Gift deed
Register Your Khata Transfer in Agra
Known locally as Dakhil Kharij (दाखिल खारिज). Drafted, verified and registered by Uttar Pradesh legal partners — fixed fee from ₹6,499*.
Serving Agra and the surrounding belt: Mathura, Firozabad, Etawah, Aligarh, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Hathras, Fatehpur Sikri, Etah and Mainpuri.
The above charges do not include government fees, stamp duty, or any additional incidental / out-of-pocket expenses incurred at government offices.
Khata Transfer stamp duty & registration charges in Agra
Under the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006. Most Agra properties fall within Agra Nagar Nigam / ADA limits.
Agricultural and urban property follow different routes in UP — the tehsil handles khatauni entries while the municipal corporation handles the tax record.
How a khata transfer is registered in Agra
- Establish whether the property is recorded in the khatauni (revenue) or the municipal assessment register.
- Obtain the registered deed, prior khatauni or tax record and latest paid receipt.
- File the dakhil kharij application at the tehsil, or with the municipal body for urban property.
- The Lekhpal verifies and reports on the application.
- A notice period runs for objections.
- The Tehsildar or the municipal authority approves the mutation.
- Obtain the updated khatauni or revised tax assessment in the new owner's name.
Documents required in Agra
- Khatauni / khasra extract
- Prior municipal tax assessment
- Registered sale deed / gift deed / partition deed (certified copy)
- Previous owner's record extract
- Latest property tax paid receipt
- Encumbrance Certificate
- Aadhaar and PAN of the applicant
- Death certificate and legal heir certificate, where the transfer is by inheritance
- Affidavit and indemnity bond in the prescribed format
Sub-Registrar Offices in Agra
Agra SadarAgra-1Agra-2EtmadpurKiraoliFatehabadBah
Local terms used in Agra registration offices
Mutation in revenue records
Record of Rights extract
Government-notified minimum value
What goes wrong — Uttar Pradesh and Agra specifics
Development authority leasehold adds a step
Property allotted by LDA, Noida, Greater Noida or Ghaziabad Development Authority is frequently leasehold. The authority's own transfer memorandum is required in addition to municipal mutation.
Khatauni entries carry historical share fractions
UP revenue records often record undivided fractional shares accumulated over generations. Mutation of a purchased share requires reconciling the deed against those fractions, which is the usual source of delay.
Registration alone does not make you the recorded owner
This is the most widely misunderstood point in Indian property. A registered deed transfers title between the parties, but municipal and revenue records continue to show the previous owner until mutation completes. Banks, buyers and utilities rely on those records.
Unpaid dues block the application
Outstanding property tax, water charges or society dues attached to the property will stall a mutation application. These need clearing — and evidencing — before filing rather than after rejection.
A mismatch between deed and record is the usual cause of rejection
Differences in name spelling, property extent, survey number or boundary description between the registered deed and the existing record are the most common reason applications are returned. Reconciling them before filing avoids months of delay.
Taj Trapezium Zone restricts construction and industry
Agra falls within the Supreme Court-supervised Taj Trapezium Zone, which restricts polluting industry and constrains construction near the monument. These restrictions bind an owner regardless of clean title and have been actively enforced.
ASI protected-monument buffer zones
Construction within the regulated area around protected monuments requires National Monuments Authority clearance. Agra has an unusual concentration of such zones, and buyers frequently discover the restriction only at building permission.
Khata Transfer services across Agra
Khata Transfer FAQs — Agra
Can I build freely near the Taj Mahal?
No. Agra sits within the Taj Trapezium Zone, a Supreme Court-supervised area restricting polluting industry and constraining construction, and separate ASI buffer zones apply around protected monuments requiring National Monuments Authority clearance. Clean title does not imply you may build — this is the defining Agra issue.
Which Sub-Registrar Office covers Civil Lines or Dayal Bagh?
Central and northern Agra is served by the Agra Sadar and numbered Agra offices, with Etmadpur, Kiraoli, Fatehabad and Bah covering the district. Jurisdiction follows the property's location.
What is the stamp duty on a family gift deed in Agra?
Uttar Pradesh caps stamp duty at ₹5,000 for a gift to a notified family member plus roughly ₹1,000 processing, with registration at 1% capped at ₹20,000, under a January 2026 notification. Indicative figures — confirm before executing.
Does ADA leasehold affect my Agra property?
Agra Development Authority allotments are frequently leasehold and require the Authority's transfer permission. Municipal mutation alone does not update the ADA record, leaving the buyer's position incomplete against the Authority.