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Open farm land with a rural road near Waidhan in Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh

District guide

Buying Land in Singrauli

A coal and power district in Baghelkhand: tribal-land permission, mining and acquisition checks, and road links to Varanasi and Rewa.

  • 5,675 sq km

    Area

  • 11.78 lakh

    Population (district portal)

  • 316

    Gram panchayats

  • ₹2–25 lakh/acre

    Estimated land price*

*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 — Singrauli

Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk

State

Madhya Pradesh

Sub-divisions

The district industries profile (data about 2010-11) lists 3 tehsils: Devsar, Chitrangi and Waidhan (MSME district industries profile); it predates later changes, and the portal tehsil page could not be opened. Waidhan is the district headquarters (district portal, about the district). CONFIRM the current tehsil list with the Collector’s office

Key markets

Waidhan (district headquarters) · Singrauli station area · Deosar · Bargawan · Mada

Demand anchors

Coal and power employment belt · Varanasi–Singrauli road link · Rewa–Waidhan road · Mada rock-cut caves

Rail

Singrauli station, about 25 km from Waidhan; Shaktinagar station, about 14 km from Waidhan; Bargawan on the Jabalpur–Singrauli route (district portal, how to reach). A new Sidhi–Singrauli line was contracted in 2026 (NBM&CW, February 2026)

Size and population

11,78,273 people and 316 gram panchayats; area 5,675 sq km (Singrauli district portal). The portal says the district was created on 24 May 2008 from Sidhi (about the district)

Pricing unit

₹/acre · Estimated land price*: ₹2–25 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)

District overview

Singrauli — a coal and power district in Baghelkhand

Singrauli is the 50th district of Madhya Pradesh, created on 24 May 2008 from Sidhi, and part of the Baghelkhand region of the old Rewa princely state (district portal, about the district). The portal gives 11,78,273 people, 316 gram panchayats and 5,675 sq km (Singrauli district portal). It calls the area rich in coal and power plants.

The estimated farm-land price* for Singrauli runs from about ₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh per acre. The upper end applies to land near Waidhan and the Singrauli station area, where the coal and power workforce creates non-farm demand; the middle to ordinary farm land along the Rewa and Varanasi roads; the lower end to forest-edge land and land close to mining and acquisition activity. We found no registered-deed series or district guideline-rate report, so the bands are set by analogy with Rewa and Satna 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.

We found no crop, rainfall or irrigation series for Singrauli, and the 2024 state groundwater report we read does not mention the district (CGWB, Madhya Pradesh 2024). Buyers should treat water and mining status as parcel-level questions.

  • Waidhan
  • Deosar
  • Bargawan
  • Mada caves
  • Coal belt
  • Baghelkhand
Locator map of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh showing Waidhan, Deosar, Bargawan and Mada

Transaction costs

Stamp duty & registration in Singrauli

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 Singrauli 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 Singrauli-specific guideline-rate report.

Know the belt

What is moving prices in Singrauli

No district-level guideline report was found, so this section gives our indicative price bands*, the evidence gaps and the units point.

Estimated land price*: Waidhan and station belt

₹8–25 lakh per acre* (Waidhan, Singrauli station area)

Land near the district headquarters and the rail station, where coal and power employment adds non-farm demand. The band is wide because we hold no registered-deed series; it is set by analogy 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: diversion status, road access and whether the khasra sits near a lease or acquisition area.

Estimated land price*: ordinary farm land

₹3–9 lakh per acre* (along the Rewa–Waidhan and Varanasi road links)

Farm land away from towns on the road links the portal lists. No sourced price series exists, so the band follows comparable Baghelkhand districts. *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, tribal-holder status and access road in the revenue record.

Estimated land price*: forest edge and mining fringe

₹2–6 lakh per acre* (Deosar side, forest and lease fringe)

Land close to forest and coal-belt activity, where lease status and acquisition risk weigh on price. *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: acquisition notices, lease maps and written forest status before any deposit.

Guideline-rate evidence

Not available for the district

We found no district-level guideline-rate revision report for Singrauli. State-wide figures are on the state page.

Check: the current rate with the Sub-Registrar, not a figure in a report.

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 Singrauli connects — road, rail and air

The Varanasi and Rewa distances are as stated on the district portal; the rail, road and forest items below come from news reports, a Lok Sabha reply and a forest-department list.

By road

Varanasi–Singrauli225 km, four-lane, via Robertsganj, Chopan and Renukoot (portal)
Rewa–Waidhan–Singrauli210 km via Churhat, Sidhi, Deosar and Bargawan (portal)
Forest land32.451 ha of forest land for the Bandhaura–Dhirauli road appears in a 2025 approvals list (MP Forest Department annexure, October 2025; scanned text, CONFIRM)
Condition todayNot checked; drive the route

By air

Nearest airportVaranasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri), about 225 to 230 km (portal gives both figures)
Taxi timeAbout 4 to 5 hours (portal)

By rail

Singrauli stationAbout 25 km from Waidhan (portal)
Shaktinagar stationAbout 14 km from Waidhan (portal)
Sidhi–Singrauli lineNew line of about 41 km at ₹1,897.51 crore, contracted and reported in February 2026 (NBM&CW, February 2026); 141.92 ha of forest land in Singrauli is in the approvals list (MP Forest Department annexure, October 2025)
MetroNo metro project found in the sources read

Distances are as stated on the district portal (how to reach), which gives two figures for the Varanasi distance; check against a live route planner and ask for the access road 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. Contracts and approvals are not completed works; the portal road distances are undated, so confirm status with the highway authority.

04Open or in place

02Pending or not dated

Contracted · under construction (reported) Sidhi–Singrauli new rail line
In progress · contested Dhirauli coal block and approach road
Listed on portal · status CONFIRM Varanasi–Singrauli four-lane road
Listed on portal · status CONFIRM Rewa–Waidhan–Singrauli road
Existing · new line separate Singrauli rail stations
In place · older data Udyog Deep industrial area, Waidhan
Contracted · under construction (reported)

Sidhi–Singrauli new rail line

A February 2026 report says a railway contractor won the contract for about 41 km of new line between Bahari and Gondawali stations at ₹1,897.51 crore, to be completed in 900 days from the appointed date (NBM&CW, February 2026). A forest-department list shows 141.92 ha of forest land in Singrauli among 176.402 ha approved for the line (MP Forest Department annexure, October 2025; scanned, CONFIRM). It forms part of the 541 km Lalitpur–Singrauli project, where the Rewa–Govindgarh section is open (Lok Sabha reply, August 2024).

Source: NBM&CW, 18 Feb 2026; MP Forest Department annexure (as of 31 Oct 2025); Lok Sabha reply, 7 Aug 2024

Length

~41 km

Cost

₹1,897.51 crore

Forest, Singrauli

141.92 ha

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Singrauli
  • Waidhan
  • Bargawan
In progress · contested

Dhirauli coal block and approach road

A December 2025 report says the Opposition alleged that more than one million trees would be felled for the Dhirauli coal block, while the District Collector said felling would be phased, no one lives in the area and the project has all approvals, including a second-phase clearance from the environment ministry (The Week (PTI), December 2025). A 2025 forest list also shows 32.451 ha for a Bandhaura–Dhirauli road (MP Forest Department annexure, October 2025). Mining and approach-road land is acquired or leased land, not open farm land.

Source: The Week (PTI), 10 Dec 2025; MP Forest Department annexure (as of 31 Oct 2025)

Coal block

Dhirauli

Road forest land

32.451 ha

Status

Contested

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Singrauli
  • Dhirauli
Listed on portal · status CONFIRM

Varanasi–Singrauli four-lane road

The district portal lists a 225 km four-lane road from Varanasi to Singrauli through Robertsganj, Chopan and Renukoot (district portal, how to reach). We did not find a dated news report on its opening or condition, so confirm status with the highway authority.

Source: Singrauli district portal, how to reach (undated)

Length

225 km

Lanes

Four (portal)

Via

Robertsganj, Chopan, Renukoot

Status

CONFIRM

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Singrauli
  • Waidhan
Listed on portal · status CONFIRM

Rewa–Waidhan–Singrauli road

The portal lists a 210 km road from Rewa to Singrauli through Churhat, Sidhi, Deosar and Bargawan (district portal, how to reach). It links the district with Rewa. No upgrade or widening report was found, so the page treats this as the existing route.

Source: Singrauli district portal, how to reach (undated)

Length

210 km

Via

Churhat, Sidhi, Deosar, Bargawan

Report date

Undated

Status

CONFIRM

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Deosar
  • Bargawan
  • Waidhan
Existing · new line separate

Singrauli rail stations

The portal names Singrauli station about 25 km from Waidhan, Shaktinagar about 14 km and Bargawan one stop before Singrauli on the Jabalpur–Singrauli route (district portal, how to reach). A 2023 report notes the Chunar–Chopan route that carries Singrauli coal north is a single track at 214% capacity utilisation and that its doubling was sanctioned at about ₹1,424 crore (India Sea Trade News, August 2023); that doubling is in Uttar Pradesh, not Singrauli district.

Source: Singrauli district portal (undated); India Sea Trade News, Aug 2023

Stations

Singrauli, Shaktinagar, Bargawan

New line

Sidhi–Singrauli (above)

Coal route

Chunar–Chopan

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Singrauli
  • Bargawan
In place · older data

Udyog Deep industrial area, Waidhan

The MSME district industries profile (data about 2010-11) lists the Udyog Deep area at Waidhan with 34 hectares acquired, 20.15 hectares developed and all 75 plots allotted; it also reports coal output of about 52.56 million tonnes in 2010-11 and six major thermal power plants in and around Singrauli (MSME district industries profile). These are older figures; ask the District Trade and Industry Centre for current vacancy.

Source: MSME district industries profile, Singrauli (about 2010-11)

Acquired

34 ha

Plots

75, all allotted

Coal, 2010-11

~52.56 Mt

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Waidhan
  • Singrauli

Agriculture & terrain

Soil, crops & water in Singrauli

A coal and power district where farm land sits beside mining, forest and acquisition risk; crop and water series were not found.

🌾 Farm land

We found no crop-area, soil or cropping-intensity series for Singrauli; the district portal gives population, gram panchayat and area figures only (Singrauli district portal), and the MSME profile states no crop or irrigation data. Ask the Tehsildar for the khasra’s recorded soil and crop classes.

  • Farm land
  • Khasra record

⛏ Coal and power belt

The portal describes Singrauli as rich in coal and power plants and as the state’s emerging energy capital (Singrauli district portal). The older MSME profile reports coal output of about 52.56 million tonnes in 2010-11 and an industrial area at Waidhan (MSME district industries profile); a 2023 report projects the Singrauli coalfield’s output rising from 39.34 million tonnes in 2020-21 to 65.71 million tonnes in 2026-27 (India Sea Trade News, August 2023). Mining and power sites draw workers and contractors and also take land, so lease and acquisition status decide use.

  • Coal
  • Power
  • Acquisition

🏛 Mada rock-cut caves

The portal lists rock-cut caves at Mada, about 32 km from Waidhan, dated to the 7th and 8th centuries (Ganesh Mada, Vivah Mada, Shankar Mada, Jaljalia and Ravan Mada) (district portal, about the district). Protected-monument rules may apply near them; we did not find the notified limits.

  • Mada
  • Heritage

💧 Water & rainfall

We found no rainfall figure or block-wise groundwater category for Singrauli. The 2024 state assessment we read gives a state-wide extraction stage of 58.40% and does not mention Singrauli (CGWB, Madhya Pradesh 2024); the district figures sit on the IN-GRES portal, which we did not open. Test water and ask for well-depth records before a farmhouse plan.

📐 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).

At a glance

Singrauli vs. its neighbours

District / beltPrice band* (per acre)Evidence
Singrauli — Waidhan and station belt*₹8–25 lakh*New Sidhi–Singrauli rail line contracted (NBM&CW, February 2026); estimate unchanged, not a valuation
Singrauli — ordinary farm land*₹3–9 lakh*Indicative estimate; not a valuation
Singrauli — forest and mining fringe*₹2–6 lakh*Dhirauli coal block and road land under forest approval (The Week, December 2025); indicative estimate, not a valuation
Rewa — interior farm land*₹8–25 lakh*Airport foundation laid in February 2023 (Infra Hub, September 2023); indicative estimate; see the Rewa page
Satna — interior farm land*₹6–20 lakh*Indicative estimate; see the Satna 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 Rewa page and the Satna page for comparison.

Fenced farm plot with boundary stones and open farm land near Waidhan in Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh

District report — Singrauli

Farmland India view

Why investors look at Singrauli

Five reasoned points, with an honest note that price and infrastructure evidence is thin and that mining and acquisition risk run through the district.

A working industrial economy

The portal describes the district as rich in coal and power plants (district portal, about the district). That supports local demand for housing, services and some farm-adjacent land near Waidhan.

Road links in both directions

The portal lists 225 km to Varanasi and 210 km to Rewa on four-lane and highway routes (district portal, how to reach). Status needs a site check.

Entry prices on our estimates

Our indicative bands* start at about ₹2 lakh an acre for forest and mining fringe land and ₹3 lakh for ordinary farm land. Low prices come with title, lease and acquisition risk.

A heritage site within reach

The Mada rock-cut caves, about 32 km from Waidhan, are listed on the portal (about the district); we found no visitor data.

A market that rewards paperwork

Tribal-land, ceiling, diversion, forest, lease and acquisition checks are all parcel-specific. A buyer who documents each one is better placed than one relying on a broker summary.

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Confirm tribal-land, ceiling, diversion, forest and acquisition status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.

STRAIGHT TALK

Risks & challenges in Singrauli

Read these before shortlisting in Singrauli specifically.

Acquisition, mining leases and tree-felling disputes

Coal and power activity means land can be under acquisition or lease. The Dhirauli coal block drew a tree-felling dispute in December 2025, with the Collector saying all approvals are in place (The Week (PTI), December 2025). Ask the Collector for notices and the Mining Officer for lease maps before paying.

Forest status

We found no village-level forest or buffer rules. Get written forest status for any parcel near forest land.

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 Singrauli villages, so ask the Collector in writing.

Water and air quality

No district groundwater category was found. A coal and power belt may also mean dust and ash; check the site in person.

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.

Dated tehsil data and no price series

The portal home page does not list tehsils; the older MSME profile lists Devsar, Chitrangi and Waidhan (MSME profile), which may have changed. No guideline-rate report was found. Match the parcel to the current tehsil in the revenue record.

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.

Rail corridor land

The Sidhi–Singrauli line needs forest and acquired land, with 141.92 ha of forest approvals shown for Singrauli (MP Forest Department annexure, October 2025). Ask the railway land office and the Collector for the notified alignment before buying near it.

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 list tehsils or sub-divisions (Singrauli 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.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

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

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What does agricultural land cost in Singrauli?

We found no registered-deed series or guideline-rate report for Singrauli. Our estimated land price* runs from about ₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh per acre, with the top end near Waidhan and the station belt and the lower end at the forest and mining fringe. *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.

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News

Further reading

Data-currency note: the district portal pages are undated; tehsil, industrial-area and coal figures come from an MSME profile with data of about 2010-11; no crop, rainfall or groundwater series was found; rail and road items come from news, a Lok Sabha reply, a forest-department list (scanned, partly unreadable) and the undated portal page. Infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly. Pages marked “not opened” are named only as places to check. 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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