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District guide
Buying Land in Latur
A Marathwada soybean and sugarcane district with a rail coach factory, a Shaktipeeth route listing, a 2025 conversion reform, and an estimated land price* that varies widely by belt.
10
Talukas (CGWB)
about 770 mm
Annual rainfall (ICAR plan)
₹6–100 lakh per acre
Estimated land price*
Inaugurated (reported Mar 2024)
Rail coach factory
*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 — Latur
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Maharashtra (Marathwada region, Deccan plateau)
Sub-divisions
The CGWB booklet lists ten talukas: Latur, Ahmedpur, Udgir, Nilanga, Ausa, Renapur, Chakur, Shirur-Anantpal, Deoni and Jalkot (CGWB Latur booklet). The district website home page opened but carries no taluka list, so the current official list was not checked
Key markets
Latur city fringe and highway belt · Ausa · Renapur · Ahmedpur · Udgir · Nilanga
Demand anchors
Marathwada Rail Coach Factory (inaugurated) · soybean, jowar, tur and sugarcane farming · Shaktipeeth Expressway (notified; district listed in a 2025 report)
Rail
The CGWB booklet has no rail details and we did not open Indian Railways pages, so check stations and services there
Size and population
About 7,157 sq km in the CGWB booklet (the ICAR plan gives 715.7 thousand hectares) · 24,55,543 people, a figure the booklet labels 2011 on one page and 2001 Census in its text (CGWB Latur booklet; ICAR plan)
Estimated land price*
₹6–100 lakh per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)
Pricing unit
₹/acre or ₹/guntha (farm land) · ₹/sq m (guideline rates for plots)
Local units
Acres, hectares and gunthas (1 acre = 40 gunthas; 1 guntha about 1,089 sq ft); local units vary, so convert any quote to acres
Land records portal
Mahabhulekh (digital 7/12 and 8A, given legal validity per a December 2025 report, Free Press Journal, December 2025); 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.
Latur — 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
Latur — district-specific notes
The Maharashtra state page applies to Latur in full. The notes below repeat its law points in short and add what is specific to this Marathwada district. Law was read through legal-database copies and law-firm notes; Gazette texts were not opened.
⚠ On the Maharashtra page, Marathwada runs on a parallel statute, the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950, which that page maps to Marathwada on our reading of the Acts’ names, and the 2026 Laws (Amendment) Act touched all three tenancy Acts (JSA, June 2026). We did not open the Hyderabad Act, so we cannot say how its farmer-only provision reads for a Latur parcel; CONFIRM with the Sub-Registrar. For the state-wide position: section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 makes a sale of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist invalid unless an exception applies or the Collector permits it, and tests a farmer-buyer against two-thirds of the holding ceiling and an income bar of Rs 12,000 (Indian Kanoon text of section 63); the 2016 amendments take land inside a Municipal Corporation out of the bar (PRS compilation). On 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister told the Assembly that only recognised farmers may buy and that stamp officers can check a buyer’s holdings; this is a statement, and no new Act was named (IANS via The Hawk, July 2026). The consolidated text may lag later amendments, so ask the Sub-Registrar what is in force for a Latur survey number.
⚠ A house, farmhouse or any other non-agricultural use needs conversion. The Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, notified on 31 December 2025, replaced section 42: the Collector’s permission is not needed where a Development Plan or Regional Plan permits the use, and a one-time premium of 0.1%, 0.25% or 0.5% of the Ready Reckoner value applies by plot size (up to 1,000 sq m, 1,000 to 4,000 sq m, above 4,000 sq m) (JSA, March 2026; Khaitan & Co, February 2026). These are law-firm reports, not the Gazette text, so CONFIRM the rule and the 10 February 2026 resolution with the Collector’s office.
⚠ The Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 restricts sales below a notified standard area. A notification of 8 August 2023 is summarised by a law firm as about a quarter acre of bagayat (irrigated) and half an acre of jirayat (dry-crop) land outside municipal corporations and councils, roughly 10 and 20 gunthas on our arithmetic (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law). The 2025 amendment allows earlier small-plot transfers made between 15 November 1965 and 15 October 2024 to be regularised in listed zones without a premium (PRS bill text). The notification itself was not opened, so CONFIRM the standard area for the taluka.
⚠ The Ceiling Act of 1961 limits what one family 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). The current schedule was not opened, so CONFIRM it before assembling several parcels.
⚠ Latur is inland and far from the Western Ghats, so Coastal Regulation Zone limits do not apply on our reading, and we found no eco-sensitive or tiger-reserve notification for the district. The CGWB booklet records only 35 sq km of forest (CGWB Latur booklet); ask the Forest Department for a written status on any parcel beside a forest block. 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). We found no list of notified Scheduled Areas or tribal villages for the district, so ask for the seller’s status in writing.
Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Marathwada tenancy Act
- Section 42 (2025)
- Fragmentation Act
- Ceiling Act
- Farmer proof
District overview
Latur — a Marathwada soybean district with a rail coach factory and a Shaktipeeth route
Latur district has about 7,157 sq km and ten talukas, with deep black soil in the west and lighter soil in the east, and normal annual rainfall of 650 to 800 mm in the CGWB booklet and 769.7 mm in the ICAR plan (CGWB Latur booklet; ICAR plan). The plan puts soybean at 155.3 thousand hectares, jowar at 169.7, tur at 70.9 and sugarcane at 33.5 thousand hectares, on a net sown area of 529 thousand hectares, so farm land here is a field-crop market, with irrigation the main price driver.
We found no registered-deed series for farm land. The Ready Reckoner for 2026-27 was left unchanged statewide (The Hitavada, April 2026), and no Latur farm-land guideline figure was found. The estimated bands on this page, from about ₹6 lakh to ₹100 lakh per acre*, are wide and indicative; the city fringe sits at the top and the dry eastern and northern talukas at the bottom.
Two projects matter. The Marathwada Rail Coach Factory was reported inaugurated in March 2024 to build Vande Bharat train sets (Indian Infrastructure, March 2024), and a rail news site reports that operations have begun (Rail Analysis). A June 2025 report lists Latur among the districts on the Nagpur–Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway route (Drishti IAS, June 2025); the expressway was reported notified in June 2026 (Swarajya, June 2026).
- Latur
- Ausa
- Udgir
- Nilanga
- Ahmedpur
- Renapur
- Rail coach factory
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Latur
4%
Stamp duty, gram panchayat areas
Article 25 text amended to May 2019; current schedule not opened
1%
Registration fee, capped at Rs 30,000
same text; partition documents are waived (May 2025 report)
5% + 1%
Municipal corporation and council areas
a further 1% in notified areas from 8 Feb 2019; confirm with the Sub-Registrar
The Article 25 text of the Maharashtra Stamp Act as amended to May 2019 gives 5% plus 1% in municipal corporation and council areas, a further 1% levy from 8 February 2019 in notified areas, and 4% in gram panchayat areas, with a registration fee of 1% capped at Rs 30,000 (Maharashtra Stamp Act, Article 25; Free Press Journal, May 2025). Duty falls on the grantee (Stamp Act amended to June 2022). We opened the Inspector General of Registration site but found no current rate table, so ask the Sub-Registrar which rate applies to a Latur village. The Ready Reckoner for 2026-27 was left unchanged (The Hitavada, April 2026), after 2025-26 rises of 3.89% on average and 3.36% for rural areas (Investment Guru India (IANS), 2026). Nation Press reported on 27 May 2026 a cabinet exemption on stamp duty and registration for land purchases but gave no scope (Nation Press, May 2026); no resolution was found, so do not assume any exemption.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Latur
Ready Reckoner and project reports, plus wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series was found.
City fringe and highway belt: Latur, Ausa road
Estimated land price*: ₹30–100 lakh per acre
Parcels near Latur city and the main roads sit at the top of the district’s range, helped by the rail coach factory and the district headquarters (Indian Infrastructure, March 2024). We found no dated rate or award here, so the band is wide and rounded, and it is not a deal price.
Check: conversion route under the 2025 section 42 reform, zone in the Development Plan, and the access road in the record.
Irrigated farm belts: Ausa, Renapur, Ahmedpur, Chakur
Estimated land price*: ₹12–40 lakh per acre
Open wells and tube wells irrigate much of the district: the CGWB booklet records 38,253 dug wells over 84,272 hectares and 15,531 tube wells over 32,048 hectares in 2006-07 (CGWB Latur booklet). No dated rate or award was found, so this is an analogy-based, indicative range.
Check: borewell yield, canal or tank command status, and groundwater stress in the village.
Dry belts: Nilanga, Udgir, Deoni, Jalkot, Shirur-Anantpal
Estimated land price*: ₹6–25 lakh per acre
Lighter and lateritic soils in the east and Nilanga (CGWB Latur booklet) and rain-fed field crops sell at lower prices than irrigated black soil. The band is wide and indicative.
Check: soil depth, water source and the access road in the 7/12.
Ready Reckoner 2025-26 and 2026-27
Unchanged for 2026-27 (April 2026)
Statewide average rise of 3.89% and rural rise of 3.36% for 2025-26, then no change for 2026-27 (Investment Guru India (IANS), 2026; The Hitavada, April 2026). These are statewide rates, not Latur farm-land figures.
Check: the rate in force for the village on the deed date.
Marathwada Rail Coach Factory
Inaugurated; operations reported
The factory was reported inaugurated in Latur district in March 2024 to make Vande Bharat train sets (Indian Infrastructure, March 2024), and a rail news site says it is geared to Vande Bharat sleeper coaches and has begun operations (Rail Analysis). Neither page gives investment, area or capacity.
Check: distance to the factory and the local road access.
Shaktipeeth Expressway
Notified; survey stage (Jun 2026)
Latur is one of the districts listed on the route in a June 2025 report (Drishti IAS, June 2025); in June 2026 a final notification was reported for about 856 km through 409 villages in 13 districts, with surveys in 298 villages (Swarajya, June 2026). Neither report names the Latur villages.
Check: whether the survey number appears in a notification or survey list.
Units: acres, hectares and gunthas
Records and sellers use acres, hectares and gunthas. A guntha is about 1,089 sq ft (The Week, July 2025), so an acre is 40 gunthas on our arithmetic, and a hectare is 2.47 acres. Local units can differ between talukas and sellers, so convert every quote to acres before comparing offers. The ICAR plan and the CGWB booklet report area in hectares and square kilometres (ICAR plan).
Connectivity
How Latur connects — road, rail and air
Only items with a source are listed; road, train and flight details for Latur were not found in the district documents opened.
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 7/12 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.
03Open or in force
02In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Latur
A rain-shadow plateau district of soybean, jowar, tur and sugarcane on deep black soils in the west, irrigated mainly from open wells and tube wells.
🌾 Soil and crops
The ICAR plan puts deep soils on 35.7% of the area, medium-deep on 14.9% and shallow on 49.4%, with net sown area of 529 thousand hectares, a gross cropped area of 688 thousand hectares and cropping intensity of 130%; soybean covers 155.3 thousand hectares, jowar 169.7, tur 70.9 and sugarcane 33.5 (ICAR plan). The CGWB booklet describes deep black soil in the west, lighter soil in the east and lateritic soil in parts of Nilanga (CGWB Latur booklet).
- Soybean
- Jowar
- Tur
- Sugarcane
💧 Irrigation
For 2006-07 the CGWB booklet records 38,253 dug wells (84,272 hectares), 15,531 tube wells (32,048 hectares), 1,025 tanks (2,139 hectares), other minor surface sources (14,341 hectares) and a net irrigated area of 1,30,635 hectares (CGWB Latur booklet). The ICAR plan gives a different net irrigated figure, so the two sources conflict.
- Dug wells
- Tube wells
- Tanks
- Canals
🌊 Terrain and forest
This is a plateau district with little forest: the booklet records 35 sq km and the plan 1.8 thousand hectares (CGWB Latur booklet; ICAR plan). Geology is Deccan Trap basalt with alluvium along rivers.
- Plateau
- Basalt
- Alluvium
- Forest
💧 Rainfall & groundwater
Normal annual rainfall is 650 to 800 mm in the CGWB booklet and 769.7 mm in the ICAR plan, which lists drought as an occasional contingency. The booklet puts the stage of groundwater development at 78% as of 31 March 2009, while its recommendations section says 64.56% (CGWB Latur booklet). Statewide, the 2024 assessment lists 8 over-exploited, 7 critical and 41 semi-critical units out of 359 (CGWB, 2024); we did not find the Latur figures.
📐 Measurement units
Acres, hectares and gunthas appear in records and offers; a guntha is about 1,089 sq ft, so an acre is 40 gunthas on our arithmetic. Price a parcel on water source, access and permitted use, not on a single season’s soybean or sugarcane income.
At a glance
Latur vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Estimated land price* (per acre) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Latur — city fringe and highway belt | ₹30–100 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Latur — irrigated belts (Ausa, Renapur, Ahmedpur, Chakur) | ₹12–40 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Latur — dry belts (Nilanga, Udgir, Deoni, Jalkot) | ₹6–25 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Beed | Not estimated here | See the Beed page |
| Osmanabad | Not estimated here | See the Osmanabad page |
| Nanded | Not estimated here | See the Nanded 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 Nanded page, the Beed page and the Osmanabad page for neighbouring Marathwada districts, and the Maharashtra page for state-wide rules. Karnataka lies to the east and is outside this page.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Latur
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and the expressway is still at the survey stage.
A rail coach factory in the district
The Marathwada Rail Coach Factory was reported inaugurated in March 2024 (Indian Infrastructure, March 2024) and operations have begun, per a rail news site (Rail Analysis). Investment and employment figures were not reported.
A listed Shaktipeeth district
Latur is among the districts on the Shaktipeeth route in a 2025 report (Drishti IAS, June 2025), and the expressway was notified in June 2026 (Swarajya, June 2026). Until Latur villages are named, exposure is open.
Field-crop economy at scale
Soybean, jowar, tur and sugarcane cover a net sown area of 529 thousand hectares (ICAR plan), so irrigated, well-titled parcels have a clear farm use.
Conversion rules now simpler on paper
The 2025 section 42 reform removed the Collector’s permission where a plan permits the use and set a one-time premium (JSA, March 2026). Law-firm reports, not the Gazette, so check the rule that applies.
A paperwork-led market
The regional tenancy Act, the farmer-only checks, the ceiling, the fragmentation standard area and water access are all parcel-specific. The return case rests on location, water and permitted use, not on the district average.
Confirm land-use, water and Ready Reckoner status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Latur
Read these before shortlisting in Latur specifically.
Water stress and drought
The booklet puts groundwater development at 78% in 2009 (64.56% in another section), and the ICAR plan lists drought as an occasional contingency (CGWB Latur booklet; ICAR plan). Check borewell depth and yield in the village before paying for irrigated land.
Regional tenancy Act and farmer-only checks
Marathwada is treated as running on the Hyderabad Act on our reading (JSA, June 2026); we did not open it. The Revenue Minister said in July 2026 that only recognised farmers may buy (IANS via The Hawk, July 2026), and NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land, plantation land or a farmhouse (RBI Master Direction).
Ceiling and fragmentation limits
The Ceiling Act figures (18 to 54 acres) are from a 2011 summary (Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal, April 2011), and the standard area for small plots comes from a law-firm note (Conventus Law). CONFIRM both before assembling parcels.
Expressway and project risk
The Shaktipeeth route names no Latur villages (Swarajya, June 2026) and the coach factory’s scale is unreported. Ask whether a survey number appears in any acquisition notice.
Stamp duty and Ready Reckoner
The current schedule was not found on the IGR site, and the extra 1% in notified areas may apply in some villages. A May 2026 report of a stamp-duty exemption gave no scope. Ask the Sub-Registrar before budgeting.
Data conflicts and no deed series
Population year, net irrigated area (1,30,635 ha vs the ICAR figure), groundwater stage (78% vs 64.56%) and forest area differ between the documents we read, and the bands on this page are indicative estimates*, not deal prices. Collect registered deeds for the village before relying on any number.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Tehsildar of the relevant taluka (the CGWB booklet lists ten: Latur, Ahmedpur, Udgir, Nilanga, Ausa, Renapur, Chakur, Shirur-Anantpal, Deoni and Jalkot). Sale deeds are registered at the Sub-Registrar’s office of the taluka, and conversion, acquisition notices and Collector’s permissions go through the District Collector’s office; the Latur district website opened with a short profile only, and we have not reproduced its contacts here. Water and well-depth questions go to the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency. Land records are on Mahabhulekh, which was not opened for this page. No personal names or phone numbers are listed here.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Latur.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
What does farm land cost in Latur?
Our estimate is about ₹6 lakh to ₹100 lakh per acre*, depending on the belt: roughly ₹30–100 lakh on the city fringe and highway belt, ₹12–40 lakh in the irrigated belts (Ausa, Renapur, Ahmedpur, Chakur) and ₹6–25 lakh in the dry belts (Nilanga, Udgir, Deoni, Jalkot). These are wide, rounded, indicative estimates, not a valuation or an offer. Prices vary by plot, road access, water and title, so check the ready-reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
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Can a non-farmer buy agricultural land in Latur?
Generally no. Maharashtra bars sales of agricultural land to non-agriculturists unless an exception applies or the Collector permits it (Indian Kanoon text of section 63), and on 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister said only recognised farmers may buy and must show proof (IANS, July 2026). Marathwada runs on a parallel Act that we did not open, so ask the Sub-Registrar what is enforced for a Latur parcel.
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What is the Marathwada Rail Coach Factory in Latur?
It is a rail coach factory in Latur district that the Centre was reported to have inaugurated in March 2024, to build Vande Bharat train sets (Indian Infrastructure, March 2024). A rail news site says it is geared to Vande Bharat sleeper coaches and that operations have commenced (Rail Analysis). Neither page gives investment, area or capacity.
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Does the Shaktipeeth Expressway pass through Latur?
A June 2025 report lists Latur among the districts on the route (Drishti IAS, June 2025), and a June 2026 report says the final notification covers about 856 km through 13 districts, with surveys in 298 villages (Swarajya, June 2026). Neither report names the Latur villages, so ask the Collector’s office whether a survey number is on the survey list.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, section 63 (sale to non-agriculturists), Indian Kanoon copy
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 as amended (2016 amendments), PRS Legislative Research compilation
- Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Bill 94 of 2025), PRS Legislative Research
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, section 63-1A (industrial use; Scheduled Tribe seller protections), Indian Kanoon copy
- The Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, Article 25 text as amended up to May 2019 (reproduction)
- Maharashtra Stamp Act amended up to 3 June 2022, Inspector General of Registration (partial read)
- Master Direction on Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property under FEMA 1999 (FED 12/2015-16, updated to September 2022), Reserve Bank of India
Government
- Ground water information booklet, Latur district (2013), Central Ground Water Board
- Latur district website (home page opened; short profile only)
- District agriculture contingency plan, Latur, ICAR (ICAR-CRIDA series)
- Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps, Maharashtra (home page opened; no rate table found)
News
- Government grants full legal validity to digital 7/12 extracts, Free Press Journal, December 2025
- Only farmers can buy agricultural land in Maharashtra, minister warns mafias, IANS via The Hawk, 8 Jul 2026
- State opts for status quo in Ready Reckoner rates for next year, The Hitavada, 1 Apr 2026
- Centre inaugurates Marathwada Rail Coach Factory in Maharashtra, Indian Infrastructure, 20 Mar 2024
- Operations begin at Marathwada Rail Coach Factory in Latur, Rail Analysis (undated page)
- Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway project, Drishti IAS, 25 Jun 2025
- Final notification for the Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway, land surveys across 298 villages, Swarajya, 14 Jun 2026
- Cabinet waives registration fee for agricultural land partition documents, Free Press Journal, May 2025
- Maharashtra maintains status quo in Ready Reckoner rates for 2026-27, Investment Guru India (IANS), 2026
- Maharashtra waives stamp duty on land buys, Nation Press, 27 May 2026
- Assembly land law announcement on small plots (one guntha), The Week (PTI), 9 Jul 2025
Further reading
- Maharashtra Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026 on the tenancy Acts, JSA Prism Real Estate, June 2026
- Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, JSA Prism Real Estate, March 2026
- Land Revenue Code amendment and the 10 February 2026 resolution, Khaitan & Co ERGO, 23 February 2026
- Overview of recent amendments to the Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law
- Agricultural land laws in Maharashtra (Ceiling Act 1961), Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal, April 2011
- Maharashtra Fragmentation Amendment Act, 2025, TeamLease RegTech
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Maharashtra, assessment 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Maharashtra land bill and legacy urban plot sales, King Stubb & Kasiva, January 2026
- E-governance in the Directorate of Land Records, Maharashtra, Elets, February 2025
- Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2025-26
- Maharashtra state profile, Invest India
Data-currency note: district profiles are CGWB booklets (2013 and 2014) and ICAR contingency plans with land-use and crop data for 2005 to 2011, and they conflict with each other in places; 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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