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District guide
Buying Land in Surat
A south Gujarat district of black clay, alluvium and coastal saline soils, with expressway interchanges at Kim and Ena, a high-speed rail station and airport land approved.
4,109 sq km
Area (CGWB booklet, 2013)
9
Talukas listed (2013)
40.39%
Groundwater development (Mar 2009)
target Aug 2027
Surat–Vapi high-speed rail
District land record — Surat
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Gujarat
Sub-divisions
Nine talukas in the Central Ground Water Board booklet of December 2013: Bardoli, Choryasi, Kamrej, Mahuva, Mandvi, Mangrol, Olpad, Palsana, Umarpada (CGWB Surat booklet). PTI reported in September 2025 that two new talukas were approved for Surat but named neither (PTI via The Week, September 2025), so ask the Collectorate for the current list
Key markets
Choryasi · Kamrej · Olpad · Palsana · Bardoli · Mandvi
Demand anchors
Delhi–Mumbai Expressway interchanges at Kim and Ena · Surat station on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail line · airport expansion land approved in 2024
Rail
Surat station lies between Bharuch and Bilimora on the 508 km high-speed rail corridor (NHSRCL press release) and is in the Amrit Bharat station programme (DeshGujarat, August 2025)
Size and population
4,109 sq km · 60,79,231 people (CGWB booklet, December 2013, which labels the count 2001; check against Census tables)
Pricing unit
₹/guntha and ₹/vigha in local deals; no sourced price series
Local units
Guntha = about 101 sq m (1,089 sq ft) · 40 gunthas = 1 acre · vigha varies by region
Land records portal
AnyROR (the site refused automated access, so it was not opened for this page)
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Gujarat page and apply to every district within it.
Surat — land purchase legal rules
Agricultural land in Gujarat can generally be bought only by an agriculturist, and farmer status is checked before a sale entry is certified. The other main checks are tenure (old or new), NA permission, the fragmentation limit and whether the area is notified under the Disturbed Areas Act.
Who can buy agricultural land? Section 63 of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 is headed “Transfers to non-agriculturist barred”, and section 2(2) defines an agriculturist as a person who cultivates land personally. A commentary on the Supreme Court appeal Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v State of Gujarat (Civil Appeal 2573 of 2020) reports that the Gujarat High Court read section 63 to bar a transfer by an agriculturist to a non-agriculturist without the Collector’s permission, including by will (Mondaq, April 2021). Farmer status is checked from revenue records back to a cut-off of 6 April 1995, under Revenue Department circulars of 13 September 2024, and a self-declaration form goes with a sale entry or an NA application (SCC Online, September 2024). We read section 63 through these summaries, not its full text; confirm with a Gujarat revenue lawyer.
Will non-farmers be allowed to buy? A committee chaired by C. L. Meena studied the tenancy laws and its suggestions on non-farmer purchase were being assessed in November 2024, with no decision announced (Gujarat Samachar, November 2024; Gujarat Samachar, November 2024). We found no enacted change by October 2026, so the section 63 rule above is the one to plan on.
Ceiling limits: the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961, amendments compiled by PRS Legislative Research) bars a person from holding land above the ceiling area. Land of a spouse and minor children is grouped with the holder, a family of more than five may hold one-fifth of the ceiling area for each extra member up to twice the ceiling, and each major son counts as a separate person; in desert, hill and drought-prone areas the dry-crop ceiling is raised by 12.5% but cannot pass 21.85 hectares (54 acres). These points come from a legal-database copy of the Act that we do not link, because the India Code page did not open here; the class-wise acreage in Schedule I was not in the text we read, so we show no per-class figure.
Tenure, premium and NA permission: section 43 of the Tenancy Act is headed “Restriction on transfers of land purchased or sold under this Act”, which is the basis of what the press calls new tenure land, and the Collector’s office grants permission and collects a premium under it (Surat Collectorate). A government notification of 8 February 2024 lets a tenant who has farmed land for more than 15 years move it from new tenure to old tenure without a conversion fee, but the premium for NA use is still payable (LiveLaw, April 2025). NA (non-agricultural) permission is granted under section 65 of the Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879, and is deemed granted if the Collector does not decide within three months (same source); applications have been online since a December 2018 circular (SCC Online, September 2024). Press reports put the NA premium at about 35 to 40 per cent of land value (Gujarat Samachar, March 2024); we found no official schedule. The 2008 resolution on NA procedure also lists distance limits from railways, airports and Air Force installations (900 m) and from the sea high-tide line (500 m) (Revenue Department resolution, July 2008), which later circulars may have changed.
Fragmentation (tukda) limit: the Assembly passed the Gujarat Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings (Amendment) Bill on 11 September 2026. As reported, it sets a uniform standard area of 10 gunthas (1,012 sq m) for rural land under a new section 5(4), leaves out municipal and urban development authority areas, and regularises violations from 1948 to 31 March 2026 without penalty; before this, buyers paid 10% of jantri value (DeshGujarat, September 2026). We did not see the Act text or any filing deadline.
Industrial and institutional exceptions: sections 63AA and 63AAA allow land bought for industrial, education or health use to be resold on payment of a share of jantri value that falls with the holding period, from 100% at three to five years to 25% beyond ten years (Gujarat Bill 23 of 2020, PRS Legislative Research). We have the Bill, not the enacted Act. A charity that bought in breach before 30 June 2015 may apply for conversion within a period the State notifies (Gujarat Bill 1 of 2024, PRS Legislative Research).
Disturbed Areas Act, 1991: where the State has notified an area under section 3, a transfer of land or buildings there needs the Collector’s prior sanction after an inquiry into free consent and fair value, and a transfer without it is void under section 5; contravention carries imprisonment of three to five years under section 6D (Gujarat Act 12 of 1991, PRS Legislative Research). A 2026 amendment renames these “specified areas”, adds a Monitoring and Advisory Committee and extends the Collector’s checks (Bill 18 of 2026; DeshGujarat, March 2026); the government notified the amendment in July 2026, with the effective date to be notified separately (DeshGujarat, July 2026). As a due-diligence step, ask the Collector or Sub-Registrar whether the survey number lies in a notified area; we hold no list of notified areas.
Land Grabbing Act, 2020 and tribal land: the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020 works through district committees, and in December 2024 a Gujarat High Court bench issued guidelines for those committees (LiveLaw, December 2024). Land held by Scheduled Tribe occupants is separately restricted under section 73AA of the Land Revenue Code, which the 2020 Bill cross-refers to (PRS Legislative Research); we did not open the Code, so check the occupant’s status in the 7/12.
NRI & OCI buyers: regulation 3 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India) Regulations, 2018 lets NRIs and OCIs buy land other than agricultural land, a farm house or plantation property (Reserve Bank of India, 2018 regulations). Residential and commercial land is open to them. The same section 63 rule applies to a resident non-farmer.
- Agriculturists only (s.63)
- Ceiling Act 1960
- NA via s.65
- Fragmentation: 10 gunthas
- Disturbed Areas Act
- NRI agri: barred (RBI 2018)
- 7/12 via AnyROR
Surat — district-specific notes
The Gujarat state page applies to Surat in full. The notes below are specific to this district and are not repeated from the state page. The Surat Collectorate tenancy page and the India Code headings were opened; the Revenue Department home page, AnyROR and the district portal's profile pages refused automated access.
⚠ The Surat Collectorate's tenancy page says its Deputy Collector (Land Reform) grants permission under section 43 of the tenancy law and collects the premium, converts new tenure to old tenure, and gives permission for non-farmers to buy agricultural land, which it cites to section 63A (Surat Collectorate tenancy page). The India Code heading for section 63A is "Reasonable price of land for the purpose of its sale and purchase", while section 63 is headed "Transfers to non-agriculturist barred" (India Code). The two do not match, so ask the office in writing which section any permission was issued under, and whether the survey number is old or new tenure.
⚠ Surat has a coast. The CGWB booklet describes deep dark grey to black clay loam in coastal areas, saline (khar) soils and fluvio-marine deposits (CGWB Surat booklet). A 2008 Revenue Department order lists a 500 m limit from the high-tide line and 900 m limits around railways, airports and Air Force installations for non-agricultural permission (Revenue Department GR, July 2008); it may have been superseded, and we obtained no coastal-zone map for Surat. Ask the Collectorate whether either limit touches the parcel, especially near the airport and the rail line.
⚠ The 2026 amendment to the fragmentation law, reported as passed on 11 September 2026, sets a standard area of 10 gunthas (1,012 sq m) for rural land and excludes urban development authority areas (DeshGujarat, September 2026). We did not see the Act text or the notified boundaries. Much of Surat's fringe is urban-authority land, so ask whether the survey number is inside or outside it.
⚠ Ask the Collector or the Sub-Registrar whether the survey number lies in an area notified under the Disturbed Areas Act, 1991, which requires Collector sanction for transfers in notified areas (Disturbed Areas Act, PRS copy). A 2026 amendment renames these "specified areas"; its effective date was separate from the July 2026 notification (DeshGujarat, July 2026). We obtained no list of notified areas for Surat.
⚠ Some talukas may hold land owned by Scheduled Tribe holders, whose transfers are restricted by section 73AA of the Land Revenue Code. We saw that section only as a cross-reference and obtained no Scheduled Areas list for Surat, so confirm the status of any parcel in the eastern talukas with the Mamlatdar.
Read the Gujarat agricultural land rules for farmer status, stamp duty, the ceiling law and the NRI rule.
- Tenancy Act s 43 and s 63
- Coastal clay and khar soils
- Disturbed Areas Act check
- Fragmentation 10 gunthas
District overview
Surat — a city district with two expressway interchanges and a rail station under construction
Surat is a south Gujarat district of 4,109 sq km with 60,79,231 people in the CGWB booklet, which dates the count to 2001 (CGWB booklet, December 2013). The booklet lists nine talukas, and a September 2025 report says two more were approved (PTI via The Week, September 2025). The district portal calls Surat one of India's fastest-growing cities (Surat district portal), but the page gives no land figures, so this page does not extend that claim to farmland.
Road and rail are changing around the city. Packages 6 and 7 of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway serve Surat through the Kim and Ena interchanges (DeshGujarat, January 2026), the high-speed rail station is under construction (NHSRCL press release), and the state approved land acquisition for airport expansion in July 2024 (DeshGujarat, July 2024). We found no sourced per-vigha price for any taluka. The 2023 jantri doubling and one airport land allocation are the only price references on this page, and neither is a market price.
The ground is mixed. Black clay over basalt, lighter alluvium on the flood plain and saline coastal clay are all in the CGWB description, and the booklet puts the overall stage of groundwater development at 40.39 per cent as of March 2009 (CGWB Surat booklet). Check the soil, the water and the tenure of the survey number before the road map.
- Kim interchange
- Ena interchange
- Surat airport
- High-speed rail
- Coastal clay
- Bardoli
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Surat
4.9%
Stamp duty on a conveyance
audit year ended 31 Mar 2018; current rate to confirm
2×
Jantri, from 15 Apr 2023
reported; no taluka or village schedule opened
Not sourced
Registration fee and concessions
no government schedule opened; ask the Sub-Registrar
The Comptroller and Auditor General's audit for the year ended 31 March 2018 states stamp duty on a conveyance at 4.9 per cent of the greater of consideration and market value, and gives no registration-fee rate for conveyances (CAG, Report 3 of 2019). DeshGujarat reported in February 2023 that jantri rates would be doubled from 15 April 2023 (DeshGujarat, February 2023), and The Secretariat reported in November 2024 that a revised draft for agricultural land was pending (The Secretariat, November 2024). We could not open the registration portal (gARVI portal), so we quote no registration fee and no concession for women. The Inspector General of Registration's summary describes 294 Sub-Registrar offices on the gARVI 2.0 system (Inspector General of Registration summary). Ask the Sub-Registrar for the duty, the fee and the jantri for the survey number on the day of the deed.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Surat
Two sets of reported numbers, both partial: the state jantri change and an airport land allocation. No listing-site prices are used.
Jantri doubled in 2023
Reported: doubled from 15 April 2023
DeshGujarat reported in February 2023 that the government would apply doubled jantri rates from 15 April 2023, after about twelve years (DeshGujarat, February 2023). A revised draft for agricultural land was pending in November 2024 (The Secretariat, November 2024). We obtained no Surat taluka or village schedule.
Check: the jantri for your survey number and date of deed with the Sub-Registrar.
Magdalla: airport land
Rs 215 crore for about 80,643 sq m
DeshGujarat reported in July 2024 that Rs 215 crore was set aside for 2023-24 to buy about 80,643 sq m of private land in 20 survey numbers for the airport expansion, with Magdalla named, and that an agreement with the Airports Authority was due by December 2024 (DeshGujarat, July 2024). If the whole sum were land cost the average would be about ₹26,700 per sq m; that is our arithmetic and the report gives no breakdown. This is urban fringe land and not comparable with farmland.
Check: whether the survey number appears in an acquisition notice before paying a deposit nearby.
Kim and Ena: expressway interchanges
Packages 6 and 7 open, 7 on trial (Jan 2026)
Kim Interchange to Ena Interchange, near Surat, was open in January 2026 and Ena to Kharel was open on trial, with only light vehicles allowed (DeshGujarat, January 2026). We found no report of land rates moving at either interchange.
Check: the access road to the parcel in the revenue record, not the distance to the interchange.
Asking prices
No sourced price series
Listing-site asking prices for Surat could not be traced to registered deals, so none are shown. The jantri is a registration floor, not what a seller will accept.
Check: registered sale deeds in the same village before negotiating.
Units: guntha, acre, vigha
Gujarat land is recorded in gunthas (about 101 sq m or 1,089 sq ft; 10 gunthas is 1,012 sq m) and acres (40 gunthas to the acre). The vigha varies by region and we found no official conversion for Surat, so convert any vigha quote to gunthas using the survey number's recorded area before comparing offers.
Connectivity
How Surat connects — road, rail and air
Distances and journey times are not given because no official or news source was found. Statuses are as reported and change quickly.
By road
By air
By rail
The practical question is the last leg from the interchange or the road to the parcel; ask for the access road in the revenue record. Rules for buyers from outside the state: Gujarat agricultural land rules.
Growth catalysts
Upcoming infrastructure & developments
Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items marked not confirmed have a single or an older source.
01Open or inaugurated
06In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Surat
A basalt, alluvial and coastal-clay district where the soil changes within a few kilometres and groundwater is reported safe overall but uneven by taluka.
🌾 Black clay and alluvial plains
The CGWB booklet describes black clayey to loamy soils over basalt, light-coloured alluvial soils in the midland and flood plain, and lists rice, jowar, bajra, wheat, maize, other cereals, gram and other pulses as principal crops, with groundnut, sesame, mustard and sugarcane among the others. It dates from December 2013 and the crop list carries no area figures (CGWB Surat booklet). Village-level soil data: Soil Health Card portal (not opened for this page).
- Rice
- Wheat
- Sugarcane
- Groundnut
🌊 Coastal clay and khar soils
In coastal areas the booklet records deep dark grey to black clay loam, saline (khar) soils and fluvio-marine deposits (CGWB Surat booklet). Salinity limits crops and foundations; ask the seller for a soil test. A 500 m high-tide-line limit in a 2008 order may apply to non-agricultural use (Revenue Department GR, July 2008).
- Khar soils
- Coastal clay
- Fluvio-marine
⛰️ Basalt uplands
The booklet gives Deccan Trap basalt with dykes, Tertiary sandstone and limestone, and laterite with bauxite pockets (CGWB Surat booklet). It does not map these to talukas in the extract we read, so check the survey number against the local soil report.
- Deccan basalt
- Laterite
- Dykes
💧 Water & rainfall
The booklet gives normal annual rainfall of 1,209.4 mm (IMD, 1951 to 1980) and lists 1,394 mm as the average. Irrigation comes mainly from dug wells and canals; 21,053 dug wells were in use in 2002-03, and no area was irrigated from tanks or ponds. The overall stage of groundwater development was 40.39 per cent, categorised Safe, with resource estimates as of March 2009. It gives taluka figures from 12.73 per cent (Mangrol) to 77.72 per cent (Choryasi), but its own text cites a different lowest taluka, so treat the taluka figures as unconfirmed (CGWB Surat booklet). Statewide, CGWB's 2024 assessment finds 22 of 252 units over-exploited with extraction at 54.21 per cent, and no district-wise stage (CGWB, Gujarat 2024). IANS reported in March 2026 that the Narmada project irrigates 17.92 lakh hectares in Gujarat (IANS via India Tribune, March 2026) and DeshGujarat reported 63,908 of 69,830 km of the canal network done by January 2025 (DeshGujarat, March 2025), but we found no Surat-specific canal area. Check the borewell yield and permission for any parcel.
📐 Measurement units
Guntha is about 101 sq m (1,089 sq ft), 40 gunthas make an acre, and the vigha varies by region with no official conversion found. Convert every quote to gunthas or acres before comparing two offers. Live wholesale prices are on Agmarknet (not opened for this page); crop income is modest next to land values at the city edge, so price a parcel on location and permitted use.
At a glance
Surat vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Price band* (per acre) | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surat (all talukas) | No sourced price series | Jantri reported doubled from 15 Apr 2023 (DeshGujarat, Feb 2023); no taluka schedule obtained |
| Surat — Magdalla airport land | Not comparable | Rs 215 crore allocation for ~80,643 sq m (DeshGujarat, Jul 2024); not a rate |
| Bharuch | No sourced price series | No figure used on this page; expressway Packages 3 to 5 north of Kim are open or on trial |
| Narmada | No sourced price series | No figure used on this page |
*Jantri values are registration floors, not market prices. See the Bharuch page for the district north of Kim and the Narmada page for the district to its east.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Surat
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and several catalysts are still pending.
An expressway, a rail station and an airport all in motion
The Kim and Ena interchanges are open or on trial, the high-speed rail section to Vapi is targeted for August 2027 and airport expansion land was approved in 2024. Several of these are reports, not delivery of the whole network, so price on today's roads.
Coastal and basalt soils with a real spread
Black clay, alluvium and saline coastal clay all appear in the CGWB description. That makes the soil test a pricing input, not a formality.
Groundwater reported safe overall
The 2013 booklet put the district at 40.39 per cent development as of March 2009, but the taluka range is wide and the data are old. A buyer should read the borewell record for the parcel.
Farmer-status and tenure checks are district-run
The Collectorate's Deputy Collector (Land Reform) handles tenure and permission matters, so the paperwork route is clear even if the rule is strict.
A market that rewards documents
With tenure, urban-authority boundaries, coastal limits and acquisition notices all parcel-specific, a buyer who documents each one is better placed than one relying on a broker summary. We found no sourced price series, so the case rests on location and permitted use.
Confirm tenure, NA and coastal status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India's review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Surat
Read these before shortlisting in Surat specifically.
Farmer-status and tenure rules
Section 63 bars transfers to non-agriculturists and section 43 restricts new tenure land. Ask for the tenure entry in the revenue record and any Collector permission in writing.
Coastal and saline land
Khar soils and coastal clay limit crops and building, and a 2008 order may restrict non-agricultural use within 500 m of the high-tide line. Ask for a soil test and the coastal status.
Airport and rail acquisition
Airport expansion land across 20 survey numbers was approved in 2024, and the whole rail corridor needed 1,389.5 hectares. Check whether the survey number is in any acquisition notice.
Trial-stage expressway openings
Packages 5 and 7 were open on trial in January 2026 and could be blocked again, and Packages 8 to 10 stalled in October 2025. Price on today's roads.
Urban authority and fragmentation limits
The 10-guntha standard area applies to rural land and excludes urban authority areas. Ask which side of the line the survey number is on, and whether the parcel is a fragment.
Disturbed Areas Act status
Transfers in notified areas need Collector sanction, and a 2026 amendment renames them specified areas. We obtained no Surat list, so ask the Collector in writing.
No sourced price series
We use no listing-site prices for Surat, and the jantri is only a floor. Collect registered comparables before negotiating.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & registration offices
Tenancy, tenure and permission matters go to the Deputy Collector (Land Reform) under the District Collector, as the Surat Collectorate tenancy page describes. Mutation and revenue-record entries are handled by the Mamlatdar of the relevant taluka, with appeals going to the Prant (sub-division) officer. Sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar on the gARVI system, and records are on AnyROR. Town-planning questions inside an urban development authority area follow the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976. We could not open the Revenue Department home page, AnyROR, gARVI or the district portal's profile pages, and we opened only the Collectorate tenancy page, so check office details directly.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Surat.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
What does agricultural land cost in Surat?
We publish no per-vigha or per-acre band for Surat because listing-site prices could not be traced to registered deals. The references are the jantri, reported doubled from 15 April 2023 (DeshGujarat, February 2023), and Rs 215 crore set aside in July 2024 to buy about 80,643 sq m for airport expansion (DeshGujarat). Neither is a market price, and we obtained no taluka schedule.
02 of 04
Who can buy agricultural land in Surat?
The state rule applies: section 63 of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act bars transfers to non-agriculturists. The Surat Collectorate's tenancy page lists permission for non-farmers to buy agricultural land among the Deputy Collector (Land Reform) functions and cites section 63A, which India Code headed differently, so ask the office in writing under which section it acts.
03 of 04
What stamp duty applies to land in Surat?
The CAG audit for the year ended 31 March 2018 states 4.9 per cent on a conveyance and gives no registration-fee rate (CAG, Report 3 of 2019). Jantri was reported doubled from 15 April 2023. We could not open the registration portal, so ask the Sub-Registrar for the current duty, fee and jantri.
04 of 04
Which infrastructure affects Surat?
Packages 6 and 7 of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway reach the Kim and Ena interchanges, with Package 7 open on trial in January 2026 (DeshGujarat). The Surat–Vapi high-speed rail section is targeted for August 2027 (Business Today, August 2026), and airport expansion land was approved in July 2024. Packages south of Kharel were stalled in October 2025.
Transparency
Sources and references
Law and courts
- Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (ss. 2(2), 43, 63, 63A, 63AA, 63AB headings), India Code PDF
- Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960 (Act 27 of 1961), PRS Legislative Research copy
- Gujarat Disturbed Areas Act (s. 3 notification, s. 5 Collector sanction), PRS Legislative Research copy (file named Act No. 30 of 1986)
- Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976, India Code PDF (not opened)
- Shashikant Vasudevbhai Patel v State of Gujarat, Gujarat High Court, 10 Sep 2018
- Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India) Regulations, 2018, Reserve Bank of India
Government
- Surat district portal home page (general background only)
- Tenancy section (Dy. Collector, Land Reform), Surat Collectorate
- Ground water information booklet, Surat district, Central Ground Water Board, Dec 2013
- Revenue Department GR on non-agricultural permission, 1 Jul 2008
- Stamp Duty and Registration Fees, Report 3 of 2019 (Revenue Sector, Gujarat), Comptroller and Auditor General
- Registration System of Gujarat (gARVI 2.0, 294 Sub-Registrar offices), Inspector General of Registration summary, undated
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Gujarat 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train stations rapidly taking shape in Gujarat, NHSRCL press release (undated)
- gARVI registration portal, Gujarat (not opened)
- AnyROR land records portal, Gujarat (not opened)
- Soil Health Card portal (not opened for this page)
- Agmarknet mandi prices (not opened for this page)
News
- Latest package-wise update on Gujarat section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, DeshGujarat, 30 Oct 2025
- Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Bharuch-Kim section opens to traffic on trial basis, DeshGujarat, 10 Jan 2026
- Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: all packages now open on Vadodara-Navsari section, DeshGujarat, 12 Jan 2026
- When will India's first bullet train run? Construction figures, August 2027 target, Business Today, 16 Aug 2026
- Amrit Bharat Scheme: railway minister updates on redevelopment of Ahmedabad, Surat and other stations, DeshGujarat, 1 Aug 2025
- Gujarat govt approves Surat airport expansion, Rs 215 crore allocated for land acquisition, DeshGujarat, 17 Jul 2024
- DeshGujarat, Surat tag page (headlines and summaries only; articles not opened)
- DeshGujarat, Surat airport tag page (headlines only; articles not opened)
- 17 new talukas approved, PTI via The Week, 24 Sep 2025
- Jantri rate hike to be effective from April 15, DeshGujarat, 11 Feb 2023
- Gujarat to revise minimum rates for agricultural land, The Secretariat, 13 Nov 2024
Further reading
- An agriculturist is debarred from bequeathing agricultural land to a non-agriculturist, Mondaq, 29 Apr 2021
- Balancing reform and responsibility: rethinking land conversion policies, LiveLaw, 1 Apr 2025
- Gujarat farmer verification process streamlined, SCC Online, 25 Sep 2024
- Gujarat assessing non-farmers access to agricultural land, Gujarat Samachar, 12 Nov 2024
- Major changes likely in Gujarat tenancy and agricultural land laws, Gujarat Samachar, 9 Mar 2024
- Gujarat Assembly passes tukda dhara amendment bill, DeshGujarat, 11 Sep 2026
- Gujarat govt notifies Disturbed Areas Act amendment, DeshGujarat, 15 Jul 2026
- Gujarat govt amends land revenue law, 30-day notice waived for undisputed deals, DeshGujarat, 1 Apr 2026
- Gujarat High Court guidelines on misuse of the Land Grabbing Act, LiveLaw, 11 Dec 2024
- 69,800 km Narmada canals done, 5,900 km works in progress, DeshGujarat, 8 Mar 2025
- Sardar Sarovar dam supplies water to 3 crore people, irrigates 20.38 lakh hectares in Gujarat and Rajasthan, IANS via India Tribune, 21 Mar 2026
Data-currency note: the area, taluka list, rainfall, soil and groundwater figures come from a December 2013 CGWB booklet with resource estimates as of March 2009; infrastructure statuses were read between October 2025 and August 2026 reports and change quickly; stamp duty is from an audit of 2017-18; jantri is a 2023 report. Pages marked "not opened" are named only as places to check. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.
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