Facts you can act on, dated and sourced.

Who writes our guides

Guides are written by the PlotPehra Land Desk: the team that reviews satellite and land-record changes on NRI-owned land and answers families’ questions. We write about what families actually ask us — records, encroachment, inheritance, tax on selling, and how to keep watch from abroad.

Where our facts come from

We rely on primary sources wherever they exist: the text of the law (for example the Limitation Act, the Hindu Succession Act, the Registration Act, FEMA rules and the Income-tax Act, 2025), government notifications and circulars, official state land-record portals, Reserve Bank of India directions, and judgments of the Supreme Court and High Courts.

Where rules vary by state or district — bigha sizes, stamp duty, the name of a record or an office — we say so, and we only list states whose figures we could check. When we can’t verify something, we leave it out or describe it in general terms rather than guess.

Dates you can trust

Every guide shows the date it was published or last updated. Tax, legal and stamp-duty tools show the date their figures were last checked, and we re-check them when budgets, notifications or new laws change the rules — for example when the Income-tax Act, 2025 replaced the 1961 Act from 1 April 2026.

How our calculators work

Our free tools run in your browser. We explain the method and the assumptions under each one, show worked examples, and let you change the inputs that matter (rates, prices, exchange rates). Results are estimates to help you plan and ask better questions — they are not a tax computation, a valuation or a legal opinion.

We are not your lawyer or accountant

PlotPehra is a land monitoring service, not a law firm or a chartered accountancy. Our guides explain the general position in plain English. For decisions about your own land — a sale, a gift, a dispute, a court case or a tax return — please speak to a local property lawyer or a chartered accountant.

Plain language, no scare tactics

We explain every local term once and link it to our glossary. We name real risks calmly and always give a next step. We don’t invent statistics, testimonials or customer numbers, and we don’t exaggerate what satellites can see.

Corrections

If you spot a mistake or an outdated rule, please tell us at [email protected]. We check every report, fix confirmed errors promptly, and update the page’s date when the change is material.