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State guide · Uttarakhand· आपकी ज़मीन

Protecting your land in Uttarakhand, from wherever you live.

Uttarakhand’s hill districts have seen heavy out-migration, and many villages now have more locked houses than occupied ones. If your family is from Garhwal or Kumaon, your land is recorded in the khatauni on Devbhoomi Bhulekh, often in small terraced plots measured in nali. Unwatched land in the hills and in fast-growing areas like Dehradun and the foothills needs different kinds of attention.

Uttarakhand land records at a glance

Land record
Khatauni
Check online
Devbhoomi Bhulekh (bhulekh.uk.gov.in)
Plot number
Khasra / gata number, under a khata number
Ownership change
Dakhil-kharij
Land units
Nali, mutthi, bigha, hectare
Report languages
Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni

Terms explained: mutation, khasra, girdawari, encumbrance certificate. Convert local units with the land unit converter or jump straight to 1 bigha in Uttarakhand.

What to watch for

Common risks for NRI land in Uttarakhand

  • Terraced fields in emptying villages slowly absorbed by neighbours or overgrown until boundaries are lost.
  • Plots in and around Dehradun, Haldwani and the foothills being encroached or sold with fake paperwork as demand grows.
  • Old family houses collapsing or being occupied without anyone noticing.
  • Recent changes to the state’s land laws, which may affect sales and leases — worth checking with a lawyer before any transaction.

What helps

Practical tips

  • Check the khatauni on Devbhoomi Bhulekh by khata or khasra number and make sure every heir is listed.
  • Photograph and document boundary markers whenever a family member visits, so you have a baseline.
  • Watch the record as well as the land — hill districts are often under cloud during the monsoon, when satellite views can pause for weeks but paper changes don’t.

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.

Families from Uttarakhand we help, around the world

Questions

Uttarakhand: questions NRIs ask

A nali is a traditional land unit used in the Uttarakhand hills, much smaller than an acre. Records increasingly use hectares, so check the hectare figure on your khatauni when comparing documents.

Not automatically. Empty villages have fewer outsiders, but also no one to notice when a neighbour moves a boundary or uses your fields. Regular satellite checks, plus a weekly look at the khatauni, give you the eyes the village no longer has.

Guides for Uttarakhand landowners

Free tools for Uttarakhand 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.

Three quick questions, about two minutes. No documents or power of attorney needed to start.

  • Full refund if we can’t find your plot
  • A real person confirms the boundary with you
  • Cancel anytime

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