Apna Khata Rajasthan: Jamabandi Nakal Online, Step by Step

You can see the jamabandi for any farmland in Rajasthan on Apna Khata (apnakhata.rajasthan.gov.in), run by the Board of Revenue, for free. Choose district, tehsil and village, pick your khata, khasra or name, fill a short form and enter an OTP, and the jamabandi nakal opens as a PDF.

This guide walks through every screen, explains each column of the nakal, shows how to get a copy that banks and courts accept, and tells you what to do if something on it has changed without your knowledge.

What is a jamabandi in Rajasthan, and what does it prove?

The jamabandi is Rajasthan's record of rights for agricultural land. It lists every account (khata) in a village, the holders (khatedars) on it with their shares, and each field (khasra) with its area and land type. A copy of it is called a nakal.

It proves who the revenue department has recorded as holding the land, and on what terms. That is what banks, buyers and courts check first.

It does not prove title. Ownership comes from your registered sale deed, gift deed, partition, will or inheritance. The free online copy also says, in Hindi, that some changes may not be updated immediately and that it cannot be used as a certified copy in any court or office.

Rajasthan used to keep jamabandis on a four-year cycle, the chausala system. Apna Khata still offers those older chausala jamabandis alongside the current online one, which helps if you need history. For how the jamabandi compares with khatauni, 7/12 and other states' records, see khasra, khatauni and jamabandi explained.

How do you check your jamabandi on Apna Khata, step by step?

You need the district, tehsil and village, plus a khata number, a khasra number or the holder's name. The portal is in Hindi, so the Hindi labels are given below.

1. 1

   Open Apna Khata

   Type apnakhata.rajasthan.gov.in yourself and click जमाबंदी नकल (jamabandi nakal) on the home page.
2. 2

   Choose district and tehsil

   Pick जिला (district), then तहसील (tehsil). The list includes Rajasthan's newer districts, so if your village is missing, try the district it was carved out of, or the new one.
3. 3

   Choose online or chausala jamabandi

   Select ऑनलाइन जमाबन्दी for the current record. Choose चौसाला पद्धति जमाबन्दी only if you need an old four-year jamabandi.
4. 4

   Find your village

   Pick the first letter of the village (गाँव का प्रथम अक्षर), then click your village. Each one is shown as village name, then patwar circle, then ILR circle.
5. 5

   Choose what you want

   Pick जमाबंदी की प्रतिलिपि (jamabandi copy) or नामांतरण की प्रतिलिपि (mutation copy). Then वर्तमान नकल for today's record, or दिनांक से गत नकल for the record as it stood on an earlier date.
6. 6

   Search by khata, khasra or name

   Choose खाता से, खसरा से or नाम से, then pick the number from the list. Searching by number avoids spelling trouble.
7. 7

   Ask for the nakal and enter the OTP

   Click नकल (सूचनार्थ) for the free informational copy. Fill in applicant name, address, purpose and an Indian mobile number, press Send OTP, enter the code and the jamabandi opens as a PDF.

Save the PDF with today's date in the file name. A dated copy is your baseline if anything changes later.

How do you read each column of a Rajasthan jamabandi?

The nakal is a table, one khata at a time, in Hindi. The exact headings vary a little between versions, but the content is the same: who holds the khata, which fields are in it, how big they are, and what has changed.

Here is an illustrative khata with invented names:

Read the khatedar column carefully. Every heir should appear with a share that adds up to the whole. A share written as 1/2, 1/3 or बराबर (equal) is normal.

The remarks column is the one to watch. Each sale, inheritance, gift or partition is entered through a mutation (namantaran), and the mutation number usually appears here.

Areas are generally in hectares, while families often talk in bighas, and the size of a bigha differs across Rajasthan. Use the land unit converter to compare the two, and confirm the local bigha with the patwari.

How do you get a signed or certified jamabandi copy?

For official use you need more than the free copy. Apna Khata offers two routes.

1. E-signed authorised copy. On the same screen as the free copy there is a button for ई-हस्ताक्षरित अधिकृत नकल, an e-signed authorised nakal. Use this when a bank or office will accept a digitally signed copy.
2. Certified copy from a kiosk. The portal tells you to apply for a certified or authorised copy at a designated kiosk. In practice that means an e-Mitra centre or the tehsil office.

The free informational copy costs nothing. Signed and certified copies carry a small fee that changes from time to time, so check it at the kiosk or on the portal before you pay. Never pay a private website that charges just to show you the free record.

What are the common Apna Khata problems, and how do you fix them?

Most problems have a simple fix.

• The site is slow or will not open. Try later in the Indian night or early morning. Some government sites also load poorly from foreign networks. If it keeps failing, ask a relative in India to check.
• No OTP arrives. The OTP goes only to the Indian mobile number you typed. Check the number, wait a minute and use Resend OTP. A relative can receive it and read it to you on a call.
• The village is not in the list. Check the first letter you chose, the tehsil, and whether the village moved to a new district or tehsil. Villages are listed by their revenue name, which may differ from the local name.
• The name does not match. Names are written in Hindi only, often with the father's name and caste, so English spellings will not match. Search by khata or khasra number instead.
• The khasra number is different now. After resurvey, fields get new khasra and khata numbers. Use the खाता/खसरा मिलान रिपोर्ट (khata/khasra matching report, survey-resurvey) on the portal to match old numbers with new ones.
• You need an older record. Use दिनांक से गत नकल, or the chausala jamabandi. For anything older than the portal holds, file an RTI with the tehsil. Our RTI application generator drafts one for you.

How do you spot a suspicious change, and what should you do?

Compare each new nakal with the last one you saved. Most changes are routine, but some deserve a quick call.

Look for:

• A new mutation number in the remarks that you did not ask for.
• A changed share, or a new name added to your khata.
• A name removed, especially a parent or grandparent being replaced by someone outside the family.
• A mortgage or court note you do not recognise.

If you find one, act within days, not months.

1. 1

   Save the evidence

   Download the current nakal and keep your older copy. Note the mutation number and date.
2. 2

   Get the mutation copy

   On Apna Khata, choose नामांतरण की प्रतिलिपि for that village to see the mutation order and its basis.
3. 3

   Ask the patwari and tehsildar

   Ask the patwari of your patwar circle what the entry is. If it rests on a deed or claim you did not make, take it to the tehsildar in writing.
4. 4

   Object or appeal in time

   If a mutation is still pending, you can object before it is decided. If it has already been approved, it can usually be challenged before the higher revenue officers (the SDO and above). Time limits apply, so talk to a local property lawyer quickly.

Apna Khata also has a mutation application status page (आवेदन की वर्तमान स्थिति), which helps you follow any case. Our guide to mutation, intkal and dakhil-kharij explains how the process works.

How can an NRI handle Apna Khata from abroad?

You can do almost all of it yourself. The main hurdle is the OTP, which needs an Indian mobile number.

• Keep an Indian number active, or agree with one trusted relative that they will receive and read out the OTP.
• Plan around India hours. The tehsil, patwari and e-Mitra centres work Indian office hours. Our India office hours planner finds a time that suits both sides.
• Send a relative safely. A relative can view the record, collect certified copies and ask the patwari questions without any power of attorney. Do not sign a broad power of attorney just so someone can check records. Nobody should sign, apply for a mutation or agree to anything on your behalf without your written instruction.

For Rajasthan-specific risks and tips, see our Rajasthan state guide. For every other state's portal, see how to check land records online, state by state.

How do you keep watch on your Rajasthan land without checking every week?

The honest answer is a routine. Opening Apna Khata every week, filling the form, waiting for the OTP and comparing PDFs by eye takes time, and it is easy to let it slip for months.

PlotPehra checks your official Rajasthan land record every week for you: owners and shares, area, khasra numbers and mutation entries. If anything changes, a real person reviews it and explains it to you in plain English and Hindi, by email and WhatsApp. No power of attorney, ever.

The jamabandi only shows paper. So we also watch the ground with Sentinel-2 satellite images, looking for field-scale changes such as new digging, construction or someone farming land that should be fallow. Monsoon clouds can hide the ground for a few weeks; the record checks carry on regardless, and your monthly update says what we could and could not see.

Save today's nakal, note your khata and khasra numbers, and decide who will notice the next change: you every week, or someone watching for you.