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District guide
Buying Land in Datia
A small north central district with an upgraded airport of its own and Gwalior 67 km away: modest entry prices on our estimates, with canal, water and tribal-land checks first.
7.87 lakh
Population (district portal)
2,959 sq km
Area (district portal)
₹3–30 lakh/acre
Estimated land price*
₹60.63 crore
Datia airport (upgraded 2025)
*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 — Datia
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Madhya Pradesh
Sub-divisions
The district portal home page gives area, population and villages but does not list tehsils or sub-divisions (Datia district portal). The official tehsil list was not opened, so tehsil names on this page are left out. CONFIRM the current list with the Collector’s office.
Key markets
Datia town · Sonagir station side · the Gwalior-facing side of the district · villages along the main rail and road corridor
Demand anchors
Nearness to Gwalior (airport 67 km on the portal) · rail stations at Datia and Sonagir · a small, mostly farm district of 735 villages
Rail
Datia (DAA) and Sonagir (SOR) stations are listed on the portal; no distances are given (Datia district portal, how to reach)
Size and population
7,86,754 people, 735 villages and 2,959 sq km on the district portal (Datia district portal); the figures are not dated on the page
Pricing unit
₹/acre · Estimated land price*: ₹3–30 lakh per acre depending on the micro-area (indicative, see price section)
Local units
Records use survey numbers and hectares; sellers also quote acres and village units whose size can differ by tehsil, so convert to hectares (1 ha is about 2.47 acres)
Land records portal
MP Bhulekh (not opened for this page; check records there)
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Madhya Pradesh page and apply to every district within it.
Datia — land purchase legal rules
⚠ Madhya Pradesh does not run on a single rule for farmland. Tribal land, land above the holding ceiling, diverted land and ordinary farmland each follow a different track, and the Collector’s office sits at the centre of the first. Work out which track a parcel is on before looking at the price.
Which office decides what: A member of a tribe that the Code treats as aboriginal needs written permission from a revenue officer of at least Collector rank to sell land outside a notified area, and in a notified area the bar on sale to a non-tribal is absolute (section 165(6); Supreme Court, April 2025). The Supreme Court accepted in April 2025 that an Additional Collector can grant that permission under a valid work-allocation order (Lawyer E-News, April 2025). Sale deeds are registered through the Registration Department, which launched the Sampada 2.0 online registration system in October 2024 (The Statesman, October 2024).
Section 165 and tribal land: The April 2025 judgment concerned 6.29 hectares in Ratlam district outside the notified tehsils; the sale went through because the Additional Collector had given written permission, the price was above market value and a 10-year bar on changing the land’s use was attached under section 165(6-ee) (Supreme Court, April 2025). The High Court had earlier upheld the same sale and noted the Patwari’s report, the sellers’ need to fund a marriage and settle loans, and the land they kept (High Court, October 2023). Permission is a gate, not a formality: a sale with no permission is exposed. Under section 170B a transfer made by fraud can be reverted to the tribal owner or heirs, and the Supreme Court in March 2019 held that a civil court could not revisit a Collector’s 1985 section 170B order that had survived a writ petition (Supreme Court, March 2019).
Wills and indirect transfers: In February 2025 the High Court held that “transfer” in section 165(6) is not confined to sale and covers a Will of tribal land in favour of a non-tribal, so Collector permission was needed there too (High Court, February 2025). A buyer cannot assume that an inheritance document or a power of attorney avoids the permission step. There is a narrow carve-out: in October 2024 the High Court, relying on an older Division Bench ruling, held that sections 165(6) and 170 do not apply to Nazul land in an urban area, and sent the question of whether a given parcel was Nazul or Abadi back to the Additional Commissioner (High Court, October 2024).
Diversion and the Code: Turning farmland to another use is a diversion. A June 2022 High Court order refers to land “diverted under section 172” to non-agricultural purposes, and the Supreme Court has described section 59 as allowing reassessment of land revenue on a change of use, with a premium that the Sub-Divisional Officer may impose (High Court, June 2022; Supreme Court, August 2008). We could not read the current text of sections 172 and 190, so this page does not describe their procedure or fees, and a seller’s diversion order should be read in full, not taken on trust.
Ceiling on holdings: The Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960 caps how much one holder or family may hold and provides for acquiring surplus land. In the 2021 case the Supreme Court quoted section 7(b) as allowing a family of five or fewer 54 acres, and set aside surplus declarations where a pending suit had not been disclosed (Supreme Court, January 2021). A legal-database copy of the Act lists three tiers for a family of five or fewer: 18 acres of two-crop irrigated land, 27 acres of one-crop irrigated land and 54 acres of dry land, and says land cannot be transferred before the final ceiling order without the Collector’s written permission, unless the holder is within the ceiling (legal database text of the 1960 Act). Treat those figures as the Act’s text as published there, and have a lawyer check the current schedule before buying a large holding.
Who may buy: None of the court orders or Act texts we opened bars a buyer simply for not being a farmer; the limits that turned up were the tribal-land permission in section 165(6) and the ceiling on holdings. We found no state notice listing other buyer conditions, so confirm with the Registration Department and the Collector’s office that none applies to the district you are looking at.
Registration and stamping: The Indian Stamp (Madhya Pradesh Second Amendment) Act, 2025 was published on 17 December 2025 and changes how short-stamped documents are handled, including a penalty of 1% of the deficient portion per month (TeamLease RegTech, December 2025). Duty rates are covered in the stamp duty section below.
Land records: Madhya Pradesh land records (khasra and the B-1 extract) are issued through the state’s MP Bhulekh portal. We could not open that portal for this page and found no independent description of its current fields or fees, so ask the seller for a fresh extract and compare the survey number, area and recorded owner with the sale deed.
NRI and OCI buyers: The Reserve Bank’s Master Direction under FEMA 1999 excludes agricultural land, plantation land and a farm house from what NRIs and OCIs may buy, in Madhya Pradesh as elsewhere (RBI Master Direction FED 12/2015-16, updated to September 2022). They can buy other immovable assets such as residential or commercial sites, and inheritance is treated separately in the Direction. Benami-law exposure was not checked against the Act text for this page, so take legal advice before using a nominee.
- Land Revenue Code 1959
- Section 165(6) tribal land
- Ceiling Act 1960
- Wills need permission
- NRI agri: barred (FEMA)
- Sampada 2.0
Datia — district-specific notes
The Madhya Pradesh state page applies to Datia in full. The notes below are specific to this district and are not repeated from the state page. Law was read from Supreme Court and High Court orders and a legal-database copy of the Ceiling Act; the Land Revenue Code text and the Bhulekh portal could not be opened, and the notes say so where it matters.
⚠ Tribal land is the first check in Madhya Pradesh. Under section 165(6) of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 a member of a tribe the Code treats as aboriginal needs written permission from a revenue officer of at least Collector rank to sell to a non-tribal outside notified areas, and inside notified areas the bar is absolute (Supreme Court, April 2025). Under section 170B a transfer made by fraud can be reverted to the tribal owner or heirs (Supreme Court, March 2019), and a Will of tribal land to a non-tribal also needs the section 165(6) permission (High Court, February 2025). We found no source listing notified tribal tehsils or villages for Datia; ask the Collector’s office in writing whether the owner is a tribal holder and whether the village lies in a notified area.
⚠ A farmhouse or any other non-agricultural use means diversion of the land. A June 2022 High Court order refers to land “diverted under section 172” of the Code, and the Supreme Court has described section 59 as allowing reassessment of land revenue on a change of use, with a premium the Sub-Divisional Officer may impose (High Court, June 2022; Supreme Court, August 2008). We could not read the current text of sections 172 and 190, so this page does not describe their procedure or fees; ask the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) for the diversion order itself and read it in full.
⚠ The Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960 caps what a family may hold. In January 2021 the Supreme Court quoted section 7(b) as allowing a family of five or fewer 54 acres (Supreme Court, January 2021), and a legal-database copy of the Act lists 18 acres of two-crop irrigated land, 27 acres of one-crop irrigated land and 54 acres of dry land, with Collector permission needed to transfer land before the final ceiling order (legal database text of the 1960 Act). CONFIRM the current schedule with a lawyer before assembling a large holding in Datia.
⚠ We found no Datia-specific report on forest land, eco-sensitive zones, tiger-reserve buffers or pending land acquisition, so this page does not claim any. That is an absence of sources, not a clearance: ask the Collector for acquisition notices and the Divisional Forest Officer for forest status on the khasra, and check mining-lease status where a parcel lies near quarries. The 2024 state groundwater assessment (stage of extraction 58.40% for Madhya Pradesh as a whole, category Safe) was not read at district level (CGWB, Madhya Pradesh 2024).
Read the state-wise land laws guide and the Madhya Pradesh page for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Land Revenue Code 1959
- Section 165(6) tribal land
- Section 172 diversion
- Ceiling Act 1960
District overview
Datia — a small farm district beside Gwalior
Datia lies in north central Madhya Pradesh, and the district portal gives 7,86,754 people, 735 villages and an area of 2,959 sq km (Datia district portal). That makes it one of the smaller districts in the state. The portal home page does not name tehsils, rivers or tourist sites, and its about-district page refused automated access. The CGWB profile (2013) names three tehsils, Datia, Seondha and Bhander (CGWB Datia profile, 2013), while the district industrial profile counts four tehsils and three sub-tehsils (Datia district industrial profile), so the current tehsil list needs a check.
The portal lists Gwalior airport 67 km away and Agra’s Kheria airport 172 km away, with Datia and Sonagir as the rail stations (Datia district portal, how to reach). The state-level facts that frame a purchase, including tribal-land permission, diversion and the ceiling on holdings, are on the state page and in the legal notes above. Datia now has its own upgraded airport, inaugurated on 31 May 2025 for ATR-72 aircraft (NBM&CW, June 2025), though we found no scheduled service. Datia’s farm-land market follows Gwalior more than any local anchor, as far as the sources let us say. Farming is wheat, gram, pea and mustard on alluvial soil with canals irrigating about 61% of the irrigated area (ICAR-CRIDA Datia plan).
The estimated farm-land price* for Datia runs from about ₹3 lakh to ₹30 lakh per acre. The upper end is for land beside Datia town and the Gwalior-facing corridor, the middle for irrigated farm land, and the lower end for rain-fed or uneven ground away from roads. No guideline-rate report, compensation award or crop-price series for Datia was found, so the bands are set by analogy with Gwalior and Bundelkhand districts and rounded. *Indicative only, not a valuation or an offer; prices vary by plot, road access and title. Check the guideline or ready-reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
- Datia
- Sonagir
- Gwalior side
- Farm land
- North central MP
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Datia
7.5%
Stamp duty (reported)
state-wide figure, reported; Registration Department page not opened
3%
Registration fee (reported)
on the same base; CONFIRM with the Sub-Registrar
~10.5%
Combined, reported arithmetic
earlier report gave 9.5% to 12.5%
Dainik Jagran English reported on 27 March 2026 stamp duty of 7.5% and a registration charge of 3% on the higher of market value or transaction value (Dainik Jagran English, March 2026). Its 25 March piece said a guideline-rate rise would raise duty and fees in proportion and that no fresh taxes would be levied (Dainik Jagran English, March 2026); an earlier piece put the combined range at 9.5% to 12.5%. These are state-wide figures as reported, and we could not open the Registration Department’s own fee page, so ask the Datia Sub-Registrar for the current schedule for agricultural land before you budget. Since 17 December 2025 a short-stamped document attracts a penalty of 1% of the shortfall per month (TeamLease RegTech, December 2025). Registration is online through Sampada 2.0, which also shows guideline rates by location (The Statesman, October 2024). We found no Datia-specific guideline-rate report.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Datia
No district-level guideline report was found, so this section gives our indicative price bands*, the portal distances and the units point.
Estimated land price*: Datia town and Gwalior-facing side
₹10–30 lakh per acre* (Datia town, Sonagir, Gwalior-facing corridor)
Land beside the town and the stations, where non-farm demand from Gwalior can reach. The band is wide because we hold no registered-deed series; it is set by analogy with Gwalior’s fringe and rounded. *Indicative only, not a valuation or an offer; prices vary by plot, road access and title. Check the guideline or ready-reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
Check: access road width, diversion status and any road-widening line.
Estimated land price*: irrigated farm land
₹6–16 lakh per acre* (villages away from the town)
Farm land with a reliable well or canal. The ICAR-CRIDA plan shows canals irrigating about 61% of the irrigated area and wells about 38% (ICAR-CRIDA Datia plan); the band is still an analogy with canal-fed belts in Gwalior, not a Datia series. *Indicative only, not a valuation or an offer; prices vary by plot, road access and title. Check the guideline or ready-reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
Check: water source in writing, well depth and the khasra irrigation entry.
Estimated land price*: rain-fed and uneven ground
₹3–9 lakh per acre* (interior villages)
Dry or uneven land with weak road access. Cheapest to enter, hardest to resell. *Indicative only, not a valuation or an offer; prices vary by plot, road access and title. Check the guideline or ready-reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
Check: legal access, survey boundaries and encroachment.
Units: hectare, acre and village units
Madhya Pradesh revenue records identify land by survey number (khasra) and area, and court orders in the state describe holdings in hectares (Supreme Court, April 2025). Sellers and brokers also quote acres and village units whose size can differ by district and tehsil. Convert every quote to hectares or acres (one hectare is about 2.47 acres, our arithmetic) and match it to the khasra area; we did not open a revenue manual for local unit definitions.
Connectivity
How Datia connects — road, rail and air
Rail, airport and road facts come from the district portal, a 2025 airport report and an undated industrial profile.
By road
By air
By rail & metro
Air distances for Gwalior and Agra are as printed on the district portal (Datia district portal, how to reach); the road and rail lengths come from an undated district industrial profile that cites 2010-11 data (Datia district industrial profile), so check a live route planner. The practical test is a drive from the nearest station or highway to the parcel, and the access road should appear in the revenue record. Full Madhya Pradesh rules are in the state-wise land laws guide.
Growth catalysts
Upcoming infrastructure & developments
Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. The airport is operating; no Datia highway project could be sourced.
03Open or operating
01In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Datia
Alluvial wheat, gram and mustard land with canals as the main water source, and well-stress in the Datia block.
🌾 Wheat, gram and mustard land (whole district)
The ICAR-CRIDA plan lists wheat at about 1.35 lakh hectares, gram about 37,600, pea about 21,500 and mustard about 19,500 in rabi, with sesame (about 34,300), blackgram (about 22,200) and groundnut (about 10,400) in kharif (2010-11 areas); deep soils are about 69% of the area (ICAR-CRIDA Datia plan). The CGWB profile describes loamy alluvial soil, saline low flats with poor drainage, grey alkaline soil and kankar layers, and reddish or black cotton soil on plateau areas (CGWB Datia profile, 2013). Ask for three years of khasra crop entries.
- Wheat
- Gram
- Pea
- Mustard
- Sesame
🏞 Canals, wells and rivers
Canals (three schemes) irrigate about 61% of the irrigated area, open wells about 35% and bore wells about 3%, for a net irrigated area of about 1.72 lakh hectares against about 58,000 hectares rainfed (ICAR-CRIDA Datia plan; CGWB Datia profile, 2013). The district drains through the Sind, Pahuj, Mahuar and Betwa, which are mostly seasonal and carry heavy runoff in July and August (Datia district industrial profile). Ask for the irrigation source on the khasra and a written water-access arrangement for any plot not on its own well.
- Canals
- Open wells
- Sind
- Pahuj
- Betwa
⛏ Industry, forest and land use
The industrial profile lists Gandhari Industrial Area (24.09 ha acquired, 8.00 ha developed, 121 plots, 113 allotted, 3 units producing), a semi-urban industrial estate at Datia (50 plots all allotted, 20 units producing) and 26,739 hectares of forest, on 2010-11 data, and calls Datia a market centre for food grains and cotton products (Datia district industrial profile). We found no mineral or lease figures; ask the Mining Officer whether any lease touches the parcel.
- Gandhari
- Industrial estate
- Forest
- Food grains
💧 Water & rainfall
Normal annual rainfall is 852.0 mm in the CGWB profile and 876.3 mm in the CRIDA plan, about 90% in the monsoon. CGWB puts the stage of groundwater extraction at 57% for the district (Safe): Bhander 43% and Seondha 53% are Safe, while Datia block is 82% overall and its non-command area is 86%, semi-critical, in the table (the text elsewhere says 78%). Pre-monsoon depth to water in May 2012 ran from 4.5 to 27.3 m, with long-term pre-monsoon declines of about 0.17 to 0.34 m a year (2001-2010), with a rise of about 0.18 m a year in the north-centre, mainly in canal command areas (CGWB Datia profile, 2013). The base year is 2001 for the block table, so check the current category before relying on a borewell in Datia block. The 2024 state assessment reports 58.40% extraction for Madhya Pradesh as a whole, Safe (CGWB, Madhya Pradesh 2024); we did not read its Datia entry. Live mandi prices are on the state and national mandi portals (not opened for this page).
📐 Measurement units
Madhya Pradesh records use survey numbers and hectares; sellers also quote acres and village units whose size can differ by tehsil. Convert every quote to hectares or acres before comparing two offers (one hectare is about 2.47 acres). Live mandi prices are on Agmarknet (not opened for this page); price a parcel on water, access and permitted use.
At a glance
Datia vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Price band* (per acre) | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Datia — town and Gwalior-facing side* | ₹10–30 lakh* | Indicative estimate; not a valuation |
| Datia — irrigated farm land* | ₹6–16 lakh* | Indicative estimate; not a valuation |
| Datia — rain-fed and uneven ground* | ₹3–9 lakh* | Indicative estimate; not a valuation |
| Gwalior — canal-irrigated rural tehsils* | ₹8–25 lakh* | Indicative estimate; see the Gwalior page |
| Chhatarpur — rain-fed farm land* | ₹3–10 lakh* | Indicative estimate; see the Chhatarpur page |
Sourced facts against Bhind, the district to the north: Datia’s canals irrigate about 61% of its irrigated area against about 17% in Bhind, normal rainfall is 852 to 876 mm against 754 to 786 mm, and groundwater extraction is 57% against 38%, so Datia farm land leans more on canals and carries more well stress in the Datia block. Datia also has an upgraded airport (May 2025) where Bhind has none sourced. See the Bhind page and the Gwalior page.
*Indicative only, not a valuation or an offer; prices vary by plot, road access and title. Check the guideline or ready-reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar. See the Gwalior page for the city and canal belt and the Chhatarpur page for a Bundelkhand comparison.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Datia
Four reasoned points, with an honest note that sourced local evidence for Datia is thin.
Gwalior is close
The portal puts Gwalior Airport 67 km away (Datia district portal, how to reach), so land here can be priced against a larger city without paying Gwalior rates.
Entry prices are modest on our estimates
Our indicative bands* start near ₹3 lakh an acre for rain-fed ground and reach ₹30 lakh near the town. A low entry price still needs water, access and title.
Rail is already in place
Datia and Sonagir are named as stations on the portal. We did not find a timetable or an upgrade report, so rail is a convenience, not a catalyst.
A small district is easy to inspect
At 2,959 sq km and 735 villages the district can be covered in a few visits, which makes site checks and revenue-office follow-ups practical.
Confirm tribal-land, ceiling, diversion, forest and acquisition status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Datia
Read these before shortlisting in Datia specifically.
Thin local evidence
Tehsil counts differ (CGWB three; the industrial profile four plus three sub-tehsils) and we found no price report. Read each parcel on its own khasra and registered comparables.
Tribal-land permission
Section 165(6) permission is needed for a sale by a tribal holder to a non-tribal outside notified areas, and the bar is absolute inside them. We found no list of notified Datia villages, so ask the Collector in writing.
Water
The Datia block is 82% extracted (non-command area 86%, semi-critical, on a 2001 table), and some low flats are saline. Ask for the well record and test the water before a farmhouse plan.
Ceiling and diversion paper
The Ceiling Act figures come from a legal-database copy and diversion procedure was not read. Ask for the diversion order and any ceiling proceedings in full.
Acquisition and highway lines
We found no Datia-specific acquisition report; that does not mean none exists. Ask the Collector for notices on the khasra.
Estimated prices are indicative
The price bands* are estimates by analogy, not registered-deed series. Collect registered comparables in the same revenue estate before negotiating.
Airport without a timetable
Datia airport opened in May 2025 but no scheduled service was found; do not pay a premium for flights that are not running.
Canal dependence
About 61% of irrigation is canal-fed and the rivers are seasonal; a parcel outside a canal command depends on wells. Ask for the command status on the khasra.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Tehsildar of the relevant tehsil; the portal home page does not name the tehsils, CGWB (2013) names Datia, Seondha and Bhander, and the industrial profile counts four (Datia district portal). The Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) handles diversion, the Collector’s office handles tribal-land permission, ceiling matters and acquisition notices, and sale-deed registration is done at the Sub-Registrar’s office, with online registration through Sampada 2.0. We could not open MP Bhulekh or the Registration Department pages, so check them directly.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Datia.
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What does farm land cost in Datia?
We estimate* roughly ₹10–30 lakh per acre beside Datia town and the Gwalior-facing corridor, ₹6–16 lakh for irrigated farm land and ₹3–9 lakh for rain-fed or uneven ground. These are indicative estimates, not a valuation or an offer; prices vary by plot, road access and title. We found no Datia guideline-rate report or compensation award.
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How far is Datia from the nearest airport?
Datia has its own airport, upgraded and inaugurated on 31 May 2025 for ATR-72 aircraft, but we found no scheduled service. The district portal lists Gwalior Airport at 67 km and Agra’s Kheria Airport at 172 km. It names Datia and Sonagir as the rail stations; an industrial profile puts Datia on the Delhi–Chennai main line.
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What stamp duty applies to land in Datia?
Dainik Jagran English reported in March 2026 stamp duty of 7.5% and a registration fee of 3% state-wide, about 10.5% combined. We could not open the Registration Department page, so confirm with the Sub-Registrar. We found no Datia-specific guideline-rate report.
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Do tribal-land rules apply in Datia?
They apply wherever a seller is a tribal holder. Section 165(6) of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code needs Collector-rank permission for a sale to a non-tribal outside notified areas, and the bar is absolute inside them (Supreme Court, April 2025). We found no list of notified Datia villages, so ask the Collector in writing.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dinesh Kumar, 2025 INSC 470, Supreme Court, 8 Apr 2025 (section 165(6))
- Pooran Singh v. Dhaniram, Civil Appeal 3122 of 2019, Supreme Court, 14 Mar 2019 (section 170B)
- Second Appeal 2837 of 2022, Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur), 17 Feb 2025 (Will of tribal land)
- Garvit Khandelwal v. State of Madhya Pradesh, Writ Appeal 200 of 2021, High Court (Indore), 15 Jun 2022 (diverted land)
- Civil Appeals 7732-7733 of 2004, Supreme Court, 26 Aug 2008 (section 59, reassessment and premium)
- Bajranga v. State of Madhya Pradesh, Civil Appeal 6209 of 2010, Supreme Court, 19 Jan 2021 (Ceiling Act, section 7)
- Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960 (sections 5 and 7), legal database copy
Government
- Datia district portal, home page (area, population, villages)
- How to reach Datia (airports, rail stations), Datia district portal
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh, 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Master Direction FED 12/2015-16 on immovable assets under FEMA 1999, Reserve Bank of India (updated to 1 Sep 2022)
- Madhya Pradesh state profile, State Level Bankers Committee
- Datia district groundwater profile (area, tehsils, rainfall, block stages), Central Ground Water Board, 2013
- Datia district agriculture contingency plan (crops, irrigation, soils, rainfall), ICAR-CRIDA
- Datia district industrial profile (industrial areas, road and rail lengths, rivers), Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME), undated
News
- Madhya Pradesh guideline rate hike proposed for 2026-27, stamp duty and registration charges, Dainik Jagran English, 27 Mar 2026
- Bhopal: guideline rate hike proposed, Dainik Jagran English, 25 Mar 2026
- Indian Stamp (Madhya Pradesh Second Amendment) Act, 2025, TeamLease RegTech, Dec 2025
- MP CM launches online portal for e-registry (Sampada 2.0), The Statesman, Oct 2024
- Datia becomes MP’s 8th public airport, Punjab Kesari, 22 Feb 2025
- PM Modi inaugurates Satna and Datia airports in Madhya Pradesh, NBM&CW, 2 Jun 2025
- Satna Airport and upgraded Datia Airport inaugurated, Indian Infrastructure, 2 Jun 2025
- Four national highway projects approved in MP (Gwalior western bypass), Patrika, 3 Apr 2025
Further reading
- Ramendra Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh, Supreme Court, 23 Jan 1984 (family and ceiling area)
- Indian Stamp (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 17 of 2022), legal database copy
- No bar on tribal land sale outside notified area, Lawyer E-News, 11 Apr 2025
- Dinesh Kumar v. State of Madhya Pradesh, Misc. Petition 3679 of 2021, High Court (Indore), 3 Oct 2023
- Bherulal v. State of Madhya Pradesh, Writ Petition 26410 of 2022, High Court (Indore), 14 Oct 2024 (urban Nazul land)
- Formation of new districts, The Hitavada, 2 Sep 2024
- Madhya Pradesh plans Narmada Pragati Path, Free Press Journal, 2 Aug 2026
- Madhya Pradesh state profile, State Level Bankers Committee
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh, 2024, Central Ground Water Board
Data-currency note: the portal figures are undated; the CGWB profile is from 2013 (block table base year 2001) with internal inconsistencies (tehsils, Datia block 78% vs 86%); the ICAR-CRIDA plan uses 2010-11 areas; the industrial profile is undated and cites 2010-11 data and counts four tehsils; the about-district page of the Datia portal refused automated access; infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly. Price bands marked with an asterisk are indicative estimates, not valuations. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.
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