Glossary · Land records
What is Ferfar?
Also called: Ferfar nond, Mutation entry (Maharashtra), Village Form 6, e-Ferfar, Hakk patrak (Gujarat)
Ferfar is Maharashtra’s word for a mutation entry — the numbered change recorded by the talathi in the mutation register (Village Form 6) before the 7/12 extract is updated.
When land in Maharashtra is sold, gifted, inherited, mortgaged or partitioned, the talathi (village revenue officer) writes a ferfar nond — a mutation entry — in the register called Village Form 6. Each entry gets a number, notices are issued to people with an interest in the land, and the circle officer certifies it after any objections are heard.
Once certified, the ferfar number appears on the 7/12 extract next to the changed name, so you can trace every change in a survey number back to its entry. Many old and new ferfar entries can be viewed online through Mahabhumi, and applications can be made through the e-Ferfar system.
Like mutation anywhere, a ferfar entry updates the revenue record but does not by itself prove ownership. Title still comes from a registered deed, a will or succession law.
Why it matters if you live abroad
Reading the ferfar entries behind your 7/12 is the quickest way to spot a sale or inheritance entry you never agreed to — and objections are easiest to raise while an entry is still pending.
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