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District guide
Buying Land in Chandrapur
A Vidarbha district of black-soil cotton and oilseed farms, coal and forest, with an approved Nagpur–Chandrapur expressway and an estimated land price* that varies widely by belt.
about 11,443 sq km
Area (MSME-DI)
15 (two profiles)
Tehsils
₹3–50 lakh per acre
Estimated land price*
~204.8 km, approved Apr 2026
Nagpur–Chandrapur expressway
*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 — Chandrapur
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Maharashtra (Vidarbha)
Sub-divisions
Two profiles list 15 tehsils: Chandrapur, Warora, Bhadravati, Chimur, Nagbhid, Brahmapuri, Sawli, Sindewahi, Mul, Pombhurna, Ballarpur, Korpana, Rajura, Gondpimpri and Jivati (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile; ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan). The district portal page we opened named only Mul, Warora and Bramhapuri (Chandrapur district portal), so the current official list was not confirmed
Key markets
Chandrapur city fringe · Mul · Warora · Bhadravati · Brahmapuri · Rajura
Demand anchors
Nagpur–Chandrapur expressway (approved Apr 2026) · coal, limestone and power belt · Tadoba Andhari tourism edge · Morva airport plan
Rail
381 km of rail line in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile); the current station and train list was not opened
Size and population
About 11,443 sq km in the MSME-DI profile (the ICAR-CRIDA plan gives 1,092 thousand hectares, so sources differ) · 20,71,101 people in the 2001 Census, the only count in that profile; we did not open a 2011 table (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile)
Estimated land price*
₹3–50 lakh per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)
Pricing unit
₹/acre (farm land) · ₹/guntha or ₹/sq m for small plots
Local units
Acre = 40 gunthas = 43,560 sq ft; 1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft; 1 hectare = 2.47 acres. Local terms vary by tehsil, so convert any quote
Land records portal
Digital 7/12 and 8A extracts through the state land-records portal; the portal was not opened for this page
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Maharashtra page and apply to every district within it.
Chandrapur — 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
Chandrapur — district-specific notes
The Maharashtra state page applies to Chandrapur in full. The notes below are specific to this district and are not repeated from the state page. Law was read from legal-database copies of Acts, law-firm notes and press reports that the state page also uses; the Mahabhumi portal, the IGR rate pages and most district-portal pages could not be opened, and the notes say so where it matters.
⚠ Maharashtra reserves agricultural land for agriculturists. Section 63 of the Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act voids a sale to a non-agriculturist unless an exception or a Collector’s permission applies, and it also bites where an agriculturist buyer would end up above two-thirds of the ceiling area (Indian Kanoon text of section 63); on 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister repeated that only recognised farmers may buy, and IANS named no new statute (IANS, July 2026). The state page reads Vidarbha as running on a parallel Act (our reading, CONFIRM), and the 2020 Supreme Court ruling on wills disapproved an earlier Vidarbha-Act decision (LiveLaw, June 2020). Treat the 7/12 and a written reading of the farmer-status rule as the first checks in Chandrapur.
⚠ The Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1947 restricts sales of land below a notified standard area. A notification of 8 August 2023 set it, outside corporation and council limits, at about a quarter acre for bagayat (irrigated) land and half an acre for jirayat (dry-crop) land, roughly 10 and 20 gunthas on our arithmetic (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law); the notification itself was not opened, so CONFIRM. A further Act notified on 31 December 2025 regularises past transfers from 15 November 1965 to 15 October 2024 only for bona fide non-agricultural use in listed zones (TeamLease RegTech; Bill text, PRS), so it does not help a plain farm-land buyer.
⚠ Using farm land for a house or farmhouse needs the conversion route. The Land Revenue Code Second Amendment, notified 31 December 2025, substituted section 42 and added a one-time section 47 premium of 0.1%, 0.25% or 0.5% of the ready-reckoner value by plot size, set by a GR of 10 February 2026 (JSA, March 2026; Khaitan and Co, February 2026). Both are law-firm reports, so CONFIRM against the Gazette before relying on them.
⚠ The district has large forest and protected-area land. The MSME-DI profile gives 5,004 sq km of forest (43.73% of the area) for 2010-11, while the ICAR-CRIDA plan gives 388.2 thousand hectares, so the two differ (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile; ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan). Down To Earth reported in June 2010 that the Tadoba Andhari buffer zone had been notified in Chandrapur district, with a 625.82 sq km core, 1,101.7 sq km of buffer forest land and 79 villages in the buffer (Down To Earth, June 2010). That report is 16 years old and does not list tehsils or later changes. We found no current ecosystem-sensitive-zone map for the district, so ask the Forest Department’s divisional office for a written status on any survey number near a forest block, a river or the reserve boundary.
⚠ Coal and limestone mining shape land here. The MSME-DI profile lists coal and limestone output for 2010-11 and a super thermal power station of 2,340 MW (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile). Mining leases, overburden dumps and industrial land can sit beside farm plots, and we found no lease map. Ask the Tehsildar and the Collector’s office whether a parcel lies inside a lease, a notified industrial area or a proposed acquisition.
⚠ Land acquisition is live in places. Farmers from 12 villages in Gondpimpri tehsil objected in April 2026 to an industrial-area acquisition in the Karanji area without a public hearing, and the report says a survey was running and a notification was in progress (Navbharat Live, April 2026, a non-English report). Ask for the village’s status in writing before paying a deposit.
⚠ Tribal sellers: 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 (Indian Kanoon text of section 63-1A). We found no list of Scheduled Area villages for Chandrapur in the sources opened, so ask the Collector’s office whether the recorded holder is a tribal member.
Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Section 63
- Tadoba buffer
- Mining land
- Fragmentation Act
District overview
Chandrapur — a Vidarbha district of coal, forest and a planned expressway to Nagpur
Chandrapur is a large Vidarbha district of about 11,443 sq km in the MSME-DI profile and 1,092 thousand hectares in the ICAR-CRIDA plan, with 15 tehsils, the Wardha, Wainganga, Irai and Mul among its rivers, and 381 km of rail line in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile; ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan). The only population count in the profile is 20,71,101 from the 2001 Census, so we give no 2011 figure. Coal, limestone and a large power station underpin the economy, and forest covers roughly 35% to 44% of the area depending on the document.
We found no registered-deed series for farm land and no district-level ready-reckoner table. The state raised rural rates 3.36% for 2025-26 and held all rates for 2026-27 (IANS via Investment Guru India, April 2026; The Hitavada, April 2026). The estimated bands on this page, from about ₹3 lakh to ₹50 lakh per acre*, are wide and indicative: the Nagpur-side expressway belt and city fringe sit at the top, and the forest, mining and tribal fringe at the bottom.
The main story is the Nagpur–Chandrapur expressway. Swarajya and India TV reported in April 2026 that the state approved a 204.8 km access-controlled corridor with Rs 2,353.94 crore for land acquisition and a six-year completion target (India TV, April 2026; Swarajya, April 2026). It is approved, not built, and no alignment by village was in the reports we read.
- Chandrapur city
- Mul
- Warora
- Bhadravati
- Brahmapuri
- Rajura
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Chandrapur
5% + 1%
Municipal corporation and council areas
of market value in the Act text to May 2019; a further 1% from 8 Feb 2019 in notified areas
4%
Gram panchayat and other areas
of market value in the same Act text
1%
Registration fee
capped at Rs 30,000 in the same text
The figures above come from a reproduction of Article 25 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 amended to May 2019 (Maharashtra Stamp Act text to May 2019), and the Rs 30,000 registration-fee cap is repeated in a May 2025 report (Free Press Journal, May 2025). The additional 1% for metro and infrastructure was still mentioned as current in April 2025 (Business Standard, April 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 we opened gives no rate table (IGR Maharashtra), so the current schedule is unconfirmed; read it from the department or the Sub-Registrar before budgeting. The May 2025 cabinet waived the registration fee on partition documents for agricultural land, 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). Ask the Sub-Registrar which rate applies to the area type of the survey number.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Chandrapur
Expressway and acquisition news, plus wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series was found.
Nagpur-side belt and city fringe: Chandrapur, Mul, Warora, Bhadravati
Estimated land price*: ₹15–50 lakh per acre
The Nagpur–Chandrapur expressway, about 204.8 km, was approved in April 2026 with land acquisition outlay of Rs 2,353.94 crore (India TV, April 2026). We found no village-wise alignment and no dated rate or award for farm land here, so the band is a wide, rounded range by analogy with comparable Vidarbha districts and is not a deal price.
Check: whether the survey number sits on the alignment, an interchange or an industrial-area notification.
Brahmapuri, Chimur, Nagbhid and Sindewahi farm belts
Estimated land price*: ₹5–20 lakh per acre
Soils are mostly deep black and the district’s main crops in the ICAR-CRIDA data are oilseeds, cereals, cotton and pulses (ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan). We found no dated rate here, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: borewell or open-well yield, the access road in the record and distance from forest blocks.
Rajura, Korpana, Jivati, Pombhurna and Ballarpur fringe
Estimated land price*: ₹3–12 lakh per acre
Mining, forest and tribal-holder status matter more than soil on these parcels. We found no dated rate, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: forest status, lease boundaries, tribal-holder status and the access road.
Ready Reckoner 2025-26 and 2026-27
Rural +3.36% (2025-26); unchanged (2026-27)
The state raised rural rates by 3.36% for 2025-26 (IANS via Investment Guru India, April 2026) and kept all rates unchanged for 2026-27 (The Hitavada, April 2026). We found no Chandrapur table, and rates are for stamp-duty value, not market price.
Check: the rate in force for the village on the deed date.
Industry and land supply
Reported demand, not a decision
A June 2026 report says industry in Chandrapur lists land scarcity among its main obstacles and wants a policy for small and green enterprises; nothing had been decided (Navbharat Live, June 2026, a non-English report).
Check: whether a parcel is inside or beside an industrial area before paying a deposit.
Units: acres, gunthas and hectares
Records and the Act texts use acres, gunthas and hectares: 1 acre = 40 gunthas = 43,560 sq ft, 1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft (The Week, July 2025) and 1 hectare = 2.47 acres. Local trade terms can differ between tehsils, so ask the seller for the 7/12 area and convert every quote to acres before comparing offers.
Connectivity
How Chandrapur 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
04In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Chandrapur
A black-soil cotton, oilseed and cereal district with 15 tehsils, irrigated mostly from open wells, and groundwater use low in the plan.
🌾 Soil and crops
The ICAR-CRIDA plan (undated, crop data 2008-09) puts deep black soils on 56.6% of the area, shallow black on 25.5% and medium-deep on 10.5%, with net sown area of 451.5 thousand hectares, cropping intensity 117.8% and oilseeds (154.1), cereals (153.3), cotton (42.4) and pulses (40.4 thousand hectares) the main crop groups (ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan).
- Oilseeds
- Cereals
- Cotton
- Pulses
💧 Irrigation
The plan puts net irrigated area at 107 thousand hectares, with open wells the largest source (75.4% of irrigated area in the plan’s table, which is partly garbled) (ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan). Water access varies by village, so ask for the well record and the 7/12 crop entries.
- Open wells
- Bore wells
- Canals
🌊 Rivers and forest
The Wardha, Wainganga, Irai and Mul drain the district (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile). Forest covers about 388 thousand hectares in the plan and 5,004 sq km in the MSME-DI profile (ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan; MSME-DI Chandrapur profile). Forest and river-bank parcels need a written status from the Forest Department.
- Wardha
- Wainganga
- Forest
💧 Rainfall & groundwater
Normal annual rainfall is 1,337.0 mm in the plan’s district table and 1,248.2 mm as the taluka average in the same file, so we give both. The plan puts groundwater use at 16% and calls it safe (ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan); that is a pre-2013 figure. The CGWB 2024 report lists Chandrapur among districts with sporadic high conductivity, fluoride and nitrate readings (CGWB Maharashtra report, 2024). Test the water of any parcel before buying.
📐 Measurement units
Records use acres, gunthas and hectares: 1 acre = 40 gunthas and 1 hectare = 2.47 acres (The Week, July 2025). Local terms vary by tehsil, so convert every quote before comparing offers. Price a parcel on location and permitted use, not on crop income.
At a glance
Chandrapur vs. nearby districts
| District / belt | Estimated land price* (per acre) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Chandrapur — Nagpur-side belt (Chandrapur, Mul, Warora, Bhadravati) | ₹15–50 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Chandrapur — Brahmapuri, Chimur, Nagbhid, Sindewahi | ₹5–20 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Chandrapur — Rajura, Korpana, Jivati, Pombhurna, Ballarpur | ₹3–12 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Nagpur | Not estimated here | See the Nagpur page |
| Gadchiroli | Not estimated here | See the Gadchiroli page |
| Bhandara | Not estimated here | See the Bhandara 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 Nagpur page, the Gadchiroli page, the Bhandara page, the Wardha page and the Yavatmal page for nearby districts.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Chandrapur
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that price evidence is thin and the main catalysts are still at approval stage.
An expressway that is approved, not built
The Nagpur–Chandrapur corridor of about 204.8 km has land-acquisition funding approved and a six-year target (India TV, April 2026; Swarajya, April 2026). Price on today’s roads, not the day of opening.
A resource belt with its own demand
Coal, limestone and a large power station anchor jobs, and a June 2026 report says industry wants more land (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile; Navbharat Live, June 2026). That helps parcels near industry and hurts ones inside leases.
Black soil and low groundwater use
The plan lists mostly black soils and puts groundwater use at 16%, classed safe (ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan). That is an old figure, and the CGWB 2024 report flags sporadic fluoride and nitrate readings (CGWB Maharashtra report, 2024), so test water before buying.
Forest and wildlife edge
Parcels near the Tadoba Andhari buffer can suit low-density use, but the buffer carries restrictions we could not read in full (Down To Earth, June 2010).
A paperwork-led market
Farmer-status, fragmentation, conversion premium, forest and lease status are all parcel-specific. The return case rests on location and permitted use, not 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 Chandrapur
Read these before shortlisting in Chandrapur specifically.
Farmer-only rule
Section 63 voids a sale to a non-agriculturist (Indian Kanoon text of section 63) and the Revenue Minister repeated the rule in July 2026 (IANS, July 2026). Check the buyer’s status before signing.
Forest and Tadoba buffer
Forest is 35% to 44% of the district depending on the document (MSME-DI Chandrapur profile; ICAR-CRIDA Chandrapur plan) and the 2010 buffer report lists 79 villages (Down To Earth, June 2010). Ask for written forest status.
Mining and acquisition
Lease land and industrial-area acquisitions sit beside farm plots, and farmers in Gondpimpri objected in April 2026 (Navbharat Live, April 2026). Ask whether a village is notified.
Stamp duty and rates
The Act text gives 5% plus 1% and 4%, with the schedule unconfirmed (Maharashtra Stamp Act text to May 2019). The state held Ready Reckoner rates for 2026-27 (The Hitavada, April 2026); no Chandrapur table was found.
Announced is not delivered
The expressway and Morva airport upgrade are approved or assured but not tendered or funded in the reports we read (India TV, April 2026; Navbharat Live, June 2026). Price on today’s fundamentals.
Data conflicts and no deed series
Area, forest area and rainfall differ between the profiles, population is a 2001 figure, 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 Tehsildar of the relevant tehsil under the District Collector, Chandrapur; the two profiles list 15 tehsils. Sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar, planning and zoning questions go to the Town Planning office or the local planning authority, and forest status goes to the Forest Department’s divisional office. We opened the district portal home page (Chandrapur district portal) but it carried no office directory, and we could not open the Mahabhumi portal or the IGR rate pages, so check them directly.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Chandrapur.
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What does farm land cost in Chandrapur?
Our estimate is about ₹3 lakh to ₹50 lakh per acre*, depending on the belt: roughly ₹15–50 lakh on the Nagpur side and near Chandrapur city, Mul, Warora and Bhadravati, ₹5–20 lakh in the Brahmapuri, Chimur, Nagbhid and Sindewahi farm belts, and ₹3–12 lakh on the Rajura, Korpana, Jivati, Pombhurna and Ballarpur fringe. These are wide, rounded, indicative estimates, not a valuation or an offer. Check the Ready Reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
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What is the status of the Nagpur–Chandrapur expressway?
Reports from April 2026 say the state approved a corridor of about 204.8 km with Rs 2,353.94 crore for land acquisition and a six-year completion target. It is approved, not tendered in the reports we read, and no village-wise alignment was found, so confirm with MSRDC before relying on it.
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Who can buy farm land in Chandrapur?
Section 63 of the Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act voids a sale to a non-agriculturist unless an exception or a Collector’s permission applies, and the Revenue Minister repeated in July 2026 that only recognised farmers may buy. The state page treats Vidarbha as running on a parallel Act (our reading, to confirm), so ask the Tehsildar for the farmer-status check in writing.
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Do forest or mining rules affect Chandrapur parcels?
They can. The district has between roughly 35% and 44% forest depending on the document, a Tadoba Andhari buffer zone reported as notified in 2010 with 79 villages, and coal and limestone mining. Ask the Forest Department and the Collector for a written status on any parcel near a forest block, lease or industrial area.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, section 63, Indian Kanoon text
- Section 63-1A, Indian Kanoon text
- Section 43, Indian Kanoon text
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 as amended in 2016 and 2018, PRS Legislative Research
- Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat, Supreme Court, 15 Jun 2020, LiveLaw report
- 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
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, text amended to May 2019
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, amended to 3 Jun 2022, IGR Maharashtra
Government
- District agriculture contingency plan, Chandrapur, ICAR-CRIDA (undated; crop data 2008-09)
- Brief industrial profile of Chandrapur district, MSME-DI (2001 Census; roads and rail 2010-11)
- Chandrapur district portal (home page)
- Maharashtra state overview, State Disaster Management Authority
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources and Ground Water Quality of Maharashtra, 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India) Master Direction, RBI
- Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps, Maharashtra (home page)
News
- Maharashtra to get three new expressways, India TV, 22 Apr 2026
- HUDCO loan plan approved, timeline for three Vidarbha expressways, Swarajya, 23 Apr 2026
- Maharashtra clears four expressway projects worth Rs 51,906 crore across Vidarbha, Swarajya, 15 May 2026
- Chandrapur Morva airport assurance, Navbharat Live (non-English), 27 Jun 2026
- Gondpimpri-Karanji industrial land acquisition, farmers protest, Navbharat Live (non-English), 24 Apr 2026
- Chandrapur green MSME hub demand, Navbharat Live (non-English), 28 Jun 2026
- Buffer zone for Tadoba reserve, Down To Earth, 7 Jun 2010
- Ready Reckoner rates 2026-27 unchanged, IANS via Investment Guru India, 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, Apr 2025
- Registration fee waived for agricultural land partition documents, Free Press Journal, May 2025
- Maharashtra waives stamp duty on land buys, Nation Press, May 2026
- Only farmers can buy agricultural land in Maharashtra, IANS, 8 Jul 2026
Further reading
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026, JSA Prism, June 2026
- Land Revenue Code Second Amendment Act, 2025, JSA Prism, March 2026
- Land Revenue Code amendment, Khaitan and Co ERGO, 23 Feb 2026
- Recent amendments to the Fragmentation Act, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law
- Fragmentation Amendment Act, 2025, TeamLease RegTech
- Maharashtra land bill, legacy urban plots, King Stubb and Kasiva, Jan 2026
- Agricultural land laws and the 1961 Ceiling Act, Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal, Apr 2011
- Digital 7/12 extracts get full legal validity, Free Press Journal, Dec 2025
- Land records e-governance in Maharashtra, Elets, Feb 2025
- Plots up to one guntha, The Week, 9 Jul 2025
- Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2025-26
- Maharashtra state profile, Invest India
Data-currency note: area, tehsils, roads and rail come from MSME-DI and ICAR-CRIDA profiles that conflict with each other in places; population is a 2001 figure and crop data are for 2008-09. Infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly; Ready Reckoner items are reports, not notified 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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