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District guide
Buying Land in Solapur
A south Maharashtra district on the Bhima: sorghum-led dry-crop farmland, a Surat–Chennai Expressway corridor still in acquisition, and an estimated land price* that ranges widely by belt.
about 14,895 sq km
Area (CGWB)
43.2 lakh
Population (Census 2011)
₹3–60 lakh per acre
Estimated land price*
11
Talukas (CGWB)
*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 — Solapur
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Maharashtra (Solapur district, south-east of the state)
Sub-divisions
The CGWB booklet gives 11 talukas: North Solapur, South Solapur, Akkalkot, Barshi, Mohol, Madha, Karmala, Pandharpur, Malshiras, Sangola and Mangalvedha (CGWB Solapur booklet); its text names only ten in one place, so the current official list should be read from the district portal, which blocked automated access
Key markets
Solapur city fringe and highway belt · Mohol · Akkalkot · Pandharpur · Barshi · Malshiras and the Bhima valley
Demand anchors
Surat–Chennai Expressway corridor through Solapur and Akkalkot (status last tracked July 2024) · Solapur–Tuljapur–Dharashiv rail line · Boramani airport plan (2013)
Rail
Solapur is an important junction on the Central Railway; the CGWB booklet also lists Mohol, Kurduwadi, Madha and Akkalkot Road stations (CGWB Solapur booklet). Train services were not researched
Size and population
About 14,895 sq km and 43,15,527 people (Census 2011 as given in the CGWB booklet, which also prints the same figure under 2001) (CGWB Solapur booklet); ICAR-CRIDA gives 1,487.8 thousand hectares (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan)
Estimated land price*
₹3–60 lakh per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)
Pricing unit
₹/acre or ₹/guntha (farm land) · ₹/sq m (ready-reckoner rates for plots)
Local units
Records use hectares, acres and gunthas (1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft; 1 acre = 40 gunthas); local units vary by taluka and village, so convert any quote to acres before comparing (1 hectare = 2.47 acres)
Land records portal
Digitally signed 7/12 and 8A extracts; the Mahabhumi 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.
Solapur — 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
Solapur — district-specific notes
The Maharashtra state page applies to Solapur in full. The notes below are specific to this district and are not repeated in full on the state page.
⚠ Only agriculturists may buy farm 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 non-agriculturist unless an exception or the Collector’s permission applies, and it also tests an agriculturist buyer against 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 and that buyers must show proof of farmer status; IANS named no new statute (IANS, July 2026). Land inside a Municipal Corporation is outside the bar under the 2016 sub-section (1C) (Acts of 2016 and 2018, PRS), which matters for Solapur only where a parcel actually lies within corporation limits.
⚠ Non-agricultural permission. The Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, notified on 31 December 2025, substituted section 42: the Collector’s permission is no longer needed where a Development Plan or Regional Plan allows the use, and a one-time section 47 premium of 0.1%, 0.25% or 0.5% of the ready-reckoner value, by plot size, replaces the yearly assessment (JSA, March 2026; Khaitan & Co, February 2026). Neither note says the reform alters section 63, so a non-farmer should not assume that conversion can follow a purchase. This is a law-firm reading and we have not read the Gazette text, so ask the Collector’s office which route applies to a survey number in Solapur.
⚠ Fragmentation and plot size. The Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 restricts sales below a notified standard area. A notification of 8 August 2023 set about a quarter acre for bagayat (irrigated) and half an acre for jirayat (dry-crop) land outside corporations and councils, roughly 10 and 20 gunthas (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law); the notification itself was not opened. Regularisation of past transfers from 1965 to 15 October 2024 in listed zones came with the 2025 amendment (TeamLease RegTech). Plain farm land outside those zones is still bound by the standard area, and the classification of a village as jirayat or bagayat should be read from the 7/12.
⚠ Tribal and Scheduled Area 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). We did not research whether any Solapur village lies in a notified Scheduled Area, so ask the Collector’s office and ask for the seller’s status in writing.
⚠ Water and groundwater limits. The CGWB booklet classes Malshiras taluka as over-exploited and the other talukas as safe, with 78.23% overall development in 2008-09 (CGWB Solapur booklet), while the ICAR-CRIDA plan counts one over-exploited, one critical and eight safe blocks (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan). The data are old and the two sources differ, so a new bore well should be checked against the current groundwater assessment (CGWB, 2024), which we read only at state level.
⚠ Forest, sanctuary and reserved land. The CGWB booklet records 342 sq km of forest in 2010-11 (CGWB Solapur booklet) and the ICAR-CRIDA plan 35.3 thousand hectares (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan). The 2013 airport report notes that 107.60 hectares of reserved forest were part of the Boramani site (The Asian Age, October 2013). We did not research wildlife sanctuaries, eco-sensitive zones or mining leases in Solapur, so ask the Forest Department and the Collector for a written status on any parcel near a forest block, a sanctuary boundary or a lease.
Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Section 63
- Fragmentation Act
- Section 42 reform
- Groundwater
- Forest land
District overview
Solapur — a south Maharashtra district on the Bhima, with a corridor still being acquired
Solapur district covers about 14,895 sq km, with 43,15,527 people in the 2011 Census as the CGWB booklet gives it, and the Bhima draining the whole district through the Sina, Man and Bhargavati tributaries (CGWB Solapur booklet). The booklet lists 11 talukas and describes Solapur as an important junction on the Central Railway with road links to Maharashtra cities and Hyderabad. Rainfall is low and uneven: a normal of 524 mm at Malshiras to 707 mm at Akkalkot in the booklet, and 723.4 mm district-wide in the ICAR-CRIDA plan, which also puts shallow black soil on 67.8% of the cultivable area (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan).
The main land story is the Surat–Chennai Expressway. A NHAI tracker last updated in July 2024 lists the Ahmednagar–Solapur–Akkalkot–border section at 225.25 km, a north bypass package for Solapur city and a first Akkalkot package of 26 km, with land acquisition and bidding still shown as under way (The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024; The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024). We found no later dated status, so treat the alignment and timelines as unconfirmed. A member of Parliament has also told the House that acquisition for the road and for the Solapur–Tuljapur–Dharashiv rail line is under way and that farmers want direct purchase (Parliament record, undated).
No registered-deed or asking-price series was found for farm land. Maharashtra’s Ready Reckoner rates were held unchanged for 2026-27 (The Hitavada, April 2026), and we found no Solapur-specific rate. The bands on this page, from about ₹3 lakh to ₹60 lakh per acre*, are rounded estimates derived by analogy with comparable Deccan districts and corridors, with the highest band only where a road or city edge adds a premium.
- Solapur
- Akkalkot
- Pandharpur
- Barshi
- Mohol
- Surat–Chennai corridor
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Solapur
5% + 1%
Municipal corporation and council areas
of market value, with a further 1% levy from 8 Feb 2019 in notified areas; Act text to May 2019
The figures above come from a reproduction of Article 25 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 amended to May 2019 (text), and the Rs 30,000 cap is repeated in a May 2025 report (Free Press Journal). The additional 1% for metro and infrastructure was still mentioned as current in April 2025 (Business Standard), and whether it applies to a particular village in Solapur is unconfirmed. 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 local rates can differ; read it from the department or the Sub-Registrar before budgeting. The May 2025 cabinet waived the registration fee on partition documents for agricultural land, not on sale deeds, and a May 2026 report of a further exemption on land purchases did not say which purchases it covers (Nation Press, May 2026). Sale deeds are registered online through iSARITA with payment through GRAS.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Solapur
Corridor reports and groundwater data, plus wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series was found.
Solapur city fringe and highway belt: North Solapur, South Solapur, Mohol, Akkalkot
Estimated land price*: ₹15–60 lakh per acre
These talukas carry the Central Railway junction at Solapur and the proposed Surat–Chennai alignment, which passes Solapur and Akkalkot (The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024). The band is wide and rounded, and is not a deal price; parcels on the alignment can lose land to acquisition.
Check: whether the survey number sits on the alignment, a bypass package or a service road.
Bhima valley irrigated belt: Pandharpur, Mangalvedha, Malshiras, Madha, Barshi
Estimated land price*: ₹10–40 lakh per acre
Open wells irrigate about 188.5 thousand hectares of the 251.5 thousand hectares net irrigated, and canals only 31.4 thousand (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan); Malshiras is classed over-exploited for groundwater (CGWB Solapur booklet). We found no dated rate or award here, so the band is an indicative range.
Check: bore-well yield, canal or lift-scheme access and the groundwater class of the taluka.
Dry-crop interior: Sangola, Karmala and parts of Akkalkot and Madha
Estimated land price*: ₹3–12 lakh per acre
Rainfall is lowest in the west of the district, 524 mm normal at Malshiras in the booklet (CGWB Solapur booklet), and sorghum is the leading crop on 707 thousand hectares (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan). No dated rate or award was found.
Check: water source, road access in the record and whether the land is jirayat or bagayat.
Ready Reckoner 2026-27
Held unchanged (state-wide, reported)
Maharashtra’s Ready Reckoner rates rose 3.89% on average from 1 April 2025, with rural areas up 3.36%, as reported (IANS, April 2026; Business Standard, April 2025), and rates for 2026-27 were held unchanged (The Hitavada, April 2026; The Realty Today, April 2026). These are state-wide figures; we found no Solapur-specific rate or village-level schedule, and the IGR rate lookup was not opened.
Check: the rate in force for the village on the date of the deed.
Surat–Chennai corridor
Status unconfirmed since July 2024
Packages on the Solapur side were shown as bidding under way and one Akkalkot package as notice pending in a July 2024 tracker (The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024; The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024).
Check: the current NHAI notification and the 3A land-acquisition notice for the village.
Units: acres, hectares, gunthas and local terms
Records give land in hectares, acres and gunthas; one guntha is 1,089 sq ft and an acre is 40 gunthas. Local trade terms can differ by taluka and village, so ask the seller to state the area in the 7/12 and convert before comparing quotes. Crop income tells little about price: sorghum and pulses dominate, and horticulture such as pomegranate is on only a small area.
Connectivity
How Solapur connects — road, rail and air
Only items with a source are listed; train timetables, flight schedules and highway numbers beyond the corridor were not researched.
By road
By rail
By air
The last leg from the highway to the parcel decides usability; 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.
00Open or inaugurated
04In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Solapur
A sorghum-led dry-crop district on shallow black soils, irrigated mostly from open wells, with a low and uneven monsoon.
🌾 Soil and crops
The ICAR-CRIDA plan, with crop data mainly for 2008-09, puts shallow black soil on 699.0 thousand hectares (67.8%), deep black on 188.1 thousand (18.2%) and medium black on 143.7 thousand (13.9%). Sorghum covers 707.0 thousand hectares, wheat 58.9, chickpea 43.9, sunflower 37.0 and sugarcane 14.9; pomegranate covers 41.0 thousand hectares and grape 10.6 (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan).
- Sorghum
- Wheat
- Chickpea
- Sunflower
- Pomegranate
💧 Irrigation
Net irrigated area is 251.5 thousand hectares in the plan: open wells 188.5 (74.9%), canals 31.4 (12.5%), lift schemes 26.0 (10.3%), bore wells 5.0 and tanks 0.5. Rainfed area is 759.9 thousand hectares (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan). The CGWB booklet records 132,842 dug wells and 28,786 bore wells in the 2006-07 census, and 278 percolation tanks and 93 KT weirs (CGWB Solapur booklet).
- Open wells
- Canals
- Lift schemes
- Bore wells
🌊 Rivers and forest
The Bhima drains the whole district, with the Sina, Man and Bhargavati as tributaries, and the geology is Deccan Trap basalt with alluvium (CGWB Solapur booklet). The plan lists 35.3 thousand hectares of forest (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan). Forest and river-bank parcels need a written status from the Forest Department and the Collector.
- Bhima
- Sina
- Man
- Forest
💧 Rainfall & groundwater
The CGWB booklet gives a normal of 524 mm to 707 mm across talukas, with 625 mm average and 73.6% of it in June to September; the ICAR-CRIDA plan gives 723.4 mm normal (CGWB Solapur booklet; ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan). The booklet rates stage of groundwater development at 78.23% for 2008-09, with Malshiras over-exploited and the rest safe, while the plan counts one over-exploited, one critical and eight safe blocks. We read only the state-level 2024 assessment (CGWB, 2024) and did not find the Solapur block figures.
📐 Measurement units
Land is recorded in hectares, acres and gunthas, with 40 gunthas to the acre. Local units vary by taluka, so convert every quote to acres before comparing. Price a parcel on location, water and permitted use, not on crop income.
At a glance
Solapur vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Estimated land price* (per acre) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Solapur: city fringe and highway belt | ₹15–60 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Solapur: Bhima valley irrigated belt | ₹10–40 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Solapur: dry-crop interior | ₹3–12 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Pune | Not estimated here | See the Pune page |
| Ahmed Nagar | Not estimated here | See the Ahmed Nagar 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 Pune page, the Ahmed Nagar page, the Satara page, the Sangli page and the Osmanabad page (officially Dharashiv) for neighbouring districts; Beed is covered at Beed.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Solapur
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and the main corridor was last tracked in 2024.
A corridor that passes the district
The Surat–Chennai Expressway is planned through Solapur and Akkalkot, with a north bypass for Solapur city (The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024). Alignment and timing are unconfirmed, so price on what exists today.
A rail junction
Solapur is an important junction on the Central Railway, with stations at Mohol, Kurduwadi, Madha and Akkalkot Road (CGWB Solapur booklet). A new line to Tuljapur is under acquisition, undated.
Low entry prices against the state’s corridors
Our estimated bands start near ₹3 lakh per acre* in dry talukas, well below the corridor belts of western Maharashtra, but the bands are indicative and the market is thin.
A varied farm economy
Sorghum dominates, and horticulture such as pomegranate and grape covers over 50 thousand hectares combined (ICAR-CRIDA Solapur plan). Irrigated parcels are scarce and valued on water access.
A paperwork-led market
Section 63 farmer-only rules, the standard-area limit on small plots, tenant-land sanctions and groundwater class are all parcel-specific. A buyer who reads the 7/12 first avoids most surprises.
Confirm land-use, tenancy and ready-reckoner status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Solapur
Read these before shortlisting in Solapur specifically.
Farmer-only bar
Section 63 voids a sale of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist unless an exception or permission applies (Indian Kanoon text), and the Revenue Minister repeated in July 2026 that proof of farmer status is required (IANS, July 2026).
Corridor not yet delivered
The Surat–Chennai packages in Solapur were shown as bidding under way in July 2024 (The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024), and the airport has no status report after 2013. Price on today’s fundamentals.
Water stress
Malshiras is classed over-exploited and rainfall is 524–707 mm by taluka (CGWB Solapur booklet). Check bore-well yield and the current groundwater class.
Acquisition disputes
Farmers have raised objections to forcible acquisition for the road and rail line, according to a parliamentary speech (Parliament record, undated). Get the notification and award status in writing.
Stamp duty and ready-reckoner uncertainty
The current schedule was not found on the IGR pages we opened, and whether the extra 1% applies by village is unconfirmed. Ask the Sub-Registrar.
Data age and no deed series
CGWB and ICAR-CRIDA figures date from 2008-13, the two sources differ on the groundwater block count, and the price bands on this page are indicative and not taken from any registered deed.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Permissions under the Tenancy Act, tenant-land sanctions and conversion matters go to the District Collector’s office or an officer the State authorises (section 63 text), while questions on whether a buyer is an agriculturist go to the Mamlatdar (Manupat case guide). Extracts, mutation and the village record sit with the Talathi and the Tahsildar of the taluka (Free Press Journal, December 2025), and the Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records runs the digital records and e-Mojani measurement (Elets, February 2025). Sale deeds are registered with the Sub-Registrar of the taluka under the Inspector General of Registration (IGR Citizen’s Charter). The CGWB booklet lists 11 talukas (North Solapur, South Solapur, Akkalkot, Barshi, Mohol, Madha, Karmala, Pandharpur, Malshiras, Sangola and Mangalvedha) (CGWB Solapur booklet), and which Tahsil covers a given village depends on the survey number, so use the 7/12 to identify it. Zone, road and layout questions go to the town planning office or planning authority, and forest or sanctuary status to the Divisional Forest Officer; the official district portal blocked automated access, so we have not named office addresses.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Solapur.
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What does farm land cost in Solapur?
Our estimate is about ₹3 lakh to ₹60 lakh per acre*, depending on the belt: roughly ₹15–60 lakh near Solapur city and the highway, ₹10–40 lakh in the Bhima valley irrigated talukas, and ₹3–12 lakh in the dry-crop interior. 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 Solapur?
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 or a Collector’s permission applies (Indian Kanoon text). 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 (IANS, July 2026). No new statute was named.
03 of 04
What is the status of the Surat–Chennai Expressway in Solapur?
A NHAI tracker last updated in July 2024 listed the Ahmednagar–Solapur–Akkalkot section at 225.25 km with a Solapur north bypass package of 30.08 km, and land acquisition and bidding still under way (The Metro Rail Guy, July 2024). We found no later dated status, so confirm the alignment and the land-acquisition notice with NHAI and the Collector.
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How much groundwater is there for farming in Solapur?
Water is the main constraint. The CGWB booklet gives 78.23% groundwater development for 2008-09, classes Malshiras taluka as over-exploited and the others as safe, and puts normal rainfall at 524–707 mm by taluka (CGWB Solapur booklet). Open wells irrigate most of the net irrigated area (ICAR-CRIDA plan). The data are old, so check bore-well yield and the current groundwater class before buying.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, section 63, Indian Kanoon text
- Section 63-1A (industrial use, Scheduled Tribe seller protections), Indian Kanoon text
- Section 43 (restrictions on transfer of tenant-purchased land), Indian Kanoon text
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act as amended 2016 and 2018, PRS Legislative Research copy
- Real Estate Prism, June 2026: Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026, JSA
- Real Estate Prism, March 2026: Land Revenue Code Second Amendment, JSA
- ERGO: Land Revenue Code amendment, Khaitan & Co, 23 Feb 2026
- Gundaji Satwaji Shinde v. Ramchandra Bhikaji Joshi, Supreme Court, 5 Dec 1978 (Manupat case guide)
- Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat, Supreme Court, 15 Jun 2020: bequest and section 43
- Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025, PRS
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, Article 25 (amended to May 2019)
- Maharashtra Stamp Act (amended 3 Jun 2022), Inspector General of Registration
Government
- Ground water information booklet, Solapur district, Central Ground Water Board (data 2008-13)
- District agriculture contingency plan, Solapur, ICAR-CRIDA (file dated 3.2.2011)
- Lok Sabha record: Surat–Chennai Expressway (undated)
- Parliament record: Surat–Chennai road and Solapur–Tuljapur–Dharashiv rail line (undated)
- Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps, Maharashtra
- Citizen’s Charter, Registration and Stamps Department, Maharashtra
- RBI Master Direction FED 12/2015-16 (acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India)
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Maharashtra, assessment 2024, Central Ground Water Board
- Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2025-26
- Maharashtra state profile, Invest India
News
- Surat–Solapur Economic Corridor, The Metro Rail Guy, updated 6 Jul 2024
- Solapur–Chennai Economic Corridor, The Metro Rail Guy, updated 6 Jul 2024
- Solapur to get new airport, The Asian Age, 2 Oct 2013
- Only farmers can buy agricultural land in Maharashtra: Minister, IANS, 8 Jul 2026
- Maharashtra maintains status quo in Ready Reckoner rates for 2026-27, IANS, Apr 2026
- State opts for status quo in Ready Reckoner rates, The Hitavada, 1 Apr 2026
- Maharashtra hikes Ready Reckoner rates 3.9%, Business Standard, 1 Apr 2025
- Maharashtra grants full legal validity to digital 7/12 extracts, Free Press Journal, Dec 2025
- Cabinet waives registration fee for agricultural land partition documents, Free Press Journal, May 2025
Further reading
- Recent amendments to the Maharashtra Fragmentation Act, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law
- Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Amendment Act 2025, TeamLease RegTech
- Agricultural land laws: Ceiling Act 1961, Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal
- e-Governance in the Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records office, Elets, Feb 2025
- Maharashtra waives stamp duty on land buys, Nation Press, 27 May 2026 (scope not stated)
- Maharashtra holds Ready Reckoner rates steady for 2026-27, The Realty Today, Apr 2026
- Samruddhi Mahamarg final stretch opens, The Week, 5 Jun 2025
Data-currency note: district area, population, rainfall, soils and groundwater come from CGWB and ICAR-CRIDA documents dated 2008-13, and the two sources conflict in places; the corridor tracker was last updated in July 2024; the district portal blocked automated access and was not read; infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly; estimated land prices are indicative and are not taken from any registered deed. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.
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