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District guide
Buying Land in Nanded
A Godavari-belt Marathwada district: soybean, cotton and jowar farmland, a 179.85 km Jalna–Nanded Expressway in the acquisition stage, a Shaktipeeth Expressway notification, and an estimated land price* that varies widely by belt.
about 10,502 sq km
Area (CGWB)
33.6 lakh
Population (Census 2011)
₹3 lakh–₹1 crore per acre
Estimated land price*
179.85 km, acquisition stage
Jalna–Nanded 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 — Nanded
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Maharashtra (Marathwada region)
Sub-divisions
16 talukas in the CGWB Nanded booklet (Ardhapur, Bhokar, Biloli, Degloor, Dharmabad, Hadgaon, Himayatnagar, Kandhar, Kinwat, Loha, Mahur, Mudkhed, Mukhed, Naigaon, Nanded, Umri) and three revenue sub-divisions (Nanded, Deglur, Kinwat), on 2007 data; the MSME-DI profile names only nine tehsils in its text, so the count differs by source. The current official list was not opened
Key markets
Nanded city fringe (Nanded, Ardhapur, Mudkhed, Loha) · Godavari belt (Biloli, Dharmabad, Degloor, Naigaon, Bhokar) · Kinwat and Mahur forest-edge belt
Demand anchors
Jalna–Nanded Expressway (179.85 km, in the land-acquisition stage per reports) · Shaktipeeth Expressway final notification (June 2026) · six industrial areas on 1,069.75 hectares (2010-11)
Rail
208 km of rail line in the district in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Nanded profile); the current station and train list was not opened
Size and population
About 10,502 sq km in the CGWB booklet (the MSME-DI profile gives 10,332 sq km, so sources differ) · 33,56,566 people (Census 2011, MSME-DI profile)
Estimated land price*
₹3 lakh to ₹1 crore per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)
Pricing unit
₹/acre or ₹/hectare for farm land; ₹/sq m for plots
Local units
Acre, guntha (40 gunthas = 1 acre) and hectare; convert any quote to acres (1 hectare = 2.47 acres)
Land records portal
Mahabhulekh digital 7/12, 8A and ferfar extracts; 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.
Nanded — 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
Nanded — district-specific notes
The Maharashtra state page applies to Nanded in full. The notes below are specific to this district. Law was read from Act and court texts and law-firm notes; the Mahabhulekh, IGR rate and district NIC pages could not be opened, and the notes say so where it matters.
⚠ Expressway land: the Jalna–Nanded Expressway began land acquisition in 87 villages in December 2021 (The Metro Rail Guy), and in August 2025 the Revenue Minister asked officials to explore two compensation options, the Samruddhi package or the highest deed rate of the previous three years with a 10% yearly rise; no final formula was reported (Swarajya, August 2025). The Shaktipeeth Expressway final notification of June 2026 lists Nanded among 13 districts (Swarajya, June 2026). A survey number on a notified alignment is under acquisition, so ask the Collector’s office for a written alignment status before any deposit.
⚠ Who may buy: section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act makes a sale of agricultural land invalid in favour of a person who is not an 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 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). Nanded lies in Marathwada, and the state page notes that Marathwada and Vidarbha run on parallel Acts that the 2026 amendment also touches; that mapping is our reading, so ask an advocate which Act and which wording applies to the survey number.
⚠ Plot size: the Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 restricts sales below a notified standard area, set by an 8 August 2023 notification 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 (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law). A December 2025 Act regularises past transfers inside listed urban and planning zones, not plain farm land elsewhere (TeamLease RegTech; Bill text, PRS). We did not open the 2023 notification, so check it for the survey number.
⚠ Non-agricultural use: the Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, notified 31 December 2025, replaced section 42, so planning-authority permission can suffice where a Development Plan 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 plot size (JSA, March 2026; Khaitan and 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.
⚠ Forest and tribal land: the district has about 91,748 hectares of forest (8.30% of its area), of which Kinwat taluka has about 57,800 hectares (MSME-DI Nanded profile, 2010-11). 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). Kinwat’s large forest share makes forest status a first check on any parcel there. We found no notified list of Scheduled Area or tribal villages for Nanded, so ask the Collector’s office and ask the seller for status in writing. We found no tiger-reserve, eco-sensitive-zone or mining-lease notification for Nanded in the sources opened; ask the Forest Department for a written status near a forest block.
⚠ Ceiling and NRIs: the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 caps a family unit at tiers 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); we could not confirm the current schedule. NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land, plantation land or a farmhouse under the Reserve Bank’s Master Direction (RBI Master Direction, updated to September 2022), so a farmhouse plot is out of reach by purchase.
Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Section 63
- Expressway acquisition
- Fragmentation Act
- Forest land
- Ceiling Act 1961
District overview
Nanded — Godavari-belt land with two expressways still at the acquisition stage
Nanded is the largest of the three Marathwada districts on this list, with about 10,502 sq km in the CGWB booklet and 33,56,566 people in the 2011 Census; the Godavari is its main drainage, with the Penganga on the northern boundary and the Manjra on the south-east (CGWB Nanded booklet; MSME-DI Nanded profile). The booklet lists 16 talukas, medium to deep black soils and a groundwater stage of 30.16% in 2009, with every taluka classed safe; both are old figures.
We found no registered-deed series or district-level Ready Reckoner table for farm land. The estimated bands on this page, from about ₹3 lakh to ₹1 crore per acre*, are wide and indicative: the Nanded city fringe sits at the top, the Godavari-irrigated talukas in the middle and the Kinwat and Mahur forest-edge belt at the bottom. The state Ready Reckoner was raised for 2025-26 and held for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026).
The corridor story is the Jalna–Nanded Expressway, a 179.85 km six-lane access-controlled road estimated at ₹14,500 crore that is designed to link Nanded to the Samruddhi Mahamarg (The Metro Rail Guy), plus the Shaktipeeth Expressway, whose final notification of June 2026 names Nanded (Swarajya, June 2026). Neither is reported open.
- Nanded
- Godavari belt
- Kinwat
- Biloli
- Jalna–Nanded Expressway
- Shaktipeeth
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Nanded
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; farm land is usually here
1%
Registration fee
capped at Rs 30,000 (Act text and a May 2025 report)
The figures come from a reproduction of Article 25 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 amended to May 2019 (text), and the Rs 30,000 cap on the registration fee 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 and Citizen’s Charter we opened give no rate table (IGR Maharashtra; Citizen’s Charter), so the current schedule is unconfirmed and the rate for Nanded depends on whether the land sits in a council area, a gram panchayat or a notified area; read it from 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 a further exemption on land purchases did not say which purchases it covers (Nation Press, May 2026). The Ready Reckoner was raised for 2025-26 and left unchanged for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026); we did not find a Nanded-specific rate table on any page we opened.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Nanded
Expressway and Ready Reckoner news, plus wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series was found.
Nanded city fringe: Nanded, Ardhapur, Mudkhed, Loha
Estimated land price*: ₹30 lakh–₹1 crore per acre
Nanded has the largest cluster of industrial units in the district, with 352 units in production on 271.89 hectares, and Lohanoor is the largest industrial area at 645.81 hectares (MSME-DI Nanded profile, 2010-11). The band is a wide, rounded estimate for farm land near the city and the planned expressway; it is not a deal price.
Check: whether the parcel is inside a planning area, on a proposed road or on an expressway notice.
Godavari-irrigated talukas: Biloli, Dharmabad, Degloor, Naigaon, Bhokar, Hadgaon
Estimated land price*: ₹8–30 lakh per acre
The Godavari and its tributaries irrigate much of the south and east; groundwater supplied 29,434 of 38,317 net irrigated hectares in 2000-01 (CGWB Nanded booklet). We found no dated rate or award here, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: borewell yield, canal command status and the access road in the record.
Kinwat, Mahur and Himayatnagar forest-edge belt
Estimated land price*: ₹3–12 lakh per acre
Kinwat taluka alone holds about 57,800 hectares of forest (MSME-DI Nanded profile), and parcels near forest blocks sell on access and legal status more than on soil. No dated rate was found, so the band is wide and indicative.
Check: forest status, tribal-holder status and the access road.
Ready Reckoner 2025-26 and 2026-27
Raised for 2025-26, held for 2026-27 (state level)
The state average rose 3.89% for 2025-26 and rates were left unchanged for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026); the reports we read give no Nanded-specific agricultural figure, and these are state-level percentages, not district rates.
Check: the rate in force for the village on the deed date.
Expressway compensation
No final formula reported (Aug 2025)
Two options were discussed for the Nanded–Jalna road: the Samruddhi package, or the highest deed rate of the previous three years with a 10% yearly rise (Swarajya, August 2025). That signal is about acquisition cost, not market price.
Check: whether your survey number is on the alignment and what notice has been issued.
Units: acres, gunthas and hectares
A guntha is about 1,089 sq ft and an acre is 40 gunthas (The Week, July 2025, with 40 gunthas as our arithmetic). Sellers in Nanded may quote in acres, gunthas or hectares, and local terms can differ by taluka, so convert every quote to acres or hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres) and ask the Talathi for the area on the 7/12 before comparing two offers.
Connectivity
How Nanded 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 Nanded
A soybean, cotton, jowar and sugarcane district on black soils, irrigated mainly from wells, with groundwater classed safe in an older booklet.
🌾 Soil and crops
The CGWB booklet describes medium to deep black soil and deep brown to red soil, and gives 2010-11 production led by soybean (24,108 tonnes), jowar (24,077), cotton (21,604), sugarcane (14,416) and pulses (12,582) (CGWB Nanded booklet). The MSME-DI profile also names banana and turmeric among district produce without giving area or yield (MSME-DI Nanded profile).
- Soybean
- Cotton
- Jowar
- Sugarcane
💧 Irrigation
In 2000-01 gross irrigated area was 47,455 hectares and net irrigated 38,317 hectares, of which groundwater 29,434 and surface water 8,883, from 5 major, 10 medium, 312 minor and 40 lift schemes (CGWB Nanded booklet). Water access varies by village.
- Wells
- Minor schemes
- Lift schemes
- Godavari
🌊 Rivers and forest
The Godavari is the only major drainage, with the Asna, Sita and Siddha as tributaries, the Penganga on the north and the Manjra on the south-east; forest covers 91,916 hectares in the booklet (91,748 in the MSME-DI profile) (CGWB Nanded booklet; MSME-DI Nanded profile).
- Godavari
- Penganga
- Manjra
- Forest
💧 Rainfall & groundwater
The booklet gives normal annual rainfall of 767 to 1,285 mm (2010), with taluka averages from about 613 mm in Biloli to about 927 mm in Kinwat, and a stage of groundwater development of 30.16% at March 2009, from 18.61% in Kinwat to 65.72% in Ardhapur, all safe (CGWB Nanded booklet). The 2024 state assessment is on the CGWB site (CGWB, 2024), but we did not find the Nanded block figures, so treat the 2009 figure as old.
📐 Measurement units
Local units vary by taluka, so convert every quote before comparing offers (1 hectare = 2.47 acres; 1 acre = 40 gunthas). Price a parcel on location and permitted use, not on crop income; live mandi prices are on Agmarknet (not opened for this page).
At a glance
Nanded vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Estimated land price* (per acre) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Nanded — city fringe (Nanded, Ardhapur, Mudkhed, Loha) | ₹30 lakh–₹1 crore* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Nanded — Godavari-irrigated talukas | ₹8–30 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Nanded — Kinwat and Mahur forest edge | ₹3–12 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Hingoli | See the Hingoli page | Estimated separately |
| Parbhani | Not estimated here | See the Parbhani page |
| Latur | Not estimated here | See the Latur 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 Hingoli page and the Parbhani page for neighbouring Maharashtra districts. Neighbouring Yavatmal and the Telangana border districts are not covered on this page.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Nanded
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and several catalysts are still pending.
Two expressways point at Nanded
The Jalna–Nanded Expressway is a 179.85 km project with a listed October 2027 deadline (The Metro Rail Guy), and the Shaktipeeth Expressway names Nanded in its June 2026 notification (Swarajya, June 2026). Neither is reported open, so price on today’s access.
A large, mixed district
About 10,502 sq km with 16 talukas gives a wide choice between city-fringe, irrigated and forest-edge land (CGWB Nanded booklet), and prices differ sharply between them.
Groundwater was in the safe range
The CGWB booklet put development at 30.16% in March 2009 with every taluka safe (CGWB Nanded booklet). That is an old figure, not a current guarantee.
An industrial base around the city
Six industrial areas cover 1,069.75 hectares, with the largest cluster in Nanded (MSME-DI Nanded profile, 2010-11); industry matters for land values near the city, not for farm land in the south.
A paperwork-led market
Farmer-only purchase, the standard plot area, expressway acquisition notices, forest status and the ceiling are all parcel-specific. The return case rests on location 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 Nanded
Read these before shortlisting in Nanded specifically.
Acquisition notices on alignments
A parcel on the Jalna–Nanded or Shaktipeeth alignment may be acquired, and no final compensation formula was reported in August 2025 (Swarajya, August 2025). Get the alignment status in writing.
Farmer-only purchase
Section 63 voids a sale to a non-agriculturist unless an exception or permission applies (Indian Kanoon text), and the Revenue Minister repeated the farmer-proof requirement in July 2026 (IANS, July 2026). A will does not get round it (LiveLaw, June 2020).
Minimum plot size
Below the standard area a sale needs regularisation, and the 2025 relief covers listed urban and planning zones only (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law; TeamLease RegTech).
Forest-edge land
Kinwat taluka holds about 57,800 hectares of forest (MSME-DI Nanded profile). Ask the Forest Department for a written status on any parcel near a forest block.
Announced is not delivered
Both expressways are at acquisition or survey stage and the Jalna–Nanded deadline is listed as October 2027 (The Metro Rail Guy). Price on today’s fundamentals.
Data conflicts and no deed series
Area (10,502 vs 10,332 sq km), tehsil count (16 vs 9) and forest area differ between official profiles, and the bands on this page are indicative estimates*, not deal prices. Collect registered comparables in the same village before negotiating.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Mutation and record-of-rights matters go through the Tahsildar of the relevant taluka (the CGWB booklet lists 16 talukas, from Nanded and Ardhapur to Kinwat and Umri), under the District Collector, Nanded. Sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar under the Inspector General of Registration, planning-permission questions go to the planning authority for the area, and forest status goes to the Forest Department’s divisional office. Digital 7/12, 8A and ferfar extracts carry legal validity under a December 2025 government resolution (Free Press Journal, December 2025). Land-acquisition questions on the expressways go to the Collector’s office and the state road corporation. We did not open the Mahabhulekh portal, the district NIC portal or the IGR rate pages for this page, so check them directly.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Nanded.
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What does farm land cost in Nanded?
Our estimate is about ₹3 lakh to ₹1 crore per acre*, depending on the belt: roughly ₹30 lakh to ₹1 crore near Nanded city, ₹8–30 lakh in the Godavari-irrigated talukas and ₹3–12 lakh on the Kinwat and Mahur forest edge. 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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What is the status of the Jalna–Nanded Expressway?
A 179.85 km six-lane road estimated at ₹14,500 crore, with land acquisition begun in 87 villages in December 2021 and a project deadline of October 2027 on the status page we read (The Metro Rail Guy). Swarajya reported an acquisition push in April 2026 and a compensation-formula discussion in August 2025, so it is not reported open. Confirm progress with MSRDC.
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Can a non-farmer buy farm land in Nanded?
Generally not without an exception or permission. Section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act voids a sale to a non-agriculturist, and the Revenue Minister repeated in July 2026 that buyers must show proof of farmer status. Nanded is in Marathwada, where parallel Acts apply, so ask an advocate which wording governs the survey number.
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Do forest or tribal rules affect Nanded parcels?
They can. Kinwat taluka holds about 57,800 hectares of forest and the district about 91,748 hectares (MSME-DI, 2010-11), and sales by Scheduled Tribe holders have extra protections. We found no Scheduled Area list or tiger-reserve notification for Nanded, so ask the Forest Department and the Collector for a written status on any parcel near a forest block.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, section 63, Indian Kanoon text
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law: amendments to the Fragmentation Act, 1947
- TeamLease RegTech: Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Maharashtra Bill 94 of 2025 (Fragmentation Act amendment), PRS Legislative Research
- JSA Prism, March 2026: Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025
- Khaitan and Co, 23 Feb 2026: Land Revenue Code amendment and the 10 Feb 2026 resolution
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, section 63-1A, Indian Kanoon text (tribal seller protections)
- Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal, April 2011: Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 (Article 25) reproduction amended to May 2019
- LiveLaw report on the 2020 Supreme Court judgment, June 2020
Government
- Ground water information booklet, Nanded district, Central Ground Water Board
- District industrial profile, Nanded, MSME Development Institute (2010-11 data)
- RBI Master Direction FED 12/2015-16 (NRI and OCI acquisition of immovable assets)
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 as amended to 3 Jun 2022, Inspector General of Registration
- Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps, Maharashtra (home page)
- IGR Maharashtra Citizen’s Charter
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Maharashtra, assessment 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority: state profile
News
- The Metro Rail Guy: Jalna-Nanded Expressway information and status
- Swarajya, Aug 2025: Nanded-Jalna expressway compensation options
- Swarajya, Jun 2026: Shaktipeeth Expressway final notification
- IANS via The Hawk, Jul 2026: Revenue Minister on farmer-only purchase
- IANS via Investment Guru India, Apr 2026: Ready Reckoner unchanged for 2026-27
- Free Press Journal, May 2025: registration fee waived on agricultural partition documents
- Business Standard, Apr 2025: Ready Reckoner increase 2025-26
- Nation Press, May 2026: stamp-duty exemption report
- The Week, Jul 2025: Assembly land-law announcement (1 guntha about 1,089 sq ft)
- Maritime Gateway, Apr 2024: Jalna-Nanded expressway packages
- Swarajya, Apr 2026: Nanded-Jalna land acquisition push
- The Hitavada, Jun 2025: Shaktipeeth cabinet approval
- The Week, Jun 2025: Samruddhi Mahamarg fully open
- Free Press Journal, Dec 2025: legal validity of digital 7/12, 8A and ferfar extracts
Further reading
- JSA Prism, June 2026: Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026
- Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat, Supreme Court, 15 Jun 2020 (bequest to a non-agriculturist)
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act as amended in 2016 and 2018, PRS Legislative Research
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, section 43, Indian Kanoon text
- Gundaji Satwaji Shinde v. Ramchandra Bhikaji Joshi, Supreme Court, Dec 1978 (Manupat case guide)
Data-currency note: area, tehsils and groundwater come from CGWB and MSME-DI profiles that conflict in places (2007 to 2011 data); 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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