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State guide · West Bengal· আপনার জমি

Protecting your land in West Bengal, from wherever you live.

In West Bengal, land is recorded in the khatian, which lists each owner’s dag (plot) numbers and share, and you can check it on Banglarbhumi. Bengali families abroad often hold a plot in their ancestral village, a pond or orchard, or land on the growing edges of Kolkata and Siliguri. Because many holdings are small and shared among heirs, keeping the khatian current matters.

West Bengal land records at a glance

Land record
Khatian (Record of Rights)
Check online
Banglarbhumi (banglarbhumi.gov.in)
Plot number
Dag (plot) number and khatian number
Ownership change
Mutation
Land units
Bigha, katha, chhatak, decimal, acre
Report languages
Bengali, English

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

What to watch for

Common risks for NRI land in West Bengal

  • Recorded bargadars (sharecroppers) having strong, heritable rights to cultivate — so who is recorded, and on what terms, matters.
  • Ancestral land shared among many heirs, with the khatian never updated after deaths.
  • Ponds, orchards and vacant plots near towns being filled, fenced or built on.
  • Confusion between old survey khatians and the current LR (Land Reforms) khatian when checking records.

What helps

Practical tips

  • Search Banglarbhumi by dag or khatian number and make sure you are reading the current LR record.
  • Before leasing land to a cultivator, talk to a local lawyer about how bargadar rules could apply.
  • Apply for mutation after inheriting so the khatian shows every heir’s share.

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 West Bengal we help, around the world

Questions

West Bengal: questions NRIs ask

A khatian is the record of rights that lists an owner (or group of co-owners), the dag numbers they hold, their share and the land’s classification. It is West Bengal’s equivalent of a jamabandi or 7/12.

The dag number identifies a single plot of land; the khatian number identifies the owner’s account, which can include several dag numbers. You need both to describe a holding accurately.

Guides for West Bengal landowners

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Mutation After Death Checklist

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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.

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