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Maize and jute fields with banana plants and tall trees on the flat Kosi-plain farmland of Purnia district, Bihar

District guide

Buying Land in Purnia

Seemanchal’s main market: Kosi-plain maize, paddy and makhana land, a four-lane highway and a 6-lane expressway on the way, and a working airport.

  • 3,229 sq km

    Area (CGWB district profile)

  • 32.6 lakh

    Population (Census 2011)

  • 1,411 mm

    Normal annual rainfall (CGWB)

  • 43.5%

    Groundwater development (CGWB)

*Indicative range across districts and land types. Stamp duty, registration and conversion charges are additional. Local measurement units vary — every listing states the unit it is priced in. Not a valuation or an offer.

District land record — Purnia

Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk

State

Bihar

Sub-division

Four sub-divisions (Purnia Sadar, Dhamdaha, Baisi, Banmankhi) and 14 blocks: Amour, Baisa, Baisi, Banmankhi, Barhara, Bhawanipur, Dagarua, Dhamdaha, Jalalgarh, Kasba, Krityanand Nagar, Purnea East, Rupauli and Srinagar (district profile)

Key markets

Purnia city · Banmankhi · Kasba · Dhamdaha · Baisi · Rupauli

Demand anchors

Khagaria–Purnia four-lane approved Jun 2026 (India TV) · Patna–Purnia Expressway approved Feb 2025 (Prabhat Khabar) · daily IndiGo flights to Delhi from Oct 2025 (Daily Jagran)

Rail

Madhepura–Murliganj–Banmankhi–Purnia Court section raised to 100 km/h in 2019 (Railpost)

Size and population

3,229 sq km and about 32.6 lakh people at the 2011 Census (CGWB district profile)

Pricing unit

Asking prices are usually quoted in kattha or decimal; no sourced price series is shown

Local units

Kattha and bigha vary in size across Bihar and are not fixed by a single official conversion; 1 decimal is one-hundredth of an acre (435.6 sq ft). Always convert to acres or sq ft on the deed.

Land records

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District overview

Purnia — Seemanchal’s main town, set in Kosi-plain maize, paddy and makhana land

Purnia district (also spelled Purnea) covers 3,229 sq km in north-east Bihar and had about 32.6 lakh people at the 2011 Census, of whom about 3.4 lakh lived in towns. It has four sub-divisions and 14 blocks, one municipal corporation and a level alluvial landscape drained by the Kosi, Mahananda and Panar (CGWB district profile; district profile). The city of Purnia is the main market and administrative centre for the Seemanchal region, and it lies on the Kosi fan, with terraces, plain and diara floodplains.

Roads are the main upgrade. In June 2026 the Union Cabinet approved a 143.5 km four-lane upgrade of NH-31 and NH-231 from Khagaria to Purnia through Bhagalpur and Katihar at about Rs 3,936 crore on a build-operate-transfer basis, including a 6.7 km bypass of Purnia city (India TV, 3 Jun 2026). The Patna–Purnia Expressway, a greenfield six-lane road, was approved in February 2025 with its eastern end at Chand Bhaddi in Purnia district on NH-27 (Prabhat Khabar, 14 Feb 2025). Both are projects, not roads you can drive today.

Flights have started. IndiGo planned a daily Delhi service from 26 October 2025 on a 186-seat aircraft, adding to daily Kolkata flights by IndiGo and Star Air and an Ahmedabad service, according to the Daily Jagran (Daily Jagran, 3 Oct 2025). India TV also reported that a newly developed airport terminal was part of the Prime Minister’s 15 September 2025 visit to the district (India TV, 15 Sep 2025). That makes Purnia a rare Bihar district where air access is already working, and it supports demand from people with family ties in Delhi and Kolkata.

The government rate changed on 19 June 2026. The MVR doubled for urban and peripheral land and rose 1.6 times for rural land, and general stamp duty rose from 6% to 7% (Prabhat Khabar, 18 Jun 2026). Most villages fall in the rural band; the doubled band covers the ring around Purnia city and the smaller towns.

For farmland: Purnia is one of Bihar’s main makhana districts, and ThePrint reported that nearly 14,000 hectares in Purnea and Katihar together are under makhana, out of about 35,000 hectares statewide (ThePrint, 27 Feb 2025). Maize, paddy, jute and wheat are the other main crops on loam and sandy loam, with cropping intensity near 132% (ICAR-CRIDA). The CGWB classes all 14 blocks as safe for groundwater, with overall development at 43.5%.

  • Purnia city
  • Banmankhi
  • Kasba
  • Chand Bhaddi
  • Khagaria–Purnia four-lane
  • Kosi fan
Locator map of Purnia district in Bihar

Transaction costs

Stamp duty & registration in Purnia

7%

General stamp duty from 19 June 2026

up from 6%, as reported by Prabhat Khabar

2.0x / 1.6x

MVR multiplier from 19 June 2026

2.0x urban and peripheral land, 1.6x rural land

5% a year

Annual MVR increase

with a full MVR review every three years

The state rates apply here. Prabhat Khabar reported on 18 June 2026 that from 19 June general stamp duty rose from 6% to 7%, the Minimum Value Register (MVR, the government’s floor value for registration) was doubled for urban and peripheral land and raised 1.6 times for rural land, women buyers get 0.4% off stamp duty and 0.1% off the registration fee, and the MVR will rise 5% each financial year with a full review every three years (Prabhat Khabar, 18 Jun 2026). Peripheral land means land within 8 km of a municipal corporation, 4 km of a nagar parishad or 2 km of a nagar panchayat. For Purnia that means land within 8 km of the Purnia municipal corporation and within 4 km of nagar parishads or 2 km of nagar panchayats such as Banmankhi, where applicable; most villages fall in the 1.6x rural category. The report does not state the registration fee or say whether the older extra 2% duty in municipal areas continues; the 2017-18 state audit gave a 2% registration fee (CAG report No. 2 of 2019), so ask the sub-registrar for the current total before you budget. Our stamp duty guide and MVR guide explain how to look up the rate for a plot, and fees are paid through Nibandhan.

Know the belt

What is moving prices in Purnia

Reported highway, rail and airport developments; no listing-site prices are used.

Purnia city and the bypass belt

District headquarters market

The city is the region’s main registry, hospital and trade centre, and the Khagaria–Purnia upgrade includes a 6.7 km bypass (India TV). Demand is for plots, small commercial land and warehousing near the roads.

Check: whether the plot lies inside the 8 km municipal ring and where the bypass alignment finally runs.

Chand Bhaddi and the expressway end

Expressway terminus

The Patna–Purnia Expressway is approved to end at Chand Bhaddi on NH-27 (Prabhat Khabar). Terminal points of expressways often draw speculation, but the 2028 target was only reported.

Check: the acquisition status of the plot and whether the alignment notification has been issued.

Banmankhi and the Madhepura rail side

Rail-and-road small town

Banmankhi is on the Madhepura–Murliganj–Banmankhi–Purnia Court section, where the speed limit rose to 100 km/h in 2019 (Railpost). The CGWB gives Banmankhi groundwater development of 37.3%.

Check: proximity to the station and whether the land is on a flood-prone channel.

Kasba, Dhamdaha and the farm blocks

Maize, paddy and makhana plain

Farm blocks such as Kasba and Dhamdaha sit on the Kosi-plain loam and sandy loam described by the CGWB (CGWB). Kasba has arsenic above limits at a few places, and Dagarua has the highest groundwater development at 62.1%.

Check: local well depth, water quality and the mauza’s survey status.

Asking price

We found no newspaper or official price series for Purnia farmland, so none is shown. Government rates went up sharply from 19 June 2026 (Prabhat Khabar); use the MVR for the mauza and recent registered deeds in the same village as your reference, and treat broker quotes as asking prices.

Connectivity

How Purnia connects — road, rail and air

Highway and flight links are the main change. Drive times to villages are not given because no source was found.

🚗 By road

NH-31 and NH-231The Khagaria–Purnia section is approved for four-laning at about Rs 3,936 crore, with a 6.7 km Purnia bypass (India TV)
NH-27The Patna–Purnia Expressway is approved to end at Chand Bhaddi on NH-27 (Prabhat Khabar)

✈️ By air

Purnia AirportDaily IndiGo flights to Delhi from 26 Oct 2025, and daily Kolkata flights by IndiGo and Star Air, per the Daily Jagran (Daily Jagran). Check the current schedule before planning.

🚆 By rail

Purnia Court and BanmankhiThe Madhepura–Murliganj–Banmankhi–Purnia Court section was cleared for 100 km/h in October 2019 (Railpost)

No drive times to villages are given because no source was found. Flight schedules and rail timings change; check with the airline and Indian Railways.

Growth catalysts

Upcoming infrastructure & developments

Status labels reflect sources read in November 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items with a single or older source say so.

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04Catalysts

Approved · Cabinet Jun 2026Khagaria–Purnia four-lane (NH-31 and NH-231)
Final alignment · approved Feb 2025Patna–Purnia Expressway
Open · flights since 2025Purnia Airport services
Open · 100 km/h since Oct 2019Madhepura–Purnia Court rail line
Approved · Cabinet Jun 2026

Khagaria–Purnia four-lane (NH-31 and NH-231)

The Union Cabinet approved a four-lane upgrade of 143.529 km between Khagaria and Purnia through Bhagalpur and Katihar districts at about Rs 3,936 crore on a build-operate-transfer model. The project includes a 6.729 km bypass around Purnia city. The report did not give a completion date.

Source: India TV, 3 Jun 2026

Length

143.529 km

Cost

Rs 3,936.05 crore

Bypass

6.729 km, Purnia

Model

Build-operate-transfer

Land markets

  • Purnia city
  • Bypass corridor
Final alignment · approved Feb 2025

Patna–Purnia Expressway

A greenfield six-lane expressway of 281.95 km from Mirnagar (Vaishali) on NH-22 through Samastipur, Darbhanga, Saharsa and Madhepura to Chand Bhaddi (Purnia) on NH-27. The Centre approved the alignment in February 2025 and the report gave 2028 as the target.

Source: Prabhat Khabar, 14 Feb 2025

Length

281.95 km

Cost

Rs 18,042.14 crore

Eastern end

Chand Bhaddi, Purnia

Target

2028 (reported)

Land markets

  • Chand Bhaddi
  • Villages on the survey line
Open · flights since 2025

Purnia Airport services

IndiGo planned a daily Purnia–Delhi flight from 26 October 2025, in addition to daily Kolkata flights by IndiGo and Star Air. India TV reported that a new terminal was part of the Prime Minister’s 15 September 2025 visit to the district.

Source: Daily Jagran, 3 Oct 2025; India TV, 15 Sep 2025

Delhi

Daily IndiGo (from 26 Oct 2025)

Kolkata

Daily IndiGo and Star Air

Aircraft

186-seat (Delhi route)

Land markets

  • Airport area
  • Purnia city
Open · 100 km/h since Oct 2019

Madhepura–Purnia Court rail line

East Central Railway raised the speed limit to 100 km/h over the Madhepura–Murliganj–Banmankhi–Purnia Court section after speed trials in 2019, up from 50, 75 and 60 km/h on its three stretches.

Source: Railpost, 16 Oct 2019

Land markets

  • Banmankhi
  • Murliganj side

Agriculture & terrain

Soil, crops & water in Purnia

A maize, paddy, jute and wheat district on loam and sandy loam, with makhana in the wet lowlands and a Kosi-plain flood risk.

Crops

Paddy, jute, wheat, maize and millet are the main crops, with sugarcane and fruit as cash crops (CGWB). Purnia is also one of Bihar’s main makhana districts, with nearly 14,000 ha in Purnea and Katihar together (ThePrint). Cropping intensity is about 132% (ICAR-CRIDA).

  • Maize and paddy
  • Jute
  • Wheat
  • Makhana in wet lowlands

Soils

ICAR-CRIDA gives loam at about 41%, clay loam 22% and sandy loam 22% of the district (ICAR-CRIDA). The CGWB calls the soils alluvial, mainly fine loamy to sandy and coarse loamy (CGWB).

  • Loam
  • Clay loam
  • Sandy loam

Horticulture

ICAR-CRIDA lists vegetables such as cauliflower (about 2,300 ha), brinjal (about 2,300 ha), cabbage (about 1,100 ha) and onion (500 ha), and about 3,000 ha of fruit (ICAR-CRIDA).

  • Cauliflower, brinjal
  • Cabbage, onion
  • Fruit orchards

Water and irrigation

The CGWB reports tubewells irrigating the district’s net irrigated area of about 109,000 ha, and groundwater development of 43.5%, with Dagarua highest at 62.1% and Baisa lowest at 35.3% (CGWB). ICAR-CRIDA records a lower net irrigated area, about 60,000 ha, mostly from canals, so the figures depend on the source and year (ICAR-CRIDA).

Rainfall and rivers

The CGWB gives normal annual rainfall of 1,411.5 mm, about 80% in June to September, while ICAR-CRIDA gives 1,314.6 mm (CGWB; ICAR-CRIDA). Pre-monsoon water is 3.7 to 5.4 m below ground and the post-monsoon level 1.7 to 3.4 m, with no significant long-term decline in 2002 to 2011.

At a glance

Purnia vs. nearby districts

DistrictLand and waterWhat links it to Purnia
Katihar (east)Kosi-fan plain, makhanaNearly 14,000 ha of makhana lie in Purnea and Katihar together ([ThePrint](https://theprint.in/feature/wheres-the-makhana-capital-darbhanga-or-purnea-fight-for-makhana-board-turns-political/2513438)); both sit on the Khagaria–Purnia highway ([India TV](https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/news/cabinet-approves-144-km-khagaria-purnia-highway-project-check-which-bihar-districts-to-benefit-2026-06-03-1043546))
Madhepura (west)Plain with the locomotive factoryLinked by the Patna–Purnia Expressway and the Madhepura–Purnia Court rail line ([Prabhat Khabar](https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/central-government-approves-patna-purnia-expressway-in-bihar-alignment); [Railpost](https://www.railpost.in/ecr-increases-section-speed-to-100-kmph-between-madhepura-and-purnia-court/))
Araria (north)Kosi-plain, SeemanchalSame north-east alluvial plain zone as Purnia in ICAR-CRIDA’s series ([ICAR-CRIDA](https://krishi.icar.gov.in/ohs-2.3.1/index.php/record/view/746725))

No price series is available for any of these districts, so the table compares land type and links only. Compare the MVR and registered deeds rather than asking prices.

Maize cobs and a young crop beside a narrow field path with a pump set and banana plants on a farm plot in Purnia, Bihar

District report — Purnia

Farmland India view

Why investors look at Purnia

Five reasoned points for Purnia, each tied to a source on this page.

Roads and flights are both in play

A four-lane highway and a bypass were approved in June 2026, the expressway in February 2025, and Delhi and Kolkata flights are already running (India TV; Daily Jagran). That combination is unusual for a Seemanchal district.

Priced for a reason

Much of Purnia is Kosi-plain farmland with flood and drainage risk (CGWB). Lower prices than around Patna reflect that, not a mispriced market.

A makhana and maize base

Makhana, maize and jute give farmland steady agricultural demand, and the National Makhana Board was reported to be launched at Purnea in September 2025 (India TV).

A higher government rate changes the cost base

The June 2026 MVR rise and 7% stamp duty raise the cost of each registration (Prabhat Khabar). Land within 8 km of the municipal corporation is in the doubled band.

Groundwater headroom

Development is 43.5% overall and all 14 blocks are classed as safe (CGWB). Dagarua, at 62.1%, is the closest to heavy use, so check the block before paying for irrigated land.

Confirm Jamabandi, mutation, zoning and acquisition status directly — these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.

STRAIGHT TALK

Risks & challenges in Purnia

District-specific risks. Read the state page for the general Bihar risks on ceiling, conversion and records.

Kosi diara and flooding

Part of the district is active Kosi diara floodplain, and ICAR-CRIDA lists floods, waterlogging and submergence beyond two days among its contingencies (CGWB; ICAR-CRIDA). Price low-lying plots below higher land.

Arsenic and iron in water

Arsenic above 50 ppb occurs at a few places in Kasba and Purnea East, with iron above limits elsewhere (CGWB). Test water before building a farmhouse.

Expressway and highway acquisition

The expressway and four-lane projects need land (Prabhat Khabar; India TV). Paying an advance for land on a draft alignment can end in a compensation dispute.

Peripheral MVR multiplier

Land within 8 km of the municipal corporation is charged at twice the old MVR (Prabhat Khabar). Confirm the ring before you settle on price and budget.

Mismatched records

Old Khatiyan entries, unmutated inheritance and the ongoing special survey mean records often differ from the field (Deccan Herald). Match the plot number on Bihar Bhumi with a physical measurement.

Drought and dry spells

ICAR-CRIDA lists delayed monsoon, dry spells and canal water non-release among the district’s contingencies (ICAR-CRIDA). A plot that depends on canal supply needs a backup well.

Joint family land

Unpartitioned joint land needs every co-sharer’s signature, including those who work away. A missing signature can void the sale years later.

Speculative expectations

Highway and expressway headlines can push asking prices ahead of the real timelines. Treat reported dates as targets.

Who to contact

Local revenue & planning offices

The Collectorate and district administration are listed on the Purnea district website. Mutation and Jamabandi work go through the circle office and Bihar Bhumi; record corrections run through Parimarjan. Conversion of agricultural land is handled by the sub-divisional officer, and registration through the sub-registrar office covering your mauza, booked on Nibandhan. For building rules inside the city, ask the Purnia Municipal Corporation.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Purnia.

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What are the stamp duty and MVR changes for land in Purnia?

Prabhat Khabar reported that from 19 June 2026 Bihar’s general stamp duty rose from 6% to 7%, the MVR doubled for urban and peripheral land and rose 1.6 times for rural land. Land within 8 km of a municipal corporation such as Purnia counts as peripheral. Ask the sub-registrar for the current registration fee.

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