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District guide
Buying Land in Nashik
A Kumbh-year district with the Samruddhi Mahamarg at Igatpuri, a disputed Outer Ring Road, a 374 km Nashik–Akkalkot corridor in acquisition, and an estimated land price* that varies widely by belt.
about 15,500 sq km
Area (CGWB booklet)
about 61 lakh
Population (CGWB booklet)
₹6 lakh–₹3 crore per acre
Estimated land price*
374 km, acquisition advanced
Nashik–Akkalkot corridor
*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 — Nashik
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Maharashtra
Sub-divisions
The CGWB booklet lists 15 talukas: Nashik, Igatpuri, Dindori, Peint, Surgana, Deola, Satana, Kalwan, Chandwad, Niphad, Sinnar, Yeola, Malegaon, Nandgaon and Trimbakeshwar (CGWB Nashik district booklet). The district portal opened but did not list them (Nashik district portal)
Key markets
Nashik city fringe · Igatpuri and Trimbakeshwar · Sinnar · Niphad · Dindori · Yeola and Chandwad
Demand anchors
Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 works · Outer Ring Road (alignment disputed) · Samruddhi Mahamarg (Igatpuri) · Nashik–Akkalkot corridor
Rail
Rail services were not researched for this page; check Indian Railways for stations and trains
Size and population
About 15,500 sq km (the CGWB booklet gives 15,548 and 15,530 sq km in two places) · about 61 lakh people (61,09,052 in the booklet, which labels it 2011 Census in one table and 2001 in its text, so confirm against Census tables) (CGWB Nashik district booklet)
Estimated land price*
₹6 lakh–₹3 crore per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)
Pricing unit
₹/acre (farm land) · ₹/guntha for small plots · ₹/sq m (Ready Reckoner)
Local units
1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft and 40 gunthas = 1 acre; sellers may quote other local units, so convert every offer to acres or hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres)
Land records portal
Digital 7/12 and 8A extracts carry legal validity under a December 2025 government resolution (Free Press Journal, December 2025); the Mahabhulekh 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.
Nashik — 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
Nashik — district-specific notes
The Maharashtra state page applies to Nashik in full. The notes below are specific to this district and repeat only the state-wide rules that matter most. Law was read from Act texts, court reports and law-firm notes; the Mahabhumi portal and the Inspector General of Registration rate pages could not be opened, and the notes say so where it matters.
⚠ 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 (Indian Kanoon, Act text), and the 2016 amendment lifts the bar inside Municipal Corporation limits (PRS, Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (as amended)). On 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister told the Assembly that only recognised farmers may buy and that buyers must show proof of farmer status; no new statute was named (IANS via The Hawk, July 2026). Ask the Tehsildar for the farmer-status position of the buyer before paying a deposit.
⚠ Non-agricultural conversion changed on 31 December 2025, when the Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act 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 by plot size (up to 1,000 sq m, 1,000 to 4,000 sq m, above 4,000 sq m) replaces the yearly assessment (JSA, March 2026). A government resolution followed on 10 February 2026 (Khaitan & Co, February 2026). These are law-firm reports and we have not read the Gazette text.
⚠ The Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1947 sets standard areas below which a plot cannot be freely split or sold. A law-firm summary of the 8 August 2023 notification puts them at about 0.25 acre for bagayat (garden or irrigated) land and 0.5 acre for jirayat (dry) land outside corporations and councils, which is about 10 and 20 gunthas on our arithmetic (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus). The 2025 amendment regularises some past transactions between 15 November 1965 and 15 October 2024 without premium in listed zones (TeamLease RegTech, December 2025). We did not open the notification, so ask for the 7/12 extract and the surveyed area of any small plot.
⚠ The Kumbh Mela development authority told departments in January 2026 to finish land acquisition for new ghats, roads and facilities across the district (Swarajya, January 2026), and in July 2026 the government ordered an inquiry into three changes to the proposed Outer Ring Road alignment near Matori and Mungsare, promising fair compensation (Free Press Journal, July 2026). A parcel near a proposed ghat, road or ring road alignment may be under acquisition, so ask the Land Acquisition office for the notified alignment before paying a deposit.
⚠ The Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 limits what one family may hold; a 2011 journal note gives limits from 18 to 54 acres by land class (BCAJ, Ceiling Act note). We did not open the current schedule, so check it before assembling a large holding.
⚠ A seller who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe has extra protection under section 63-1A of the 1948 Act (Indian Kanoon, section 63-1A). We found no list of notified Scheduled Area villages for Nashik, so ask the Tehsildar whether the recorded holder is a tribal member. The CGWB booklet lists 3,442.37 sq km of forest for 2008-09 (CGWB Nashik district booklet); we found no district-specific eco-sensitive-zone notification, so ask the Forest Department’s divisional office for a written status on any parcel near a forest block.
Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Section 63 farmer-only
- Section 42 reform 2025
- Fragmentation Act
- Kumbh acquisition
- Forest land
District overview
Nashik — a Kumbh city with expressway corridors and a wide spread of land values
Nashik district covers about 15,500 sq km and had roughly 61 lakh people in the CGWB booklet, with the Godavari and Girna as the main rivers and 15 talukas (CGWB Nashik district booklet). Annual rainfall runs from about 575 mm to 2,500 mm across the district in the booklet’s summary, so the western hill talukas and the eastern plains behave like different markets.
We found no registered-deed series for farm land and no village-wise Ready Reckoner figure; the state kept the 2026-27 rates unchanged (The Hitavada, April 2026). The estimated bands on this page run from about ₹6 lakh to ₹3 crore per acre*: the Kumbh and expressway belt sits at the top and the dry eastern and northern talukas at the bottom. They are wide and indicative.
Public works drive most of the news. The Samruddhi Mahamarg’s last 76 km, from Igatpuri to Amane, was inaugurated on 5 June 2025 (The Week, June 2025); land acquisition for Kumbh Mela 2027 roads and ghats was under way in January 2026 (Swarajya, January 2026); and the 374 km Nashik–Akkalkot corridor had reached about 90% Section 3A notification by January 2026 (Swarajya, January 2026).
- Igatpuri
- Trimbakeshwar
- Sinnar
- Niphad
- Dindori
- Yeola
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Nashik
4%
Stamp duty, gram panchayat areas
Act text amended to May 2019; confirm the current schedule
5% + 1%
Municipal corporation and council areas
plus a further 1% in notified areas; confirm by area
1%, max ₹30,000
Registration fee
Act text and a May 2025 report; confirm with the Sub-Registrar
Article 25 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 (amended to May 2019); Free Press Journal, May 2025). We could not open the current rate schedule on the Inspector General of Registration’s site (Inspector General of Registration, Maharashtra), so treat these figures as reported and ask the Sub-Registrar for the schedule in force. The Ready Reckoner for 2026-27 was left unchanged from 2025-26 (The Hitavada, April 2026; IANS via Investment Guru India, April 2026); we did not find a village-wise rate for this district. A 27 May 2026 report of a cabinet exemption on land purchases did not state its scope, so no exemption is assumed here.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Nashik
Corridor and acquisition news, plus wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series was found.
Kumbh, Samruddhi and Igatpuri–Trimbakeshwar belt
Estimated land price*: ₹40 lakh–₹3 crore per acre
This belt takes in the Nashik city fringe, Igatpuri (the end of the Samruddhi stretch opened in June 2025, The Week, June 2025) and Trimbakeshwar, where Kumbh 2027 works are acquiring land (Swarajya, January 2026). The band is wide and rounded and is not a deal price.
Check: whether the survey number sits on a proposed ghat, road or ring-road alignment.
Niphad, Sinnar and Dindori irrigated belt
Estimated land price*: ₹20–80 lakh per acre
These talukas carry much of the district’s irrigated farming; the CGWB booklet classes Niphad and Sinnar, with Chandwad and Deola, as semi-critical for groundwater at 31 March 2009 (CGWB Nashik district booklet). We found no dated rate or award for them, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: borewell and canal water access, and the access road in the record.
Chandwad, Yeola, Malegaon, Nandgaon and Satana
Estimated land price*: ₹6–25 lakh per acre
These are the drier northern and eastern talukas. Land here is priced mainly on water, road access and size of plot. We found no dated rate, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: water source, the title chain and whether the plot meets the standard area.
Ready Reckoner 2026-27
Unchanged from 2025-26
The state held its Ready Reckoner rates steady for 2026-27 (The Hitavada, April 2026); a 2025-26 rise averaged 3.89% statewide and 3.36% in rural areas (IANS via Investment Guru India, April 2026). No Nashik village figure was found.
Check: the rate for the village on the deed date.
Nashik–Akkalkot corridor
Acquisition well advanced (Jan 2026)
The 374 km, ₹19,142 crore corridor runs through Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Beed, Dharashiv and Solapur; the report names no Nashik taluka (Swarajya, January 2026).
Check: whether the survey number appears in a Section 3A or 3D notification.
Units: acres, gunthas, hectares and local terms
Maharashtra records use acres, hectares and gunthas: a Legislative Assembly report cites 1 guntha as about 1,089 sq ft, and 40 gunthas make an acre on our arithmetic (The Week, July 2025). Sellers may also quote other local units that differ by taluka, so convert every quote to acres or hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres) before comparing two offers.
Connectivity
How Nashik 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
03In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Nashik
A food-grain, pulse and sugarcane district with large irrigation from dug wells; groundwater was moderate overall in the older booklet, with four semi-critical talukas.
🌾 Soil and crops
The CGWB booklet names four soil types: lateritic black soil, reddish brown soil, coarse shallow reddish-black soil and medium light brownish-black soil. For 2008-09 it lists net area sown at 8,010 sq km, with food grains on 4,640 sq km, pulses on 780, oilseeds on 260 and sugarcane on 250 (CGWB Nashik district booklet). These are old figures.
- Food grains
- Pulses
- Oilseeds
- Sugarcane
💧 Irrigation
The booklet’s 2006-07 minor irrigation census lists 178,793 dug wells and 10,928 tube or bore wells, with net irrigated area of 342,762 hectares (CGWB Nashik district booklet). Wells, not canals, carry most irrigation, so water access varies by village.
- Dug wells
- Bore wells
- Surface flow
- Lift schemes
🌊 Rivers and forest
The Godavari and Girna are the main rivers, with others named in the booklet including the Darna, Kadva and Aram. It lists 3,442.37 sq km of forest for 2008-09 (CGWB Nashik district booklet). Forest-edge and river-bank parcels need a written status from the Forest Department and the Collector.
- Godavari
- Girna
- Darna
- Forest
💧 Rainfall & groundwater
The CGWB booklet gives normal rainfall of 575 mm to 2,500 mm in its summary and about 500 mm to 3,400 mm in its text, so the range is wide and rises sharply in the west. Groundwater development stood at 49.33% on 31 March 2009, with Chandwad, Deola, Niphad and Sinnar semi-critical (CGWB Nashik district booklet). The CGWB 2024 statewide assessment is the newer source: 52.99% for Maharashtra, with 8 of 359 assessment units over-exploited, 7 critical and 41 semi-critical (CGWB Maharashtra report, 2024); we did not find Nashik taluka figures from it.
📐 Measurement units
Records use hectares, acres and gunthas (1 guntha is about 1,089 sq ft and 40 gunthas make an acre); sellers may quote other local units, so convert every quote before comparing offers (1 hectare = 2.47 acres). Live mandi prices are on Agmarknet (not opened for this page); price a parcel on location and permitted use, not on crop income.
At a glance
Nashik vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Estimated land price* (per acre) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Nashik — Kumbh, Samruddhi, Igatpuri–Trimbakeshwar belt | ₹40 lakh–₹3 crore* | Indicative estimate; very wide band |
| Nashik — Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori | ₹20–80 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Nashik — Chandwad, Yeola, Malegaon, Nandgaon, Satana | ₹6–25 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Thane | Not estimated here | See the Thane page |
| Ahmed Nagar | Not estimated here | See the Ahmed Nagar page |
| Jalgaon, Dhule | Not estimated here | See the Jalgaon and Dhule pages |
*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 Thane page, Ahmed Nagar page, Jalgaon page and Dhule page for neighbouring districts, and the Maharashtra page for state rules.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Nashik
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and several corridors are still in acquisition.
An expressway end that is already open
The Igatpuri end of the Samruddhi Mahamarg was inaugurated in June 2025 (The Week, June 2025). That is a working road, which makes it a firmer basis for pricing than the corridors still being acquired.
Kumbh 2027 is pulling in public works
Land acquisition for ghats and roads was under way in January 2026 (Swarajya, January 2026). The works are tied to a fixed event, but the ring road alignment is now under inquiry (Free Press Journal, July 2026).
A large expressway in acquisition
The Nashik–Akkalkot corridor had about 90% of its land at Section 3A stage in January 2026 (Swarajya, January 2026). Acquisition fixes the alignment before it fixes the opening date.
Wide spread of land values
Irrigated, hill-edge and dry belts sit far apart, so the estimated bands* span about ₹6 lakh to ₹3 crore per acre. Location against a corridor matters more than taluka averages.
A paperwork-led market
Farmer-status checks, the standard-area rule, tribal-holder status and acquisition notices are all parcel-specific. The return case rests on location and permitted use, not on crop yield.
Confirm land-use, farmer-status and ready-reckoner details directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Nashik
Read these before shortlisting in Nashik specifically.
Farmer-only purchase rule
Section 63 bars a non-agriculturist from buying agricultural land unless an exception applies or the Collector permits it (Indian Kanoon, Act text), and the Revenue Minister said in July 2026 that buyers must show proof of farmer status (IANS via The Hawk, July 2026).
Acquisition and alignment disputes
The Outer Ring Road alignment changed three times and is under inquiry (Free Press Journal, July 2026), and the Nashik–Akkalkot corridor is in acquisition (Swarajya, January 2026). Get the notified alignment before paying a deposit.
Standard-area and fragmentation limits
Small plots may fall below the standard area for jirayat or bagayat land (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus). Ask for the 7/12 and the surveyed area.
Stamp duty schedule unconfirmed
The figures on this page come from an Act text amended to May 2019 (Maharashtra Stamp Act, Article 25 (amended to May 2019)); the current schedule was not opened. No Nashik village rate was found.
Announced is not delivered
The ring road has no stated length, cost or date in the reports we read, and the Surat–Nashik tracker page dates from July 2024. Price on today’s fundamentals.
Data conflicts and no deed series
The CGWB booklet gives two area figures and labels its population figure with two different Census years, and the price 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 taluka (the CGWB booklet lists 15 talukas, see section 1), under the District Collector, Nashik. Sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar, land-acquisition notices by the Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), and forest status by the Forest Department’s divisional office. Land records are on the Mahabhulekh portal. We opened the district portal home page (Nashik district portal) but not the Mahabhulekh, Inspector General of Registration rate or town-planning pages, so check them directly.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Nashik.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
What does farm land cost in Nashik?
Our estimate is about ₹6 lakh to ₹3 crore per acre*, depending on the belt: roughly ₹40 lakh to ₹3 crore around the Kumbh, Samruddhi and Igatpuri–Trimbakeshwar belt, ₹20–80 lakh in the Niphad, Sinnar and Dindori irrigated belt, and ₹6–25 lakh in the drier northern and eastern talukas. These are wide, rounded, indicative estimates, not a valuation or an offer. Prices vary by plot, road access and title, so check the Ready Reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
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Can a non-farmer buy agricultural land in Nashik?
Generally no. Section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act makes a sale of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist invalid unless an exception applies or the Collector permits it (Indian Kanoon text). On 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister said buyers must show proof of farmer status (IANS via The Hawk, July 2026). No new statute was named, so confirm the position for your case with the Tehsildar.
03 of 04
What is happening with the Nashik Outer Ring Road and Kumbh land acquisition?
The Kumbh Mela development authority told departments in January 2026 to finish land acquisition for ghats, roads and facilities (Swarajya, January 2026). On 10 July 2026 the government ordered an inquiry into three changes to the Outer Ring Road alignment and promised fair compensation (Free Press Journal, July 2026). The reports give no length, cost or completion date, so get the notified alignment before paying a deposit.
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What is the status of the Nashik–Akkalkot corridor?
Swarajya reported on 30 January 2026, from a Lok Sabha reply, that the 374 km, ₹19,142 crore corridor had about 90% of its land at Section 3A stage, 80% at Section 3D and 40% at the compensation stage. The report names no Nashik taluka and gives no opening date, so check whether your survey number appears in a notification.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, section 63 (Indian Kanoon text)
- Section 43 of the 1948 Act (Indian Kanoon text)
- Section 63-1A of the 1948 Act, Scheduled Tribe sellers (Indian Kanoon text)
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 as amended to 2018 (PRS compilation)
- Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat, Supreme Court, 15 Jun 2020 (LiveLaw report)
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, Article 25 (text amended to May 2019)
Government
- CGWB, Nashik district groundwater booklet
- Nashik district portal (home page)
- Inspector General of Registration, Maharashtra (home page)
- CGWB, Maharashtra groundwater assessment, 2024
- RBI Master Direction FED 12/2015-16 (NRI and OCI purchases)
News
- The Week (PTI), 5 Jun 2025: Samruddhi final stretch opened
- Swarajya, 8 Jan 2026: land acquisition for Kumbh Mela works
- Free Press Journal, 10 Jul 2026: inquiry into Outer Ring Road alignment
- Swarajya, 30 Jan 2026: Nashik–Akkalkot corridor land acquisition
- IANS via The Hawk, 8 Jul 2026: farmer-status checks
- The Hitavada, 1 Apr 2026: Ready Reckoner unchanged
- Free Press Journal, Dec 2025: digital 7/12 legal validity
Further reading
- JSA, March 2026: Land Revenue Code Second Amendment
- Khaitan & Co, 23 Feb 2026: Land Revenue Code amendment
- JSA, June 2026: tenancy law amendment
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus: Fragmentation Act amendments
- TeamLease RegTech: Fragmentation Act 2025 amendment
- BCAJ: agricultural land laws and the Ceiling Act
- The Metro Rail Guy: Surat–Chennai Expressway status
- Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2025-26
Data-currency note: area, taluka list, crop and irrigation figures come from the CGWB booklet (crop data 2008-09, irrigation data 2006-07, groundwater data to 31 March 2009) and are old. Infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly; the Surat–Nashik item rests on a July 2024 tracker page. Stamp duty and Ready Reckoner items are reports or an amended-to-2019 Act text, not a current schedule. 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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