All You Must Know About Khasra

“I am looking to invest in a plot in Uttarakhand. While doing my research, I came across a document named Khasra. What is the importance of this particular document? Where do I get it?” These are some of the questions that we received from Suneel Pandey, one of our blog followers. So, here we are with our next post. 

Understanding Khasra 

In simple words, Khasra number is the survey number given to a plot of land in villages or rural areas. In cities, it is often known as a survey or plot number. It provides details including:

• Area of the plot
• Details of all the previous owners 
• Type of crops and soil, etc.

The document is prepared by the lekhpal. At the village level, a patwari is appointed to update and maintain these land records year-wise. 

Khasra is part of the document named Sharja, which has a complete map of the village land. Using the Khasra number, one can get land ownership history as far back as 50 years.

So, does it establish property rights? Well, Khasra itself is not a record-of-rights, but definitely is an essential document in establishing property rights over a piece of land. 

Did you know?

Interestingly, in the Indian context, Khasra has existed for several centuries now; far predating the British era. In fact, Khasra documents from medieval times are an important source of economic history in some areas of India and Pakistan. 

The difference between Khasra and Khatauni

Now that we understand what Khasra is let’s move onto another commonly confused term Khatuani. Khatauni is a register of persons cultivating or occupying the land. Any change in ownership due to succession or transfer is reflected in Khatauni usually within three months. It contains important details, including:

• Village name
• District 
• Khata number
• Khasra number
• Owner and his/her father’s name 
• Change of ownership year-wise 

How to find the Khasra or Khatauni number?

Now, let’s answer the last question of Suneel Pandey. These days, most of the states have digitised their land records. Thus, one can easily find the Khasra or Khatuani number on the revenue department website of the state concerned. Alternatively, you can also get the document from the tehsildar’s or patwari’s office. 

The following table states the revenue department websites of various states along with the links: 

State	Website	Link
Uttarakhand	Bhulekh	http://bhulekh.uk.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp
Uttar Pradesh	Bhulekh	http://upbhulekh.gov.in/
Himachal Pradesh	Bhulekh	https://lrc.hp.nic.in/lrc/Revenue/viewlandrecords.aspx
Assam	Dharitree	http://revenueassam.nic.in/dharitreeonline/select_district_user_public.php
Delhi	Bhulekh	https://dlrc.delhigovt.nic.in/
Karnataka	Survey, Settlement & Land Records	https://landrecords.karnataka.gov.in/
Andhra Pradesh	Meebhoomi	https://meebhoomi.ap.gov.in/
Telangana	Know your land status	https://ccla.telangana.gov.in/integratedLandRegistry.do
Maharashtra	Mahabhumi	https://bhulekh.mahabhumi.gov.in/
Gujarat	E-Dhara	https://revenuedepartment.gujarat.gov.in/e-dhara-forms
Goa	Bhulekh	https://egov.goa.nic.in/dslr/f114new.aspx
Haryana	Jamabandi	https://jamabandi.nic.in/
Punjab	Jamabandi	http://jamabandi.punjab.gov.in/
Jharkhand	Jharbhoomi	https://jharbhoomi.nic.in/jhrlrmsmis/
Odisha	Bhulekh	http://bhulekh.ori.nic.in/RoRView.aspx
Bihar	Biharbhumi	http://lrc.bih.nic.in/ror.aspx
West Bengal	Banglarbhumi	https://banglarbhumi.gov.in/BanglarBhumi/Home.action
Chhattisgarh	Bhuiyan	https://bhuiyan.cg.nic.in/
Rajasthan	Apna khata	http://apnakhata.raj.nic.in/
Madhya Pradesh	Bhulekh	https://www.mpigr.gov.in/indexEnglish.html