnala?
The last published figures we found are 5% stamp duty, a 1% social infrastructure cess and a 1% registration fee capped at ₹2 lakh (CAG report, 2017-18 data), and press reports of 6% for men and 4% for women. A woman buyer gets a 2% rebate that is reclaimed if the land passes to a male relative within a year. We opened no current official schedule, so confirm the rate with the Sub-Registrar.
04 of 04
Which projects affect land in Barnala?
The 75.54 km Ludhiana–Bathinda highway crosses Barnala and Tapa tehsils. The Tribune reported in February 2025 that over 95% of its land had been handed to NHAI and in March 2025 that work had begun; we found no revised completion date. The 108 km Mohali–Barnala corridor was listed as yet to be awarded by PIB in February 2024.
Transparency
Sources and references
Law and courts
- Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 (ss. 4, 12), Punjab Land Records Society, text opened October 2026
- Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (s. 4), India Code
- Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana, Supreme Court, 11 Oct 2011
Government
- Master Direction FED 12/2015-16 on immovable assets under FEMA, Reserve Bank of India, updated 1 Sep 2022
- District history (revenue district date, tehsils, blocks, neighbours), Punjab Police Barnala
- Barnala district environment plan (area, population, villages), Punjab Pollution Control Board
- Barnala ground water information booklet (rainfall, irrigation, 2009 block table), CGWB
- Barnala agriculture contingency plan (soils, crops), ICAR-CRIDA
- Dynamic ground water resources of Punjab 2024, CGWB
- Groundwater assessment, PIB, 18 Dec 2025
- Greenfield corridors under Bharatmala, PIB, 7 Feb 2024
- Centre starts process to move border fencing in Punjab, All India Radio, 13 Apr 2026
- Land pooling policy page, GMADA
News
- Shelved Ludhiana-Bathinda highway project back on track, The Tribune, 5 Feb 2025
- Work begins to build Ludhiana-Bathinda national highway at Rs 1,555 crore, The Tribune, 5 Mar 2025
- NHAI expedites Rs 1,716-cr Ludhiana-Bathinda NH project, NBM&CW, 29 Oct 2021
- Highways of progress: new expressways to benefit major cities of Punjab, India Blooms, 22 May 2023
- Proposals to raise collector rates put on back burner, The Tribune, 13 Aug 2025
- Cash-strapped state hikes collector rates, The Tribune, 7-8 Aug 2024
- Stamp duty chapter, CAG report no. 3 of 2019 (Punjab revenue sector)
- Govt to impose 1% cess on property registration, The Tribune, Feb 2020
- Punjab amends rule to bar misuse of stamp-duty rebate for women, The Statesman, June 2018
- Punjab announces 2.25% exemption in stamp duty, The Tribune, Mar 2023
- Now NOC not needed to register land deeds, The Tribune, Oct 2024
- Now plots can be registered without NOC till August 31, The Tribune, Mar 2025
- HC halts plot registrations without mandatory NOC, PTC News, Mar 2025
- Govt stalls registration of plots without NOC, The Tribune, May 2025
- HC disposes of pleas against Punjab land pooling policy, The Tribune, Sep 2025
- Why Punjab keeps rewriting its land pooling policy, The Tribune explainer, Jun 2026
- Punjab tightens real estate rules: full land title mandatory for CLU, Outlook Money, Dec 2025
- Govt rolls out Easy Jamabandi portal, The Tribune, 13 Jun 2025
- Khaira seeks bill to restrict purchase of agri land by non-Punjabis, The Tribune, Jan 2023
Further reading
- Punjab Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2017, Punjab Vidhan Sabha
- Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2024, PRS
- Village Common Lands Act page, Punjab Revenue Department
- Rajya Sabha reply on Punjab floods, MHA, 3 Dec 2025
- Balance-for-award list, NHAI, 1 Mar 2026
- Agriculture land-use statistics, Punjab Agriculture Department
- Monsoon 2026 report for Punjab, IMD Chandigarh
- After Katra e-way, other stalled NHAI projects also take off, The Tribune, 31 Aug 2024
Data-currency note: census figures reflect 2011, the latest full Census. Crop figures are from reference years 2004-08 and the CGWB groundwater table is for 2009, so both are dated. Road statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly. The stamp-duty figures are the last published ones we found; no official current rate schedule opened. Collector rates and policies change by notification. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.
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