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District guide
Buying Land in Tapi
A Scheduled Area district on the Tapi river in south Gujarat: farmer-status and tribal-land checks, heavy rainfall, NH-56 four-laning at bid stage and no sourced price series.
3,139 sq km
Area (district portal)
8.07 lakh
Population (Census 2011)
1,344 mm
Average rainfall (1982-2011)
32.73%
Groundwater development (2012)
*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 — Tapi
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Gujarat
Sub-divisions
Seven talukas: Vyara (district headquarters), Songadh, Valod, Uchchhal, Dolvan, Kukarmunda and Nizar. The district was formed in 2007 from Surat district, and Kukarmunda (from Nizar) and Dolvan (from Vyara) were added in 2014 (Tapi district portal). PTI reported in September 2025 that one more taluka is to be created in Tapi (PTI via The Week, September 2025)
Key markets
Vyara · Songadh · Nizar · Valod · Uchchhal
Demand anchors
Tapi river district with Scheduled Area status · NH-56 four-laning approved in February 2026 · Surat about 70 km away · no sourced price series
Rail
Vyara railway station is the local station and Surat is the nearest major station, 70 km away (Tapi district portal); Songadh is among 87 Gujarat stations identified under the Amrit Bharat scheme (DeshGujarat, August 2025)
Size and population
3,139 sq km and 8,07,022 people at Census 2011, of whom 7,27,535 were rural (Tapi district portal); the CGWB booklet gives 3,238.83 sq km and 8,06,489 people in 488 villages (CGWB)
Pricing unit
Asking prices are usually quoted per vigha or acre; no sourced price series is shown
Local units
Guntha = 1,089 sq ft · 40 gunthas = 1 acre · Vigha varies by region and no official conversion was found (DeshGujarat, September 2026 for 10 gunthas = 1,012 sq m)
Land records portal
anyror.gujarat.gov.in (fetch refused for this page; check records there)
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Gujarat page and apply to every district within it.
Tapi — 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
Tapi — district-specific notes
The Gujarat state page applies to Tapi in full. The notes below are specific to this district. Law was read from Act headings on India Code and PRS, a Ministry of Panchayati Raj page, a summary of section 73AA and news reports; the Revenue Department, AnyROR and gARVI portals did not open for us, and the Tapi district portal pages that opened carry no land-law content.
⚠ Farmer status decides who can buy agricultural land. Section 63 of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 is headed "Transfers to non-agriculturist barred" (India Code), and farmer verification runs through revenue records to 6 April 1995 (SCC Online, September 2024). A buyer from Surat or elsewhere who is not a farmer has to deal with this rule at the point of sale, so ask for the seller's farmer certificate or the NA order, not a broker's summary.
⚠ Tapi is listed as fully covered by the Fifth Schedule, the constitutional status for Scheduled Areas (Ministry of Panchayati Raj, page updated February 2023). The page lists districts, not talukas or villages. A summary of section 73AA of the Gujarat Land Revenue Code says a Scheduled Tribe holder cannot transfer occupancy rights to anyone, tribal or not, without the Collector's previous sanction, and that a transfer made in breach is void (Supreme Today, undated). We have not seen the Code text, so treat this as a pointer: if the seller is from a Scheduled Tribe, ask for the Collector's sanction order and the land's tenure history before paying a deposit.
⚠ Tenure matters as much as the owner. Section 43 of the 1948 Act restricts transfers of land bought or sold under it (new tenure), and the Surat district portal lists the section 43 premium and the conversion from new to old tenure as services of the Deputy Collector (Land Reform) office (Surat district portal). Tapi was part of Surat district until 2007 (Tapi district portal); ask the Tapi Collectorate which office now handles tenure for the village.
⚠ Road projects publish acquisition notices. DeshGujarat carried a headline on 8 December 2025 that the Centre had finalised acquisition of 14.21 hectares for NH-56 widening in Tapi district (DeshGujarat Tapi tag page, headline only); we did not open the article, so the villages are not known to us. Check the Gazette and the Collectorate for any survey number near the highway.
⚠ The Disturbed Areas Act, 1991 lets the State notify areas where a transfer needs the Collector's prior sanction, with the transfer void without it (Disturbed Areas Act (PRS copy)). A 2026 amendment renames them "specified areas" and was notified in July 2026, with the effective date to be notified separately (DeshGujarat, July 2026). We obtained no list of notified areas, so ask the Collector or Sub-Registrar whether the survey number falls in one.
⚠ The fragmentation amendment reported as passed on 11 September 2026 sets a 10-guntha (1,012 sq m) standard area for rural land and excludes urban-development-authority areas (DeshGujarat, September 2026); we have not seen the Act text. Most Tapi villages are rural, so a small plot sold off a larger survey number is the case to check.
Read the full Gujarat land buying guide for buyer eligibility, NA permission, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Section 63 farmer status
- Fifth Schedule area
- Section 73AA
- Acquisition notices
District overview
Tapi — a Scheduled Area district on the Tapi river, with high rainfall and an unpriced land market
Tapi district was formed in 2007 from Surat district and has seven talukas, with Vyara as headquarters (Tapi district portal). The district portal gives 3,139 sq km and 8,07,022 people at Census 2011, a density of 249 per sq km, with 79,487 urban residents and 7,27,535 rural (Tapi district portal). The CGWB booklet gives a slightly larger area, 3,238.83 sq km, and counts 488 villages; its taluka areas run from 202.26 sq km at Valod to 1,206.67 sq km at Songadh (CGWB). The two area figures differ, so we show both.
We publish no per-acre or per-vigha price band for Tapi. No registered-deal series or district jantri schedule could be opened, and Gujarat's jantri was reported doubled from 15 April 2023 with a revised draft still pending in November 2024 (DeshGujarat, February 2023; The Secretariat, November 2024). Collect registered comparables from the same village before negotiating.
Rainfall is high for Gujarat: the booklet gives a 1982-2011 average of 1,344 mm, ranging by taluka from 831.3 mm at Nizar to 1,743 mm at Songadh. Soils are light-coloured, Garot and black cotton soils, and the main rivers are the Tapi, Kim, Ver, Mindola, Jhankhari and Purna. The booklet puts groundwater development at 32.73% in 2012, in the safe class (CGWB).
- Vyara
- Songadh
- Nizar
- Scheduled Area
- NH-56
- Tapi river
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Tapi
4.9%
Stamp duty on a conveyance deed
CAG audit for the year ended 31 Mar 2018; current rate to confirm
Not sourced
Registration fee on land deeds
no rate found; ask the Sub-Registrar
2x
Jantri doubled from 15 Apr 2023
reported statewide; no Tapi schedule opened
The Comptroller and Auditor General's audit for the year ended 31 March 2018 states stamp duty on a conveyance deed at 4.9% of the greater of consideration and market value, and gives no registration-fee rate for conveyances (CAG, Report 3 of 2019). Jantri rates were reported doubled from 15 April 2023 after about twelve years (DeshGujarat, February 2023), and a revised draft was reported pending in November 2024 (The Secretariat, November 2024). Registration runs through gARVI 2.0 across 294 Sub-Registrar offices (Inspector General of Registration summary); we could not open the portal (gARVI), so we quote no women's concession and no Tapi guideline value. Ask the Sub-Registrar for the duty, fee and jantri on your survey number.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Tapi
Reported corridor, tenure and rainfall facts; no listing-site prices are used.
Vyara and the NH-56 corridor
NH-56: 107.67 km, Rs 4,583.64 crore, approved Feb 2026
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved four-laning of two NH-56 sections in Gujarat, Dhamasiya-Bitada/Movi (47.46 km) and Nasarpore-Malotha (60.21 km), on a hybrid annuity basis (NBM&CW, February 2026). Bids were received in March 2026 and the report says the project improves connectivity to Tapi among other districts; it does not say the stretches run through Tapi (NBM&CW, March 2026). A separate headline reports acquisition for NH-56 widening in Tapi district (DeshGujarat, December 2025).
Check: which NH-56 stretch, if any, touches the village, and whether an acquisition notice names the survey number.
Scheduled Area land
Fifth Schedule: Tapi fully covered
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj lists Tapi, Dang, Dahod and Narmada as fully covered (Ministry of Panchayati Raj, February 2023). Where the seller is from a Scheduled Tribe, section 73AA is reported to require the Collector's sanction for any transfer of occupancy rights (Supreme Today).
Check: the owner's status in the 7/12 extract and the Collector's sanction order for any earlier transfer.
Songadh and Uchchhal: heavy rain, light groundwater use
Songadh 1,743 mm; stage 23.31% (2012)
The CGWB booklet gives Songadh the highest taluka rainfall, 1,743 mm, and stages of groundwater development of 23.31% at Songadh and 13.12% at Uchhal in 2012, against 52.20% at Nizar and 59.99% at Valod (CGWB). The data are about fourteen years old.
Check: borewell yield and the season it was measured; a low stage of development is not a yield guarantee.
Asking prices
No sourced price series
Listing-site asking prices for Tapi could not be traced to registered deals, so none are shown. Jantri is the only official reference and it is a registration floor, not what a seller will accept.
Check: registered sale deeds in the same village before negotiating.
Units: guntha and vigha
A guntha is about 101 sq m or 1,089 sq ft and 40 gunthas make an acre; the fragmentation amendment uses 10 gunthas as 1,012 sq m (DeshGujarat, September 2026). The vigha varies by region and we found no official conversion, so convert any quote to gunthas or acres and confirm the share of the survey number being sold with the talati.
Connectivity
How Tapi connects — road, rail and air
Road distances are from Vyara, as printed on the district portal; the page is undated. Journey times are not given because no source was found.
By road
By air
By rail
Distances and station details come from the Tapi district portal, the highway figures from NBM&CW, February 2026 and March 2026. The practical question is the last leg from the highway to the parcel; ask for the access road in the revenue record. Statewide rules for buyers are in the Gujarat agricultural land rules.
Growth catalysts
Upcoming infrastructure & developments
Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items with a single or older source say so.
01Open or inaugurated
04In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Tapi
A high-rainfall south Gujarat district on the Tapi river, where dug wells and canals water the fields and groundwater use is low on paper.
🌾 Soils
The CGWB booklet names light-coloured soils, Garot soils and black cotton soils (CGWB). The booklet we read has no crop-area table, so we give no crop figures. Village-level soil data: Soil Health Card portal (not opened for this page).
- Light soils
- Garot
- Black cotton
🌊 Rivers
The Tapi is the major perennial river; the booklet also lists the Kim, Ver, Mindola, Jhankhari and Purna (CGWB). We found no sourced flood record for the district, so ask the seller about low-lying parcels near these channels.
- Tapi
- Kim
- Ver
- Purna
🌧️ Rainfall
The 1982-2011 average is 1,344 mm; the long-term normal at the Surat IMD station (1951-80) is about 1,210 mm. By taluka the average runs from 831.3 mm at Nizar to 1,743 mm at Songadh (CGWB).
- 1,344 mm
- Songadh 1,743 mm
- Nizar 831 mm
💧 Water & groundwater
The booklet says dug wells and canals are the primary irrigation sources and that no area is irrigated by tanks or ponds; it gives no area for either. Stage of groundwater development in 2012 was 52.20% at Nizar, 23.31% at Songadh, 13.12% at Uchhal, 59.99% at Valod and 24.12% at Vyara, and 32.73% for the district (safe); a 2009 table in the same booklet gives 22.94%, so the district figure is not settled (CGWB). The 2024 CGWB assessment for Gujarat reports 22 over-exploited units statewide but, in the report we read, no district-wise stage, and lists Tapi among districts with sporadic nitrate above 45 mg/L (CGWB, Gujarat 2024). Test the water before paying for a parcel that depends on a borewell.
📐 Measurement units
Gujarat land units: guntha about 1,089 sq ft; 40 gunthas = 1 acre; vigha varies by region with no official conversion found. Convert every quote to gunthas or acres before comparing two offers. Live mandi prices are on Agmarknet (not opened for this page).
At a glance
Tapi vs. nearby districts
| District / belt | Price band* (per acre) | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapi (all talukas) | No sourced price series | No figure used; jantri doubled statewide from 15 Apr 2023 (DeshGujarat, Feb 2023) |
| Surat | No sourced price series | Nearest airport and major station, 70 km from Vyara; Tapi was formed from Surat in 2007 (Tapi district portal). No figure used on this page |
| Narmada | No sourced price series | Fully covered by the Fifth Schedule like Tapi (Ministry of Panchayati Raj); the NH-56 project passes the Narmada aspirational district (NBM&CW, Mar 2026) |
| Dang | No sourced price series | Fully covered by the Fifth Schedule like Tapi (Ministry of Panchayati Raj). No figure used on this page |
*No price band is shown because no registered-deal series or district jantri schedule was available. See the Vadodara page for the central Gujarat district and the Gujarat page for the state overview.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Tapi
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and the main road project is still at bid stage.
A regulated market with clear rules
Tapi is a Scheduled Area district and section 63 restricts non-farmer buyers, so the buyer pool is narrower than around a city. A buyer who documents farmer status, tenure and any Collector sanction is buying on firmer ground than one who skips them.
A highway project with money behind it
NH-56 four-laning was approved at Rs 4,583.64 crore in February 2026 and drew six and seven bids in March. The reports do not say which villages the road crosses, so the benefit is location-specific.
Surat within reach
Surat is 70 km from Vyara by the district portal and has the nearest airport and major station. That is a regional link, not a measure of land value in a Tapi village.
Rain and low groundwater use
Songadh averages 1,743 mm of rain and the district stage of groundwater development was 32.73% in 2012. The data are old, and a borewell test is still needed.
Low density, thin evidence
Census 2011 put density at 249 per sq km. We have no price series, so the case rests on location, tenure and permitted use, not on a published trend.
Confirm farmer status, tenure, tribal-land sanction and acquisition status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Tapi
Read these before shortlisting in Tapi specifically.
Farmer-status rule
Section 63 bars transfers to non-agriculturists, and a state proposal to let non-farmers buy was under review in November 2024 with nothing enacted that we found. Ask for the seller's farmer evidence and the NA order.
Scheduled Area and section 73AA
Tapi is fully covered by the Fifth Schedule. A transfer by a Scheduled Tribe holder without the Collector's previous sanction is reported to be void. Ask for the sanction order and the tenure history; we have not seen the Code text.
Tenure
Land held on new tenure carries restrictions on transfer under section 43 and a premium to convert. Check the 7/12 extract for the tenure and ask the Collectorate which office handles it for the village.
Acquisition for NH-56
A December 2025 headline reports 14.21 hectares finalised for NH-56 widening in Tapi. We do not know the villages, so search the Gazette and ask the Collectorate for the survey number.
Groundwater quality and yield
The 2012 stage was 32.73% on paper and the 2024 CGWB assessment lists Tapi for sporadic high nitrate. Test the water and check borewell yield.
Disturbed Areas Act checks
Where a survey number lies in a notified area, the Collector's sanction is required and a transfer without it is void. We have no list, so ask the Collector or Sub-Registrar.
Announced is not delivered
NH-56 is at bid stage, Songadh station is only identified, and the new taluka is not named. Price on today's roads.
No sourced price series
We use no listing-site prices for Tapi, and jantri is only a floor. Collect registered comparables before negotiating.
Who to contact
Local revenue & planning offices
Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Mamlatdar of the taluka and the talati of the village, with the Prant officer (sub-divisional officer) above them and the District Collector at the top; the district headquarters is Vyara (Tapi district portal). NA permission and tenure matters go to the Collector, and acquisition notices appear in the Gazette. Zoning is governed by the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 (Act text, not opened); we found no development authority page for Tapi, so ask whether the village lies in any urban development area. Sale-deed registration is handled by the Sub-Registrar office for the village, and land records are on AnyROR with registration on gARVI. We could not open the Revenue Department, AnyROR and gARVI portals, so check them directly.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Tapi.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
What does agricultural land cost in Tapi?
We publish no per-vigha or per-acre band for Tapi because listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals and no district jantri schedule could be opened. Gujarat's jantri was reported doubled from 15 April 2023 (DeshGujarat, February 2023), and jantri is a registration floor, not a market price. Collect registered comparables from the same village.
02 of 04
Can anyone buy farmland in Tapi?
Not freely. Section 63 of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 bars transfers to non-agriculturists, so a non-farmer buyer needs the route the law allows. Tapi is also listed as fully covered by the Fifth Schedule (Ministry of Panchayati Raj, February 2023), and section 73AA of the Land Revenue Code is reported to require the Collector's sanction when a Scheduled Tribe holder transfers land. We have not seen the Code text, so ask the Collector for any sanction order.
03 of 04
What stamp duty applies to land in Tapi?
The CAG audit for the year ended 31 March 2018 states 4.9% on a conveyance deed (CAG, Report 3 of 2019). We found no current schedule and no registration-fee rate for land deeds, so confirm both with the Sub-Registrar.
04 of 04
Which infrastructure affects Tapi?
NH-56 four-laning of two Gujarat sections (107.67 km, Rs 4,583.64 crore) was approved in February 2026 and drew bids in March, and a December 2025 headline reports 14.21 hectares of acquisition for NH-56 widening in Tapi. Surat, the nearest airport and major station, is 70 km from Vyara (Tapi district portal). Songadh station is only on the Amrit Bharat identified list.
Transparency
Sources and references
Law and courts
- Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (ss. 2(2), 63 headings), India Code PDF (headings only)
- Gujarat farmer verification process streamlined, SCC Online, 25 Sep 2024
- Gujarat Land Revenue Code section 73AA, tribal land transfer restrictions (summary with case list, undated), Supreme Today
- Gujarat Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas Act (PRS copy)
- Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976, India Code PDF (not opened for this page)
Government
- About the district (formation and talukas), Tapi district portal
- How to reach, Tapi district portal
- Demography (Census 2011 table), Tapi district portal
- Ground water information booklet, Tapi district, Central Ground Water Board (undated; data to 2012)
- AnyROR land records portal (not opened for this page)
- State-wise details of notified Fifth Schedule areas, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (updated 15 Feb 2023)
- Tenancy services page (section 43 premium and tenure conversion), Surat district portal
- Stamp duty and registration fees, Report 3 of 2019 (Revenue Sector, Gujarat), CAG
- Registration System of Gujarat (gARVI 2.0, 294 Sub-Registrar offices), Inspector General of Registration (undated)
- gARVI registration portal (not opened for this page)
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train stations rapidly taking shape in Gujarat, NHSRCL (undated)
- Amrit Bharat Station Scheme progress (Gujarat station list), Press Information Bureau (date not seen in our fetch)
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Gujarat 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Soil Health Card portal (not opened for this page)
- Agmarknet mandi prices (not opened for this page)
News
- Amrit Bharat scheme: railway minister updates on redevelopment of Ahmedabad, Surat, other stations, DeshGujarat, 1 Aug 2025
- Gujarat Assembly passes tukda dhara amendment bill, DeshGujarat, 11 Sep 2026
- Tapi tag page (headlines only), DeshGujarat, opened October 2026
- Gujarat govt notifies Disturbed Areas Act amendment, DeshGujarat, 15 Jul 2026
- 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
- Cabinet approves Rs 4,583 cr NH-56 four-laning project in Gujarat, NBM&CW, 16 Feb 2026
- NHAI receives strong bidder response for NH-56 four-lane project in Gujarat, NBM&CW, 12 Mar 2026
- Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: all packages now open on Vadodara-Navsari section, DeshGujarat, 12 Jan 2026
- Latest package-wise update on Gujarat section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, DeshGujarat, 30 Oct 2025
Further reading
- Gujarat govt announces creation of 17 new talukas, PTI via The Week, 24 Sep 2025
- Revenue Department resolution NAP/1006/425/K, 1 Jul 2008 (NA procedure; 900 m and 500 m limits)
- Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960 (Act 27 of 1961), PRS Legislative Research amendment compilation
- Major changes likely in Gujarat tenancy and agricultural land laws, Gujarat Samachar, 9 Mar 2024
- Balancing reform and responsibility: rethinking land conversion policies, LiveLaw, 1 Apr 2025
- Gujarat High Court guidelines on misuse of the Land Grabbing Act, LiveLaw, 11 Dec 2024
- Best practices report on SAUNI, Ministry of Jal Shakti
- 69,800 km Narmada canals done, 5,900 km works in progress, DeshGujarat, 8 Mar 2025
Data-currency note: area and population are Census 2011 figures from the district portal, and the CGWB booklet (undated, data to 2012) gives slightly different numbers; rainfall and groundwater data are from that booklet; infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly; the stamp-duty rate is from an audit of 2017-18. Headlines cited from the DeshGujarat tag page were not opened as articles. 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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