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District guide
Buying Land in South West Delhi
The capital's biggest remaining farm belt beside the airport: Najafgarh and Bijwasan, two new expressways, Najafgarh Jheel and pooling checks, and no sourced price series.
4 (Dec 2025)
Sub-divisions
76
Revenue villages listed
Inaugurated 17 Aug 2025
UER-II and Dwarka Expressway
None found
Sourced price series
District land record — South West Delhi
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Delhi (National Capital Territory, a Union Territory)
Sub-divisions
4 sub-divisions: Najafgarh · Matiala · Dwarka · Bijwasan, with 76 revenue villages listed (Revenue Department list, 25 Dec 2025)
Key markets
Najafgarh · Bijwasan · Kapashera · Dhansa · Issapur · Chhawla · Mahipalpur · Rangpuri
Agricultural land
The Land Reforms Act text we opened has no residence bar; Najafgarh and Bijwasan villages are named as still agricultural in a December 2025 report (The Realty Today, Dec 2025). Confirm village by village
Demand anchors
IGI Airport · Urban Extension Road-II and the Dwarka Expressway (inaugurated 17 Aug 2025) · Gurugram boundary at Kapashera · Grey Line Metro to Dhansa Bus Stand
Rail
Delhi Metro Grey Line, Dwarka to Dhansa Bus Stand, 6.1 km with four stations (The Pioneer, 2021); an upcoming Bijwasan railway station is mentioned by the PMO (PMO, Aug 2025)
Size and population
No area or population figure was published for the new boundary in the pages we opened; Census figures for the old district are not used
Pricing unit
₹/acre (farmland) · ₹/sq yd (village and colony plots)
Local units
1 acre = 4,840 sq yd = about 4,047 sq m; convert areas quoted in sq ft or sq yd to acres from the revenue record
Land records portal
Delhi Revenue Department (registration and fee page)
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Delhi page and apply to every district within it.
South West Delhi — land purchase legal rules
⚠ Three layers of control apply to Delhi farm land at once: the Land Reforms Act, the Master Plan and DDA zoning. Check the land record, the Master Plan zone and the floodplain and Ridge position before you pay anything.
Who can buy agricultural land? The Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (DLR Act) puts its main limits on the seller and on use rather than on the buyer, and we found no bar by domicile in the sources we could open. Section 33 restricts transfers by a landholder that would fragment the holding. The Revenue Department's notice inviting amendment suggestions (undated; comments were due 24 June 2016) called Section 33 outdated and proposed deleting it, but those were proposals. We have not read the current Act text, so ask the sub-registrar or the Revenue Department what applies to the seller's holding before any token payment.
Use of agricultural land (Section 81): Under the DLR Act a landholder who puts agricultural land to non-agricultural use is liable to ejectment, as the same Revenue Department notice describes. A house, event venue or "farmhouse" on land still recorded as agricultural therefore carries legal risk, whatever a broker calls the plot. The notice proposed replacing Sections 81 and 82 with a conversion permission, and we found no evidence that this was enacted.
Fragmentation and title: Many Delhi holdings are small, co-owned, or still in a deceased owner's name. Ask for the current revenue record, the mutation status and proof that the seller can transfer the whole holding.
Master Plan zoning decides what can be built: The Master Plan for Delhi 2047 (MPD-2047) replaces MPD-2021. DDA approved it on 12 August 2026 (Tribune, August 2026), and ThePrint reported it as notified by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 20 August 2026. Farmhouse rules are the unsettled part. ThePrint quoted the Housing Minister as saying no farm houses will be allowed in low-density areas, while Outlook Money, August 2026 reported that the draft one-acre norm is absent from the final gazette. Treat the rules as restrictive and still under debate. We could not open the gazette copy, so ask DDA for the zone and permitted use of the plot in writing.
Land pooling: MPD-2047 marks nearly 200 sq km for land pooling and expects about 12 lakh homes from it, according to Outlook Money, August 2026. A village inside a pooling zone may be taken into a DDA-led scheme instead of staying farm land. Ask DDA whether the plot falls in one.
Yamuna floodplain, Ridge and heritage areas: The plan bars concrete structures in the core of the Yamuna O-zone (Business Today, August 2026) and aims to preserve about 180 sq km of floodplain and Ridge (ThePrint, August 2026). About 9,700 ha was declared O-zone under MPD-2021, and the High Court ruled on 26 May 2026 against regularising O-zone colonies (Business Standard, June 2026). The NGT has been monitoring encroachment on the floodplain (NGT order, February 2025). We have not sourced the legal limits around the Ridge, Asola Bhatti or the Mehrauli monuments, so ask DDA, the Forest Department and ASI for written positions on any plot near them. Stay out of the floodplain altogether.
Unauthorised colonies: Delhi opened the SWAGAM portal on 24 April 2026 to register land in 1,511 unauthorised colonies under PM-UDAY, on an as-is-where-is basis, as Outlook Money reported in April 2026. The O-zone and Sainik Farms are excluded from that policy under the High Court order (Business Standard, June 2026). A plot sold as "regularised" needs the regularisation certificate in hand.
NRI & OCI buyers: Under the 2018 FEMA regulations on immovable property (RBI, Regulation 3(a)), NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land, plantation land or a farm house anywhere in India, Delhi included. They may buy residential or commercial land, subject to zoning.
- Buyer eligibility: confirm
- DLR Act Sec 33: transfer limits
- Sec 81: use ejectment
- MPD-2047 zoning
- Floodplain, Ridge: avoid
- Land pooling zones
- NRI agri: barred (FEMA)
South West Delhi — district-specific notes
The Delhi-wide legal framework on our Delhi state page applies to South West Delhi in full. The notes below are specific to this district and are not repeated from the state page. Law and policy as read in October 2026; the MPD-2047 gazette copy could not be opened, so confirm that part with a local advocate.
⚠ South West Delhi is one of 13 revenue districts notified in late December 2025; the Cabinet approved the change on 11 December (Tribune, Dec 2025) and the gazette is dated 25 December (Delhi Revenue Department list, 25 Dec 2025). It has four sub-divisions. The Revenue Department list puts Dhansa, Issapur, Jharoda Kalan, Kair, Mitraon, Ujwa and Najafgarh in Najafgarh sub-division; Chhawla, Jhatikara, Kakrola, Rawta, Shikarpur and Goela Khurd in Matiala; Palam, Sagarpur, Mirzapur and Nasirpur in Dwarka; and Kapashera, Bijwasan, Mahipalpur and Rangpuri in Bijwasan. Older articles describe a larger district, so confirm the sub-division and Sub-Registrar for any village.
⚠ Who can buy: the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, in the India Code copy we opened (India Code text), has no residence or domicile bar in the sections we could read; that copy stops around Section 75 and carries amendments only to 1965. Section 33 stops a bhumidhar from selling or gifting land if that leaves the seller with less than eight standard acres, a holder with less than that may transfer the whole holding, and Section 42 makes the buyer liable to ejectment under a transfer made in breach. Section 81, on non-farm use, was outside the part we could read. A Revenue Department notice invited suggestions on deleting Sections 33 and 81 (notice, comments due 24 June 2016), and we found nothing showing that change was made. In August 2026 the Delhi High Court upheld a Section 81 ejectment over an unauthorised colony on recorded agricultural land in village Goela Khurd (Matiala sub-division) and held that such land stays under the Act until a Section 507(a) notification takes it out of the rural area (Delhi High Court, 11 Aug 2026). Goela Khurd is a Matiala village, so that ruling is close to the farm belt described below. Confirm the current text of the Act with a local advocate.
⚠ Najafgarh Jheel and the Najafgarh drain are an open legal question. SANDRP reported in February 2026 that Haryana's wetland authority says only 75 acres qualify as wetland, that INTACH's satellite and flood data average about 3,800 acres under water over 16 years, and that the National Green Tribunal on 19 January 2026 gave the Environment Ministry until March 2026 to submit the final boundary and ecological assessment, with the matter listed for 8 April 2026 (SANDRP, Feb 2026). ThePrint reported in October 2025 that the wetland tag has been pending for 11 years (ThePrint, Oct 2025). We did not find the later order. Treat low-lying parcels near the jheel and drain as wetland or flood-prone until the boundary is settled.
⚠ Land pooling and green development: DDA's FAQs open Planning Zones K-I, L, N, P-II, part of J and part of P-I to pooling, with parcels of any size and up to 60% of pooled land returned to owners (DDA FAQs on MPD-2047). DDA's sector tables show Zone L with 41 sectors, pooled shares running from nil in some sectors to 94.7% in sector 40, and Zone K-I with 13 sectors (DDA land pooling status, 31 May 2026), but they name no villages, so we cannot say from DDA's data which South West villages fall in which zone. Separately, the Tribune reported on 14 August 2026, before the plan was notified, that a green development area framework would cover about 70 peripheral villages including Mitraon and Dhansa (Tribune, Aug 2026); Outlook Money says the draft green-area policy is absent from the notified plan (Outlook Money, Aug 2026). If a village is in a pooling or green zone, DDA, not the seller, decides what happens to the land, so ask DDA in writing.
⚠ Colonies and Lal Dora: much of Bijwasan, Kapashera and the Najafgarh fringe may be village abadi or colony land outside sanctioned layouts, which DDA's FAQs keep out of pooling; we did not find a source that measures how much. IANS reported on 7 April 2026 that 1,511 of 1,731 unplanned colonies were declared eligible for regularisation on an as-is, where-is basis without approved layout plans, with conveyance deeds or authorisation slips from the Revenue Department (IANS, Apr 2026). The 220 left out were on non-conforming land, in green zones or near monuments. Outlook Money reported that the SWAGAM portal began registration on 24 April 2026 (Outlook Money, Apr 2026). Colonies in the Najafgarh fringe and Bijwasan must be checked one by one. Regularising a colony deals with the houses in it; the reports do not extend it to agricultural land.
⚠ NRIs and OCIs may acquire immovable land or buildings in India other than agricultural land, a farm house or plantation land under Regulation 3(a) of the FEMA acquisition rules (RBI, FEMA 21(R)/2018-RB, Reg 3(a)). Our Delhi state page covers the other limits, such as SC/ST and forest land.
Read the Delhi land buying guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- No residence bar found (confirm)
- Najafgarh Jheel wetland
- Land-pooling zones
- Lal Dora and colonies
- 4 sub-divisions (Dec 2025)
District overview
South West Delhi — the capital's largest farm belt, next to the airport
South West Delhi is the district where a buyer is most likely to find land still recorded as agricultural inside the capital: a December 2025 report on the draft circle-rate revision names Najafgarh, Bijwasan and Dhichau Kalan among villages still in agricultural use (The Realty Today, Dec 2025). We found no area or population figure for the new boundary. The Revenue Department list puts Najafgarh, Dhansa, Issapur, Jharoda Kalan, Kair and Ujwa in Najafgarh sub-division, with Matiala sub-division beside it, while Bijwasan and Kapashera sit in Bijwasan sub-division towards the airport and Gurugram.
The map is new. The Revenue Department list of 25 December 2025 sets four sub-divisions: Najafgarh, Matiala, Dwarka and Bijwasan (Revenue Department). Dwarka sub-division lists only Palam, Sagarpur, Mirzapur and Nasirpur. Bijwasan sub-division carries Kapashera, Mahipalpur, Rangpuri, Samalka and Bijwasan itself. Najafgarh and Matiala carry the large village revenue estates, 21 and 38 villages respectively. The Week/PTI reports that the reorganisation took effect immediately (The Week/PTI, Dec 2025).
The district's story for a land buyer is access. The Prime Minister inaugurated the Delhi sections of Urban Extension Road-II and the Dwarka Expressway on 17 August 2025 (ETV Bharat, 17 Aug 2025), the Grey Line runs from Dwarka to Dhansa Bus Stand (The Pioneer, 2021), and the airport is on the district edge. Whether that demand reaches farmland is a separate matter. Land in Najafgarh and Matiala is governed by the Delhi Land Reforms Act, may sit in pooling zones, and in the low ground near the jheel may be wetland.
There is no sourced price series for agricultural land here. The only dated figures we found are the reported circle rate of ₹53 lakh per acre and the December 2025 draft that would raise it to as much as ₹5 crore per acre, neither of which is a registered-deal price (The Realty Today, Dec 2025). We use no listing-site prices.
- Najafgarh
- Bijwasan
- Kapashera
- Dhansa
- Issapur
- Matiala
- Dwarka
- IGI Airport
- Najafgarh Jheel
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in South West Delhi
6%
Stamp duty — male buyer
of the higher of the deal value or the circle rate (Revenue Department)
4%
Stamp duty — female buyer
same basis (Revenue Department)
1%
Registration fee
plus ₹100 pasting fee (Revenue Department)
The Delhi Revenue Department's registration page sets stamp duty on sale, conveyance and gift deeds at 6% for a male buyer and 4% for a female buyer, charged on the consideration or the circle rate, whichever is higher, and a registration fee of 1% on the same basis plus ₹100 (Delhi Revenue Department). The page lists no separate rate for agricultural land, and we did not find rates for NDMC or Cantonment areas. On registration offices, The Week/PTI reported in December 2025 that the existing 22 sub-registrar offices would expand to 39 under a separate notification (The Week/PTI, Dec 2025), so confirm which Sub-Registrar covers the village.
For agricultural land, The Realty Today reported in December 2025 that Delhi's circle rate is a single ₹53 lakh per acre last revised in 2008, and that a draft would raise it to as much as ₹5 crore per acre in some locations, with no uniform rate across villages; it was a draft and not notified at that date (The Realty Today, Dec 2025). The same report quotes a Revenue Department estimate of more than 50,000 acres in over 200 villages still in agricultural use; Najafgarh, Bijwasan and Dhichau Kalan are named in the South West. Realty Today is a trade outlet and we found no notified 2026 rate, so get any figure in writing from the Sub-Registrar. Conversion or change of land use is a separate approval, not a stamp-duty line.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in South West Delhi
Three different markets share one district. Figures are asking prices from listings, which are thin and sometimes wrong; treat every number as indicative.
Najafgarh farm belt (Dhansa, Issapur, Kair, Ujwa)
No sourced price series
Najafgarh is one of the villages the December 2025 report names as still agricultural (The Realty Today, Dec 2025). The Revenue Department list puts Dhansa, Issapur, Kair and Ujwa in the same sub-division (Delhi Revenue Department list, 25 Dec 2025). We found no registered-rate or news price for any of them and use no listing figure.
Check: whether the revenue estate is in a land-pooling zone, near the Najafgarh drain or jheel, and who is in possession.
Bijwasan and Kapashera
No sourced price series
Bijwasan, Kapashera, Mahipalpur and Rangpuri are in Bijwasan sub-division (Delhi Revenue Department list, 25 Dec 2025), beside the airport and the Gurugram boundary. We found no registered-rate or news price series for them. The Dwarka Expressway's Delhi section is described as connecting to an upcoming Bijwasan railway station (PMO, Aug 2025).
Check: zoning, Lal Dora status, mutation and whether a road or expressway alignment touches the plot.
Matiala belt (Chhawla, Jhatikara, Kakrola, Rawta)
No sourced price series
Matiala sub-division carries 38 villages in the Revenue Department list (Delhi Revenue Department list, 25 Dec 2025). ThePrint (October 2025) names Rawta, Shikarpur, Ghuman Hera and Deorala among Delhi villages near the jheel where farmland floods with sewage (ThePrint, Oct 2025). We found no price series for them.
Check: the actual plot area, the khatauni class and whether the land floods.
Dwarka sub-division villages
Not a farmland market
The Dwarka sub-division list holds only Palam, Sagarpur, Mirzapur and Nasirpur (Delhi Revenue Department list, 25 Dec 2025), inside the planned sub-city and airport zone. Land here follows development plans rather than crop value, and we found no sourced price.
Check: whether the village is inside a sanctioned layout or a pooling zone.
Circle rates to check
₹53 lakh per acre (2008, reported) vs draft up to ₹5 crore
The Realty Today reported in December 2025 a single agricultural rate of ₹53 lakh per acre since 2008 and a draft of up to ₹5 crore per acre, with no uniform rate across villages (The Realty Today, Dec 2025). Najafgarh, Bijwasan and Dhichau Kalan are among the villages it names.
Check: the current rate for the village with the Sub-Registrar.
Units: acre, sq yd, sq m
Delhi papers and sale deeds use acres, sq yd, sq ft and sq m interchangeably. Convert from the revenue record before comparing two documents (1 acre = 4,840 sq yd = about 4,047 sq m). Quote farmland per acre and village plots per sq yd.
Connectivity
How South West Delhi connects — road, rail and air
The district is the capital's western gateway. Distances are given only where sourced; journey times vary with traffic.
By road
By air
By rail & metro
The practical question is the approach: a parcel inside a revenue village in the west may be several kilometres from an expressway entry, and a road shown on a map may not be a public road. Highway details come from Business Today, Aug 2025, PMO, Aug 2025 and ETV Bharat, 17 Aug 2025; the Grey Line from The Pioneer, 2021; Phase 5 from Business Today, Jul 2026. We did not open DMRC or NHAI pages. See also the neighbouring Gurugram page.
Growth catalysts
Upcoming infrastructure & developments
Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items marked confirm have single or conflicting sources.
03Operational
02In progress or planned
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in South West Delhi
The largest remaining farm belt in the capital, on a flat alluvial plain with a drain and a wetland to the west. Water, salinity and wetland status matter as much as soil.
🌾 Najafgarh and Matiala farm belt
Delhi's Economic Survey lists paddy, jowar and bajra as the kharif field crops and wheat and mustard as the rabi crops, with vegetables year-round; wheat covered an estimated 19,671 hectares in 2017-18, and net sown area fell from 34,034 hectares in 2000-01 to an estimated 22,300 hectares in 2018-19 (Delhi Economic Survey 2018-19, agriculture chapter). The survey has no district-wise crop figures, so we have none for South West Delhi.
- Wheat
- Paddy
- Mustard
- Bajra
🌊 Najafgarh Jheel, drain and ponds
The jheel is a transboundary wetland whose extent is disputed. ThePrint notes that an 1883 Delhi Gazetteer put it at about 220 sq km and that farmland floods with sewage, mainly from Gurugram (ThePrint, Oct 2025). SANDRP reports that the NGT took up the Goyla Khurd pond, where NHAI built UER-II as a 1.2 km flyover rather than filling the pond (SANDRP, Feb 2026). Low ground near the drain can flood in heavy monsoon years.
- Najafgarh Jheel
- Drain
- Ponds
- Flood risk
✈️ The airport and expressway edge
East of the farm belt, Kapashera, Bijwasan, Mahipalpur and Rangpuri are in Bijwasan sub-division (Delhi Revenue Department list, 25 Dec 2025). We found no cropping data for them; what moves value there is access to the airport, UER-II and the Dwarka Expressway.
- Bijwasan
- Kapashera
- Mahipalpur
- Rangpuri
💧 Water & rainfall
Rainfall figures are not quoted here because we found no district series. CGWB's 2024 assessment puts Delhi's stage of groundwater extraction at 100.77%, with 14 of 34 assessment units over-exploited, 13 critical, 2 semi-critical and 5 safe (CGWB, Delhi groundwater assessment 2024). Its district tables show sporadic nitrate above 45 mg/L, uranium above 30 ppb, fluoride above 1.5 mg/L and electrical conductivity above 3,000 µS/cm in South West Delhi (old district boundary), which matters for borewells in the farm belt. The report gives no block table in the part we could read, so check the latest category for the block and test borewell yield and quality.
📐 Measurement units & market prices
Convert every area to acres or sq m from the revenue record (1 acre = 4,840 sq yd = about 4,047 sq m). We quote no crop prices because we found no sourced district series.
At a glance
South West Delhi vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Land route / price band* | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| South West Delhi — Najafgarh farm belt | No sourced price series | Named as still agricultural in a Dec 2025 report (The Realty Today, Dec 2025) |
| South West Delhi — Matiala | No sourced price series | 38 villages in the Revenue Department list |
| South Delhi | No sourced price series | Farmhouse belt; Ridge and sealing constraints |
| Gurugram | See the Gurugram page | Haryana route: change of land use and farmhouse policy, not the Delhi Land Reforms Act |
| Outer North Delhi | No sourced price series | Narela sub-division villages named in the same report; the other main farm belt |
This page quotes no listing prices. See the South Delhi page for the farmhouse belt, the Outer North Delhi page for Narela and Bawana, and the Gurugram page for the Haryana side.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at South West Delhi
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that wetland status and the Land Reforms Act decide what a farm-belt parcel really is.
Two new expressways and an airport next door
UER-II and the Dwarka Expressway's Delhi sections were inaugurated on 17 August 2025, and IGI Airport sits on the district edge. Connectivity is delivered rather than promised, although it mainly lifts the eastern villages.
The capital's biggest agricultural supply
Najafgarh and Matiala carry 59 of the district's 76 listed villages, and Najafgarh is named in a December 2025 report as still agricultural. Scarcity of clean agricultural land inside Delhi favours holders, but only if title and zoning are clean.
A Metro edge for the farm belt
The Grey Line reaches Dhansa Bus Stand, and Phase 5 planning names Najafgarh, which could widen the buyer pool if it is delivered.
Policy could change what the land is
Land pooling, green development areas and Master Plan zoning may re-label villages. That can create value, and it can freeze a sale, so check the zone before the price.
No price series, so no comparison
We found no sourced price series for either district, so we cannot say which is cheaper. Check each parcel's paperwork on its own.
Confirm land-record status, wetland and pooling status for any parcel; our review is not a title guarantee.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in South West Delhi
Read these before shortlisting in South West Delhi specifically.
Wetland and flood exposure near Najafgarh
The jheel boundary is disputed and we found no NGT order after the 8 April 2026 listing. Parcels on low ground near the jheel and drain should be treated as wetland or flood-prone until the boundary and flood level are confirmed.
Land-pooling and green-policy overlays
If a village is in a pooling zone or a green development area, DDA controls the land's future. DDA's FAQs allow parcels of any size and up to 60% of pooled land to owners, and the draft green-area policy is reported to be absent from the notified plan, so confirm in writing before you pay.
Section 81 and Section 33 limits
Using recorded agricultural land for a residence or event venue risks ejectment under Section 81 (see the August 2026 High Court ruling above), and a sale that leaves the seller with under eight standard acres is restricted by Section 33. Read the Act text and the holding size.
Lal Dora and colony land
Village abadi and unauthorised-colony land can sit outside sanctioned layouts, with a different regularisation route. The reports on colony regularisation do not extend it to agricultural land.
Title, mutation and co-ownership
Co-owned holdings, unmutated inheritance and possession by tenants or cultivators can occur in revenue estates. Check mutation and possession on the ground.
Price opacity
We found no sourced price series. The reported agricultural circle rate is ₹53 lakh per acre, with a draft of up to ₹5 crore per acre (Dec 2025 report). Do not budget stamp duty on a number you have not confirmed in writing.
Announced is not delivered
Business Today lists no Phase 5 corridors, the NGT jheel order is not known to us, and the MPD-2047 gazette copy was not available. Price what the law allows today.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Land-record and mutation matters go through the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsildar of the sub-division. The sub-divisional offices page lists Najafgarh at B-64A Tehsil Road, Turamandi, Najafgarh; Matiala and Bijwasan at the DC Office South-West, Old Terminal Tax Bijwasan Building, Kapashera; and Dwarka at Sector-10, Dwarka (Revenue Department sub-divisional offices page). Sale-deed registration is handled by the Sub-Registrar; the existing 22 sub-registrar offices were due to expand to 39 (The Week/PTI, Dec 2025), so confirm which office covers the village. District-level orders sit with the District Magistrate (South West).
Zoning and land pooling sit with the Delhi Development Authority; wetland and pond questions with the Delhi Wetland Authority and the Forest Department (SANDRP refers to the state wetland authority; confirm the current body); drain and flood questions with the Irrigation and Flood Control Department. Fee schedules and procedures are on the Delhi Revenue Department registration page. Check the khatauni, mutation and encumbrance before paying any token amount.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in South West Delhi.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
Can I buy agricultural land in South West Delhi?
The India Code text of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 has no residence bar in the sections we could read. Section 33 limits a sale that would leave the seller under eight standard acres, and in August 2026 the Delhi High Court upheld a Section 81 ejectment on recorded agricultural land in Goela Khurd. Confirm the current Act with an advocate.
02 of 04
Which areas does South West Delhi cover now?
Four sub-divisions since the December 2025 reorganisation: Najafgarh, Matiala, Dwarka and Bijwasan (Revenue Department list). Najafgarh, Dhansa and Issapur are in Najafgarh sub-division, and Kapashera, Bijwasan and Mahipalpur in Bijwasan sub-division.
03 of 04
What does land cost in South West Delhi?
We publish no per-acre price, because we found no registered-deal or news price series and use no listing-site asks. A December 2025 report put the circle rate at ₹53 lakh per acre since 2008, with a draft of up to ₹5 crore per acre that was not notified at that date, and named Najafgarh, Bijwasan and Dhichau Kalan among villages still agricultural.
04 of 04
Is land near Najafgarh Jheel safe to buy?
The jheel's official boundary was still disputed in early 2026: Haryana cites 75 acres, INTACH's data average about 3,800 acres, and the NGT had set the matter for 8 April 2026. We did not find the later order, so treat low-lying parcels as wetland or flood-prone until the boundary is confirmed.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (Sections 3, 33, 42), India Code text, opened October 2026
- Notice inviting suggestions on amending the Delhi Land Reforms Act, Revenue Department (comments due 24 Jun 2016)
- Delhi High Court, LPA 34/2024, judgment of 11 Aug 2026 (Section 81 ejectment, village Goela Khurd)
- FEMA (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India) Regulations, 2018, Reg 3(a), Reserve Bank of India
Government
- Delhi Revenue Department, list of districts, sub-divisions and villages, 25 Dec 2025
- Delhi Revenue Department, sub-divisional offices page, opened October 2026
- Important information regarding registration, Delhi Revenue Department: stamp duty and fees
- FAQs on MPD-2047, Delhi Development Authority
- Status of sector-wise participation in land pooling, DDA, data to 31 May 2026
- Economic Survey of Delhi 2018-19, chapter 10 Agriculture, Planning Department
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Delhi 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- PM to inaugurate highway projects in Delhi on 17 August, Prime Minister's Office
- Noida International Airport, press release, 15 Jun 2026
News
- Delhi now has 13 districts, The Week/PTI, 26 Dec 2025
- National capital gets two new districts, The Tribune, 12 Dec 2025
- Delhi plans major revision of agricultural land circle rates, The Realty Today, 19 Dec 2025
- Delhi's waterbodies going extinct under govt watch, SANDRP, 7 Feb 2026
- Najafgarh Jheel's wetland tag stuck for 11 years, ThePrint, 6 Oct 2025
- 70 Delhi villages open for commerce, The Tribune, 14 Aug 2026
- Delhi Master Plan 2047 notified, Outlook Money, 21 Aug 2026
- Centre to regularise 1,511 colonies, IANS, 7 Apr 2026
- Delhi launches SWAGAM portal, Outlook Money, 25 Apr 2026
- PM Modi inaugurates Delhi section of UER-II and Dwarka Expressway, ETV Bharat, 17 Aug 2025
- Noida to Delhi airport in 20 minutes, Business Today, 16 Aug 2025
- Najafgarh-Dhansa Metro stretch inaugurated, The Pioneer, 2021
- Delhi Metro's biggest expansion, Business Today, 24 Jul 2026
Further reading
- Land pooling participation tables to 28 Feb 2026, DDA
- DDA says MPD-2047 boosts land pooling, newKerala.com, 23 Aug 2026
- MPD 2047 unveiled, ThePrint/PTI, 20 Aug 2026
- Delhi O-zone: why homes on Yamuna floodplain face uncertainty, Business Standard, 26 Jun 2026
- Delhi Master Plan 2047: new development rules, Business Today, 20 Aug 2026
- Delhi Master Plan 2047: 20 lakh new homes, Swarajya, 2026
- Yamuna water level recedes but remains above danger mark, AIR News, 7 Sep 2025
- Centre, Delhi government should decide on Sainik Farm regularisation, The Week/PTI, 12 Mar 2025
Data-currency note: the district map reflects the notification of 25 December 2025 and may change; road, airport, Metro and policy statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly. Where an official page did not open for us (the MPD-2047 gazette copy, DMRC and NHAI pages), we say so in the text. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.
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