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State guide · Bihar· आपकी ज़मीन

Protecting your land in Bihar, from wherever you live.

Bihar’s land records combine an old survey khatiyan with the current jamabandi (Register II) kept by the circle office. Families who migrated for work — to the Gulf, the US, or other Indian cities — often hold ancestral land that has never been formally partitioned. Bihar has been carrying out a state-wide land survey, which makes it especially important that your family’s name and share are recorded correctly now.

Bihar land records at a glance

Land record
Jamabandi (Register II) and Khatiyan
Check online
Bihar Bhumi (biharbhumi.bihar.gov.in)
Plot number
Khata number and khesra (plot) number
Ownership change
Dakhil-kharij
Land units
Bigha, katha, dhur, decimal, acre (bigha size varies by area)
Report languages
Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi

Terms explained: mutation, khasra, girdawari, encumbrance certificate. Convert local units with the land unit converter or jump straight to 1 bigha in Bihar, decimal to sq ft and decimal to acre.

What to watch for

Common risks for NRI land in Bihar

  • Ancestral land still recorded in a grandparent’s name, with no partition and no dakhil-kharij, which invites disputes and fraudulent sales.
  • The ongoing land survey requiring self-declarations and family trees; an absentee family that misses these steps can end up with an inaccurate new record.
  • Riverine and diara land where boundaries shift with floods and occupation is common.
  • Relatives cultivating the land for decades without any written arrangement.

What helps

Practical tips

  • Check your jamabandi and dakhil-kharij status on Bihar Bhumi, and search by khata and khesra number rather than name, since spellings vary.
  • Ask a family member or local lawyer to track the land survey in your village and file any declarations your family needs to make.
  • Get the inheritance mutation done after a death rather than leaving the land in the older generation’s name.

How it works

Three minutes to set up. Then we keep watch.

बस सर्वे नंबर या लोकेशन पिन भेजिए — बाकी काम हमारा।

  1. Step 1

    Tell us where your land is

    Drop a pin on the map, or give the village and the survey, khasra, gat or dag number. About three minutes. No documents to upload, no power of attorney, no visits.

  2. Step 2

    We watch it on two fronts

    Every clear satellite image of your plot is compared with its own history — crops, digging, new building. And in 19 states we read your official land record every week for new owners or mutations.

  3. Step 3

    A person tells you what it means

    Each month a short update lands in your email. If something changes, our team checks it first, then explains it on WhatsApp or a call — in English or your home language.

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Questions

Bihar: questions NRIs ask

Register II is the jamabandi register kept at the circle (anchal) office, showing the current raiyat (holder) of each khata and the rent paid. Bihar Bhumi lets you view it online; it is the record that dakhil-kharij updates.

Yes, it can. The survey is building fresh records, and families are asked to submit details of their holdings and inheritance. If nobody submits them for you, the new record may not reflect your share, so ask a relative or lawyer to follow it in your village.

Guides for Bihar landowners

Free tools for Bihar land

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Mutation After Death Checklist

Intkal, varsai, dakhil-kharij: the papers and steps to put land in the heirs’ names.

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Measure Land Area on Map

Tap the corners of your plot on satellite imagery — get acres, kanal, bigha and sq ft.

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Look at your land tonight. Sleep easier tomorrow.

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