Banglarbhumi Khatian Online: Check WB Land Records Step by Step

To check a West Bengal land record online, log in to Banglarbhumi (banglarbhumi.gov.in), open Know Your Property, choose district, block and mouza, then search by khatian or plot (dag) number. The page shows the recorded raiyats, their shares, each plot's class and area, and in many cases the mutation reference. This guide walks you through the login, explains every column and tells you exactly what to do if something on it looks wrong.

What is a khatian, and what does it prove?

A khatian is West Bengal's record of rights: one account in the land record listing the raiyats (recorded holders), the plots they hold and each person's share. It is the Bengal equivalent of a jamabandi or a 7/12.

Two numbers matter. The khatian number is the account. The dag or plot number is a single piece of land on the mouza map. One khatian can cover several plots, and one plot can sit in several khatians when it is shared.

What it does not prove is title. The khatian shows who the revenue office has recorded, which usually follows a registered deed or an inheritance through mutation. Ownership itself rests on the deed, the succession papers or a court order.

RS khatian or LR khatian?

You will meet two generations of record. The RS (Revisional Survey) khatian is older; the LR (Land Reforms) khatian came from the later settlement and is the current record in most of the state. Plot numbers often changed between them, so an RS dag in your grandfather's deed may carry a different LR number today. Banglarbhumi's RS-LR plot information service helps you match the two.

How do you check your khatian on Banglarbhumi, step by step?

Banglarbhumi now shows khatian and plot details only to logged-in citizens. When you click Know Your Property without an account, the portal opens its login box. Plan for that before you start.

1. 1

   Create a citizen account

   On banglarbhumi.gov.in, use the sign-up option for citizens. You choose a user id and password and register a mobile number. Keep the mobile you register working, because every login sends an OTP to it.
2. 2

   Log in

   Enter your user id and password, then solve the small sum shown in the picture (for example, 9 x 6). The portal texts a 4-digit OTP to your registered mobile. Type it in to finish logging in.
3. 3

   Open Know Your Property

   From the Citizen Services menu, choose Know Your Property. The same login also opens Plot/Khatian status and RS-LR plot information.
4. 4

   Choose district, block and mouza

   Pick the district, then the block, then the mouza (the revenue village). Mouzas are listed with their JL number, which is the surest way to pick the right one when two villages share a name.
5. 5

   Search by khatian or plot number

   Enter the khatian number to see the whole account, or the plot (dag) number to see every raiyat on that plot. Solve the CAPTCHA if asked and view the record.
6. 6

   Save a dated copy

   Download or screenshot the result with the date visible. A dated copy is your baseline if anything changes later.

If you are not sure which record your family's land is in, our land record finder points you to the right portal for every state, and the West Bengal state guide covers local risks and units.

How do you read every column of a khatian?

A khatian has two halves: who holds the land, and which plots they hold. Labels appear in Bengali and English, and the exact layout varies a little between record types, but the information is the same. Here is an invented example with the usual columns.

A second raiyat, Owner B, might hold the other 0.500 share of the same plot in the same khatian, or in a separate khatian of their own.

Area is shown in acres and decimals, where 1 decimal is one hundredth of an acre (435.6 sq ft). Families often talk in bigha and katha instead; in West Bengal 1 bigha is 20 katha, roughly 33 decimals. Our land unit converter does the sums.

Two things deserve a slow read. First, the shares on a plot should add up to 1 across all khatians that include it. Second, the remarks: a mutation case number or a note about a bargadar (recorded sharecropper), a court order or government vesting is exactly the kind of entry you want to understand.

How do you get a certified copy of a khatian?

A screen view is for checking; a certified copy is for banks, courts and sales. You can get one in two main ways.

• Online certified copy. Banglarbhumi has a citizen service to apply for a certified copy of the record of rights and pay the fee online. The portal shows the amount before you pay; check it there, because fees are set by the state and can change.
• At the BL&LRO office. A relative or lawyer can apply at the Block Land and Land Reforms Office for the block where the land lies. Older records that were never digitised are also kept there.

Some land services have also been offered at the state's Duare Sarkar outreach camps from time to time. Ask the block office what is available near your village.

How do mutation and Plot/Khatian status work on Banglarbhumi?

When land changes hands, by sale, gift or inheritance, the khatian is updated by mutation. On Banglarbhumi you can apply for mutation online and track the case under application status. For the full process across states, see our guide to mutation, intkal and dakhil-kharij.

The Plot/Khatian status service is useful even if you applied for nothing. It shows whether any case is pending on a plot or khatian, which is how you spot an application someone else may have filed.

What goes wrong on Banglarbhumi, and how do you fix it?

Most problems are about access rather than the record itself.

• The site will not load from abroad. Banglarbhumi tends to answer only Indian networks. Ask a relative in India to check, or try again later from an Indian connection.
• No OTP arrives. The OTP goes only to the mobile you registered. If that SIM is off in India, keep it active on roaming; changing the registered number is harder than keeping the old one alive.
• The sum CAPTCHA keeps failing. Refresh the image and type only the result, as digits.
• Your password stops working. The portal asks you to change your password regularly (about every 30 days). Use the reset option rather than trying old passwords.
• The mouza or name is not found. Search by JL number and plot number instead of a name. Names are stored in Bengali script and spelled many ways. If the land was inherited, try the parent's or grandparent's name.
• The plot number does not match your deed. Your deed probably uses an RS dag number. Use RS-LR plot information to find the LR number.

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

Compare each new check with your last saved copy. Three changes matter most: a new raiyat name you do not recognise, a share that went down for you or a family member, and a mutation case or pending application you never filed.

Not every change is fraud. A cousin may have mutated an inherited share, or an old mutation may finally have been processed. But treat anything unexplained as urgent, because objections are easiest while a case is still pending.

1. Save evidence. Take a dated screenshot and, if you can, a certified copy.
2. Check Plot/Khatian status for the case number behind the change.
3. Contact the BL&LRO for the block. That office handles mutation and can show you the case file. If you need to go higher, the Sub-Divisional (SDL&LRO) and District (DL&LRO) land reforms offices sit above it.
4. Talk to a local property lawyer about filing an objection or an appeal against the mutation order under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act and its rules. Appeals have time limits, so do not wait.
5. Check the registration side too. A sale behind your back usually leaves a registered deed; our guide to the encumbrance certificate shows how to look. If you need copies of a mutation file, an RTI application is a calm, written route.

How can an NRI manage this from abroad?

You can do most of it remotely if you set it up once. Keep an Indian mobile number active for the login OTP, save your district, block, mouza, JL number, khatian and plot numbers in one place, and check at a time when Indian servers are quiet.

Block offices work on Indian office days and hours, roughly 10 am to 5:30 pm on weekdays. Our India office hours planner helps you call at the right time.

If a relative needs to visit the BL&LRO for you, give them a written authorisation letter with copies of your ID and land papers for that one task, such as collecting a certified copy. You do not need to sign a power of attorney to have someone fetch a record. Ask them to share photos of anything they receive the same day.

How do you keep watch on your khatian without logging in every week?

Checking by hand works if you actually do it: log in, pass the OTP, open each khatian and compare it with last time. For one plot, every few months is a sensible minimum, and always before you sign anything.

The hard part is the months in between. PlotPehra checks the official West Bengal record for you every week and flags a new name, a changed share or a new mutation. We also watch the plot itself from space for digging, building or a pond being filled, and a real person reviews every alert before it reaches you on email and WhatsApp. No power of attorney, no documents to upload.

For the other states' portals in one table, see our state-wise guide to checking land records online.