Register Your Khata Transfer in Nagpur

Known locally as Ferfar (फेरफार). Drafted, verified and registered by Maharashtra legal partners — fixed fee from ₹6,999*.

Serving Nagpur and the surrounding belt: Wardha, Bhandara, Kamptee, Katol, Ramtek, Umred, Butibori, Hingna, Saoner and Chandrapur.

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 Nagpur

Under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. Most Nagpur properties fall within NMC (Nagpur Municipal Corporation) / NIT limits.

Transfer typeStamp dutyRegistration fee
Ferfar (mutation) entry — revenue recordsCharged per entry by the Talathi officeNominal statutory fee
Municipal property card / tax record transferBMC, PMC, TMC and NMMC each set their own transfer chargesVaries by corporation

Maharashtra distinguishes revenue records (7/12 extract, property card) from municipal tax records. Both usually need updating, and they are handled by different offices.

How a khata transfer is registered in Nagpur

  1. Establish whether the property is recorded on a 7/12 extract, a property card, or a municipal assessment register — the route differs.
  2. Obtain the registered deed, prior extract and latest tax receipt.
  3. File the Ferfar application with the Talathi or the City Survey Office.
  4. The entry is posted to the mutation register and a notice period runs for objections.
  5. Where no objection is raised, the Circle Officer certifies the entry.
  6. Separately apply to the municipal corporation to transfer the property tax record.
  7. Collect the updated 7/12 extract or property card showing the new owner.

Documents required in Nagpur

  • 7/12 extract or municipal property card
  • Society share certificate and NOC, for co-operative societies
  • 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 Nagpur

Nagpur Urban 1Nagpur Urban 2Nagpur Urban 3Nagpur Urban 4Nagpur Urban 5Nagpur RuralHingnaKampteeKatolUmredSaonerRamtek

Local terms used in Nagpur registration offices

Bakshis Patra बक्षीस पत्र

Gift deed

Ferfar फेरफार

Mutation entry in revenue records

Saat Bara (7/12) सात-बारा

Record of Rights extract

Milkat Patrak मिळकत पत्रक

Property card

Nondani नोंदणी

Registration

What goes wrong — Maharashtra and Nagpur specifics

Revenue and municipal records are separate — both must be updated

Updating the 7/12 extract does not update the municipal tax record, and vice versa. Applicants frequently complete one and assume the job is done, then discover the gap at the next sale.

The notice period allows objections

A Ferfar entry is not final on filing. It is posted and open to objection, and a disputed entry goes to the Circle Officer or Tehsildar for decision, which extends the timeline considerably.

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.

Co-operative society share transfer is a third step

For flats in co-operative societies, the share certificate transfer runs through the society and is separate from both revenue and municipal mutation.

NIT and NMC hold parallel layout records

The Nagpur Improvement Trust developed large parts of the city and retains its own layout and lease records alongside NMC's assessment. NIT-leased plots need the Trust's transfer permission, which municipal mutation does not supply.

Gunthewari and unregularised layouts

Nagpur has substantial gunthewari development on unapproved layouts. Regularisation status must be established before transfer, since a deed does not cure the layout defect.

MIHAN and Butibori corridor land classification

Land around the MIHAN SEZ and the Butibori industrial belt is frequently still agriculturally classified or under acquisition, which restricts who may hold it.

Khata Transfer services across Nagpur

Civil LinesDharampethRamdaspethBajaj NagarWardha RoadManish NagarTrimurti NagarPratap NagarLaxmi NagarHingna RoadBesaSadar

Khata Transfer FAQs — Nagpur

Which Sub-Registrar Office covers my Nagpur property?

Nagpur is served by the Nagpur Urban offices numbered 1 to 5 plus Nagpur Rural, with Hingna, Kamptee, Katol, Umred, Saoner and Ramtek covering the district. Jurisdiction follows the property's location, and we confirm and book through IGR Maharashtra.

My plot is on NIT land — does that change anything?

Yes, materially. Nagpur Improvement Trust plots are frequently leasehold and carry transfer conditions. NMC mutation updates the tax record but does not bind NIT, so the Trust's own transfer permission and record update are a separate and necessary step.

What is a gunthewari property and can I transfer it?

Gunthewari refers to plots carved out of agricultural land on unapproved layouts, common across Nagpur's periphery. They can often be registered, but until regularised they face restrictions on loans and building permission — and a transfer passes the defect on rather than curing it.

Is land near MIHAN or Butibori safe to buy?

It requires care. Much of that belt remains agriculturally classified or sits under acquisition notifications, which restricts who may hold it and can render a transfer to a non-agriculturist void. Classification and acquisition status should be checked before you commit.