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District guide
Buying Land in Akola
A Vidarbha district of cotton, pulses and jowar: a Shivani runway extension with acquisition approved, a gauge-conversion line, and an estimated land price* that varies widely by belt.
about 5,673 sq km
Area (district portal)
18.1 lakh
Population (Census 2011)
₹4–45 lakh per acre
Estimated land price*
1,400 m to 1,800 m planned
Shivani runway extension
*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 — Akola
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Maharashtra (Vidarbha region, Amravati division)
Sub-divisions
7 tehsils: Akola, Balapur, Patur, Barshitakli, Murtizapur, Akot and Telhara (Akola district portal; CGWB Akola booklet, 2013; MSME-DI Akola profile). The portal lists 1 municipal corporation, 6 municipal councils and 1 nagar panchayat; the current official list was not opened
Key markets
Akola city fringe · Murtizapur and Akola MIDC growth centres · Akot and Telhara Purna plains · Balapur · Patur and Barshitakli
Demand anchors
Shivani airport runway extension (state land-acquisition approval, June 2026) · Akola–Khandwa gauge conversion (environmental approval, August 2024) · Samruddhi Mahamarg access via neighbouring Washim and Amravati
Rail
193 km of rail line in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Akola profile); the current station and train list was not opened
Size and population
About 5,672.81 sq km, roughly 1.84% of Maharashtra, and 18,13,906 people in Census 2011 (Akola district portal); the CGWB booklet and MSME-DI profile give 5,428 sq km, so sources differ
Estimated land price*
₹4–45 lakh per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)
Pricing unit
₹/acre or ₹/hectare (farm land) · ₹ per guntha is also quoted locally
Local units
Records use hectares; sellers quote acres and gunthas (1 guntha is about 1,089 sq ft; 40 gunthas to an acre). Other local terms vary by tehsil, so convert any quote to acres
Land records portal
Digital 7/12 and 8A extracts on the state land-records portal; the portal was not opened for this page, so check records there
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Maharashtra page and apply to every district within it.
Akola — land purchase legal rules
⚠ Maharashtra reserves agricultural land for agriculturists. Section 63 of the Tenancy Act voids a sale to anyone else unless an exception or a Collector’s permission applies, and in July 2026 the Revenue Minister repeated that only recognised farmers may buy. Several other statutes then decide whether a parcel can be split, converted or built on. Read the 7/12 before you read the price.
Who may buy agricultural land: Section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act makes a sale, gift, exchange or lease of agricultural land invalid in favour of a person who is not an agriculturist. It also bites where an agriculturist buyer would end up holding more than two-thirds of the ceiling area (Indian Kanoon text of section 63). The Collector, or an officer the State authorises, can permit a transaction on conditions, but not where the buyer would farm the land and has other income of Rs 12,000 a year or more, according to the same text. In Gundaji Satwaji Shinde v. Ramchandra Bhikaji Joshi (Supreme Court, December 1978) the Court held that whether a buyer is an agriculturist is for the Mamlatdar, not the civil court (Manupat case guide). On 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister told the Assembly that only recognised farmers may buy agricultural land and that buyers must show proof of farmer status; IANS named no new statute (IANS, July 2026).
Where the bar does not apply: Maharashtra Act I of 2016 inserted sub-section (1C), which switches off the bar for land inside a Municipal Corporation, subject to conditions: non-agricultural use within a fixed time, with the Collector able to extend by up to five years (Acts of 2016 and 2018, PRS). Section 63-1A separately lets a buyer, farmer or not, take land for bona fide industrial use without prior Collector permission (Indian Kanoon text of section 63-1A). The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026, effective 15 April 2026, narrows that route to occupancy class-I land, replaces the old non-agricultural assessment and nazarana with a one-time conversion premium under section 47 of the Land Revenue Code, and caps the penalty for late notice at five times that premium (JSA, June 2026). JSA describes no change to the general bar in section 63(1).
Tenant-purchased land and wills: Land a tenant bought under the Act cannot be sold, gifted, mortgaged or leased without the Collector’s prior sanction. After ten years the sanction falls away if the seller pays nazarana of forty times the assessment, the buyer is an agriculturist and the buyer stays within the ceiling (Indian Kanoon text of section 43). The 2026 amendment deletes the nazarana (JSA, June 2026). A will does not get round the bar: in Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat (15 June 2020) the Supreme Court read “assignment” in section 43 to include a bequest to a non-agriculturist (LiveLaw, June 2020; Supreme Court judgment). That appeal came from Gujarat, which applies the same 1948 statute, and the Court disapproved an earlier ruling under the separate Vidarbha Act. Marathwada and Vidarbha run on parallel Acts that the 2026 amendment also touches.
Fragmentation and minimum plot size: The Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 restricts sales of land below a notified standard area. A notification of 8 August 2023 set it, outside municipal corporation and council limits, at about a quarter acre for bagayat (irrigated) land and half an acre for jirayat (dry-crop) land, which is roughly 10 and 20 gunthas on our arithmetic of 40 gunthas to the acre (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law). The 2024 amendment moved the regularisation window to 15 October 2024 at a premium of up to 5%. A further Act notified on 31 December 2025, deemed in force from 3 November 2025, deletes the proviso to section 8B and adds section 9(4): past transfers and partitions from 15 November 1965 to 15 October 2024 are regularised without premium where the land is used for bona fide non-agricultural purposes inside listed urban, planning-authority, cantonment and regional-plan zones (TeamLease RegTech; Bill text, PRS). The bill did not change the standard area or the general restrictions. In July 2025 the Revenue Minister said plots up to one guntha subdivided before 1 January 2025 would be treated as legal, and a committee was set up the following week (The Week, July 2025; The Week, July 2025). Plain farm land outside those zones is still bound by the standard area.
Non-agricultural conversion: The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, notified on 31 December 2025, substituted section 42. The Collector’s permission is no longer needed to use agricultural land for a purpose that a draft or final Development Plan or Regional Plan allows; the planning authority’s development permission or building plan approval is enough, and sections 42A to 42D, 44 to 46 and the old assessment chapter were deleted (JSA, March 2026). The yearly non-agricultural assessment gives way to a one-time premium under section 47 on the Ready Reckoner value: 0.1% up to 1,000 sq m, 0.25% from 1,000 to 4,000 sq m and 0.5% above 4,000 sq m. A government resolution of 10 February 2026 implements the change (Khaitan & Co, February 2026). Neither note says the reform alters section 63, so our reading is that a non-farmer still cannot buy agricultural land first and convert it afterwards.
Ceiling on holdings: The Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 caps what one family unit may hold, from 18 acres of assured-irrigation land to 54 acres of other dry-crop land in a 2011 summary (Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal, April 2011). Section 63 uses two-thirds of that ceiling as the test for a buyer who is already a farmer.
Tribal land: Where the seller belongs to a Scheduled Tribe, the sale also falls under the Land Revenue Code and the Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974 (section 63-1A text). Ask for the seller’s status in writing.
Land records: Digitally signed 7/12 (record of rights), 8A (khata) and ferfar (mutation) extracts now carry legal validity under rules made under the Maharashtra Land Measurement and Record Keeping Act, 2025, with a QR code and a 16-digit verification number, no Talathi stamp and a fee of Rs 15 each (Free Press Journal, December 2025). About 2.57 crore signed 7/12 records existed by June 2024, and e-Mojani 2.0 handles measurement (Elets, February 2025). Read the occupancy class, the holder’s name and the land-use entry before paying a token.
NRI and OCI buyers: The Reserve Bank’s Master Direction lets NRIs and OCIs buy immovable assets in India but excludes agricultural land, plantation land and a farmhouse, and its inheritance paragraphs carry no such exclusion (RBI Master Direction FED 12/2015-16, updated to September 2022). A farmhouse plot is therefore out of reach by purchase, wherever it sits in Maharashtra. Anyone relying on a later circular should read it directly. We did not open the 2023 standard-area notification, the text of section 63A or the current ceiling schedule, so have an advocate check all three against the survey number.
- Section 63 farmer-only bar
- NA reform Dec 2025
- Fragmentation Act 1947
- Ceiling Act 1961
- Digital 7/12 and 8A
- NRI agri: barred (FEMA)
- RR rates unchanged 2026-27
Akola — district-specific notes
The Maharashtra state page applies to Akola in full. The notes below are specific to this district. Law was read from Indian Kanoon copies of the Act, PRS texts, law-firm notes and press reports; the IGR rate schedule, the Gazette and the state land-records portal could not be opened, and the notes say so where it matters.
⚠ Forest and hills: the district has about 447.96 sq km of forest, roughly 8.70% of its area (MSME-DI Akola profile), and the Gavilgad hills lie on its northern edge (Akola district portal). We found no district-specific notification on tiger-reserve buffer, eco-sensitive or sanctuary land for Akola in the sources opened, so ask the Forest Department’s divisional office and the Collector for a written status on any survey number near the northern hills (CONFIRM).
⚠ Airport land: the state approved Rs 189.53 crore in June 2026 to acquire 22.24 hectares held by 486 landholders in Shivar village for the Shivani airport runway extension, and the report says about 472 of them hold non-agricultural plots (Navbharat Live, June 2026). A parcel near the airport should be checked against the acquisition list before any deposit (CONFIRM).
⚠ Rail alignment: the Akola–Khandwa gauge-conversion line received environmental approval for a new alignment in August 2024, with Akot named among the route towns (Indian Infrastructure, August 2024). We found no village-level alignment, so ask the railway land-acquisition office whether a survey number is affected (CONFIRM).
⚠ Farmer-only purchase: Maharashtra reserves agricultural land for agriculturists. Section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 makes a sale, gift, exchange or lease of agricultural land invalid in favour of a person who is not an agriculturist, unless an exception or the Collector’s permission applies (Indian Kanoon text of section 63). On 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister told the Assembly that only recognised farmers may buy agricultural land (IANS, July 2026; reported, no new statute named). Vidarbha runs on a parallel Act, so ask the Tahsildar which Act and section govern the survey number; our reading is that Akola falls under the Vidarbha Region Act, 1958 (CONFIRM) (JSA, June 2026).
⚠ Fragmentation and minimum area: the Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 restricts sales below a notified standard area. An 8 August 2023 notification is reported to set it at about a quarter acre for bagayat (irrigated) and half an acre for jirayat (dry-crop) land outside corporations and councils, roughly 10 and 20 gunthas at 40 gunthas to the acre (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law). The December 2025 Act regularises past transfers only inside listed urban and planning zones (TeamLease RegTech; Bill text, PRS). Plain farm land is still bound by the standard area; we did not read the notification, so CONFIRM the figure for Akola with the Tahsildar.
⚠ Non-agricultural use: the Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, notified 31 December 2025, replaced section 42 so that planning-authority permission can suffice where a Development or Regional Plan allows the use, with a one-time section 47 premium of 0.1%, 0.25% or 0.5% of the Ready Reckoner value by area band (JSA, March 2026; Khaitan & Co, February 2026). Neither note says section 63 has changed, so a non-farmer should not assume buy-then-convert is open. Both notes are law-firm summaries (reported); CONFIRM against the Gazette.
⚠ Holding ceiling and tribal sellers: the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 caps what a family may hold, from 18 to 54 acres by land class in a 2011 summary (BCAJ, April 2011; CONFIRM the current schedule). Where the seller is a Scheduled Tribe member, the Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974 and the Land Revenue Code also apply (section 63-1A text); ask for the seller’s status in writing.
Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Forest land
- Airport acquisition
- Section 63
- Vidarbha Act (CONFIRM)
District overview
Akola — a cotton, pulse and jowar district with an airport extension and a gauge-conversion line
Akola district covers about 5,672.81 sq km and had 18,13,906 people in Census 2011; it borders Amravati to the north and east, Washim to the south and east and Buldhana to the west, and Washim was carved out of it in 1998 (Akola district portal). The Purna is the main river (CGWB Akola booklet, 2013). The district had 193 km of rail line and 128.1 km of national highway in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Akola profile).
We found no registered-deed series for farm land. The Ready Reckoner rose 3.89% on average across Maharashtra in 2025-26 and was held for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026), with no Akola figure in the report. The bands on this page, from about ₹4 lakh to ₹45 lakh per acre*, are wide and indicative: the city fringe and growth-centre belt sits at the top and the dry south-east at the bottom.
Akola is not on the Samruddhi Mahamarg, which runs through neighbouring Amravati and Washim (MyPunePulse, June 2025); the Washim portal says the road reaches Akola from Malegaon (Washim district portal). The Shivani airport extension is the main local project (Navbharat Live, June 2026).
- Akola
- Murtizapur
- Akot
- Patur
- Telhara
- Shivani airport
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Akola
5% + 1%
Corporation and council areas
of market value; a further 1% levy from 8 Feb 2019 in notified areas (Act text to May 2019)
4%
Gram panchayat and other areas
of market value in the same Act text; current schedule not opened
1%
Registration fee
capped at Rs 30,000 per the Act text and a May 2025 report
Our reading of Article 25 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, as reproduced to May 2019, is 5% plus 1% in municipal corporation and council areas (with a further 1% levy from 8 February 2019 in notified areas) and 4% elsewhere, with a registration fee of 1% capped at Rs 30,000 (Act text to May 2019; Free Press Journal, May 2025). The grantee bears the duty unless the parties agree otherwise, and an understated value draws the shortfall plus a penalty of 2% a month, capped at four times the deficit (Maharashtra Stamp Act PDF, IGR). The IGR home page and Citizen’s Charter we opened give no rate table (IGR Maharashtra), so the current schedule is unconfirmed and the rate for a survey number in Akola can differ; read it from the Sub-Registrar before budgeting. The May 2025 cabinet waived the registration fee on partition documents, not on sale deeds, and a May 2026 report of an exemption on land purchases did not say which purchases it covers (Nation Press, May 2026; CONFIRM). The state Ready Reckoner rose 3.89% on average in 2025-26 (rural 3.36%) and was held unchanged for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026; The Hitavada, April 2026); we found no district-level Akola rate series.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Akola
Project news and wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series and no Akola Ready Reckoner figure were found.
Akola city fringe and growth-centre belt
Estimated land price*: ₹15–45 lakh per acre
MIDC had acquired 1,143.55 hectares across Akola, the Akola and Murtizapur growth centres and four mini industrial areas by 31 October 2011 (MSME-DI Akola profile). The Shivani airport runway is to grow from 1,400 m to 1,800 m after state approval of land acquisition in June 2026 (Navbharat Live, June 2026). The band is wide and rounded and is not a deal price.
Check: whether the survey number is in MIDC land, the airport acquisition list or the city development plan.
Akot, Telhara and Balapur plains
Estimated land price*: ₹6–20 lakh per acre
Black-soil cotton, pulse and jowar land in the Purna valley, with the Akola–Khandwa gauge-conversion line reported to pass Akot (Indian Infrastructure, August 2024). We found no dated rate or award, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: borewell yield, dam command status and any railway alignment.
Patur, Barshitakli and Murtizapur
Estimated land price*: ₹4–14 lakh per acre
Dry-crop belts of cotton, tur and soybean on medium to deep black soil (CGWB Akola booklet, 2013; MSME-DI Akola profile). We found no dated rate, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: the access road in the record and canal or tank command status.
Ready Reckoner 2025-26 and 2026-27
State rural +3.36% (2025-26); unchanged (2026-27)
Rates rose 3.89% on average in 2025-26, with rural areas up 3.36%, and were held for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026). The state figures are reported, not an Akola series, and a Ready Reckoner rate is a floor for duty, not a valuation.
Check: the rate for the village on the deed date.
Units: acres, hectares and gunthas
Revenue records in Maharashtra use hectares and are quoted locally in acres and gunthas: 1 guntha is about 1,089 sq ft and an acre is 40 gunthas (The Week, July 2025; the 40 is our arithmetic). Other local terms vary by tehsil and seller, so we fix no conversion for them. Convert every quote to acres or hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres) and read the area on the 7/12 before comparing two offers.
Connectivity
How Akola connects — road, rail and air
Only items with a source are listed; train services and flight schedules were not researched for this page.
By road
By rail
By air
The practical question is the last leg from the highway to the parcel; ask for the access road in the revenue record. Full rules for buyers: state-wise land laws.
Growth catalysts
Upcoming infrastructure & developments
Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items marked reported rest on a single outlet.
01Open or inaugurated
02In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Akola
A cotton, pulse and jowar district on medium and deep black soils, irrigated from Katepurna, Wan and smaller projects, with comfortable groundwater in an older booklet.
🌾 Soil and crops
The CGWB booklet describes medium black and deep black soil, with 2007-08 crop areas of cotton 1,929.94 sq km, pulses 1,075.90, jowar 872.27 and oilseeds 617.63 (CGWB Akola booklet, 2013). The MSME-DI profile adds wheat, tur, mung, soyabean and udad (MSME-DI Akola profile).
- Cotton
- Pulses
- Jowar
- Soybean
💧 Irrigation
The district portal gives 22,504 hectares under irrigation from two major projects (Katepurna and Wan), three medium projects (Morna, Nirguna, Uma) and three others (Akola district portal). The CGWB booklet gives a net irrigated area of 45,856 hectares for 2006-07 (CGWB Akola booklet, 2013), so the sources differ and a village needs its own check.
- Katepurna
- Wan
- Morna
- Uma
🌊 Rivers and forest
The Purna is the main river, with the Man, Murna and Kate also named (CGWB Akola booklet, 2013). Forest covers about 447.96 sq km, roughly 8.70% of the area (MSME-DI Akola profile); river-bank and hill-edge parcels need a written status from the Forest Department and the Collector.
- Purna
- Man
- Murna
- Forest
💧 Rainfall & groundwater
The district portal gives average rainfall of 750–1,000 mm, while the CGWB booklet gives 750 to 950 mm in one place and 740 to 860 mm in another (Akola district portal; CGWB Akola booklet, 2013). The booklet puts groundwater development at 32.27% or 32.98% for 2009, also in two places. Both are old; the CGWB 2024 state assessment puts Maharashtra as a whole at 52.99% (CGWB, 2024), and we did not find Akola block figures for 2024.
📐 Measurement units
Revenue records use hectares; sellers quote acres and gunthas, and other local terms vary by tehsil, so convert every quote before comparing offers (1 hectare = 2.47 acres). Live wholesale mandi prices are on Agmarknet (not opened for this page); price a parcel on location and permitted use, not on crop income.
At a glance
Akola vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Estimated land price* (per acre) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Akola — city fringe and growth-centre belt | ₹15–45 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Akola — Akot, Telhara and Balapur plains | ₹6–20 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Akola — Patur, Barshitakli and Murtizapur | ₹4–14 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Amravati | Not estimated here | See the Amravati page |
| Washim | Not estimated here | See the Washim page |
| Buldhana | Not estimated here | See the Buldhana 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 Amravati page, Washim page and Buldhana page for neighbouring Maharashtra districts.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Akola
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and several catalysts are still pending.
An airport extension with money approved
The state approved Rs 189.53 crore for the land the Shivani runway extension needs (Navbharat Live, June 2026). Approval is a first step, not a finished runway, so price on what exists.
A rail line with environmental clearance
The Akola–Khandwa conversion cleared its environmental approval in August 2024 (Indian Infrastructure, August 2024); we found no construction report, and village-level alignment is unknown.
Neighbours with the expressway
Akola itself has no Samruddhi interchange, but Malegaon in Washim is reachable by road (Washim district portal). Distance to the nearest interchange matters more than the district line.
Farm land with moderate groundwater stress in older data
Groundwater development was about 33% in 2009 and the district has two major irrigation projects (CGWB Akola booklet, 2013; Akola district portal); we found no current block data.
A paperwork-led market
Farmer-only purchase under section 63, the standard-area rule, airport acquisition lists and zoning are all parcel-specific. The return case rests on location, title and permitted use, not on crop yield.
Confirm land-use, tribal-land and Ready Reckoner status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Akola
Read these before shortlisting in Akola specifically.
Farmer-only purchase
A non-farmer cannot assume a sale of agricultural land will stand: section 63 voids it unless an exception or Collector permission applies (Indian Kanoon, s.63), and the Revenue Minister repeated the farmer-only line in July 2026 (IANS, July 2026, reported). Check the buyer’s status first.
Acquisition near the airport and the line
Shivar village land is being acquired for the runway (Navbharat Live, June 2026) and the gauge-conversion alignment is not public at village level. Ask for the acquisition list before paying a deposit.
Forest and hill-edge land
About 8.70% of the district is forest (MSME-DI Akola profile) and the Gavilgad hills lie to the north (Akola district portal). We found no notification text for Akola.
Announced is not delivered
The runway extension has approval but no construction date, and the rail project has no construction report. Price on today’s fundamentals.
Conversion and minimum area
Plain farm land stays bound by the standard-area rule, and the 2025-26 changes to section 42 are law-firm-reported summaries awaiting a Gazette check. Do not assume a plot can be split or built on.
Data conflicts and no deed series
Area, population year, rainfall and irrigated area differ between the CGWB booklet and the district portal, and the bands on this page are indicative estimates*, not deal prices. Collect registered comparables in the same revenue village before negotiating.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Tahsildar of the relevant tehsil (7 tehsils per the district portal), under the District Collector, Akola. Sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar, planning and zoning questions go to the Akola Municipal Corporation or the Town Planning office for the area, and forest status goes to the Forest Department’s divisional office. Land records are on the state land-records portal. We could open the district portal’s overview page but not its revenue pages, the IGR rate lookup or the land-records portal, so check them directly.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Akola.
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What does farm land cost in Akola?
Our estimate is about ₹4 lakh to ₹45 lakh per acre*, depending on the belt: roughly ₹15–45 lakh near Akola city and the growth centres, ₹6–20 lakh on the Akot, Telhara and Balapur plains, and ₹4–14 lakh around Patur, Barshitakli and Murtizapur. These are wide, rounded, indicative estimates, not a valuation or an offer. Prices vary by plot, road access and title, so check the ready-reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
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Can a non-farmer buy farm land in Akola?
Generally not. Section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act makes a sale of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist invalid unless an exception or the Collector’s permission applies, and the Revenue Minister repeated the farmer-only rule in July 2026 (IANS, reported). Vidarbha has a parallel Act, so ask the Tahsildar which one governs the survey number.
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What is happening at Akola airport?
Navbharat Live reported on 3 June 2026 that the state approved Rs 189.53 crore to acquire 22.24 hectares from 486 landholders in Shivar village to extend the Shivani runway from 1,400 m to 1,800 m. We found no construction date, so treat it as approved acquisition, not a finished runway.
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Is Akola on the Samruddhi Mahamarg?
No interchange in Akola was named in the reports we read. The expressway runs through Amravati and Washim, and the Washim district portal says it connects to Malegaon and Karanja tehsils, with a state road from Washim to Akola via Malegaon. Check the distance to the nearest interchange for any parcel.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (Act 67 of 1948), India Code record
- Section 63, Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, Indian Kanoon text
- Section 43, same Act, Indian Kanoon text
- Section 63-1A, same Act (industrial use; Scheduled Tribe seller protections), Indian Kanoon text
- Acts of 2016 and 2018 amending the 1948 Act, PRS Legislative Research
- Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat, Supreme Court, 15 Jun 2020
- Gundaji Satwaji Shinde v. Ramchandra Bhikaji Joshi, Supreme Court, 5 Dec 1978, Manupat case guide
- Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025, PRS Legislative Research
Government
- Ground Water Information Booklet, Akola district, Central Ground Water Board (2013)
- About Akola district, district portal
- District industrial profile, Akola, MSME-DI (2012-13; roads and rail 2010-11)
- How to reach Washim, Washim district portal
- Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps, Maharashtra (home page)
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 as amended to 3 Jun 2022, IGR Maharashtra
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Maharashtra, assessment 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2025-26
- Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority: state overview
- RBI Master Direction FED 12/2015-16 (acquisition of immovable assets by NRIs and OCIs)
News
- Akola Shivani airport runway expansion, land acquisition fund approved, Navbharat Live, 3 Jun 2026
- MoEFCC approves new alignment of Akola–Khandwa rail section, Indian Infrastructure, Aug 2024
- Maharashtra govt says no to railway gauge conversion in Melghat tiger habitat, Deccan Herald, 15 Jul 2020
- Samruddhi Mahamarg final phase complete, 25 entry points, MyPunePulse, Jun 2025
- MSRDC seeks plans to tap influence areas near Samruddhi interchanges, The Hitavada, 24 Aug 2026
- Only farmers can buy agricultural land in Maharashtra, minister warns, IANS via The Hawk, 8 Jul 2026
- Maharashtra keeps Ready Reckoner rates unchanged for 2026-27, IANS, 1 Apr 2026
- State opts for status quo in Ready Reckoner rates, The Hitavada, 1 Apr 2026
- Maharashtra hikes Ready Reckoner rates 3.9%, Business Standard, 1 Apr 2025
- Registration fee waived on agricultural land partition documents, Free Press Journal, May 2025
- Maharashtra waives stamp duty on land buys, Nation Press, May 2026
- Samruddhi Mahamarg final section opens, The Week, 5 Jun 2025
Further reading
- JSA Prism, June 2026: Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026
- JSA Prism, March 2026: Maharashtra Land Revenue Code Second Amendment
- Khaitan and Co ERGO, 23 Feb 2026: Land Revenue Code amendment
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law: Fragmentation Act amendments
- TeamLease RegTech: Fragmentation Amendment Act, 2025
- King Stubb and Kasiva: Maharashtra land bill and legacy urban plots
- Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal, Apr 2011: agricultural land laws and the 1961 Ceiling Act
- Elets, Feb 2025: Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records, Maharashtra
- Free Press Journal, Dec 2025: legal validity for digital 7/12 extracts
- Invest India: Maharashtra state profile
- The Week, 9 Jul 2025: Assembly statement on plots and fragmentation
- District agriculture contingency plan, Akola, ICAR-CRIDA (surfaced in search; not opened)
Data-currency note: area, tehsil and rail and road figures come from the CGWB booklet (2013), the MSME-DI profile (2012-13, roads and rail 2010-11) and the district or GSDA portal page, which differ in places; crop and groundwater figures are from the dates stated. Infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly; Ready Reckoner items are state-level reports, not notified district schedules; estimated land prices are indicative and are not taken from any registered deed. 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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