Can a non-farmer buy farm land in Washim?

Generally not. 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 the Collector’s permission applies, and the Revenue Minister repeated the farmer-only rule in July 2026 (IANS, reported). Vidarbha has a parallel Act, so ask the Tahsildar which one governs the survey number.

Which Samruddhi interchanges are in Washim?

A June 2025 report lists Karanja Lad, Selu Bazar (Vanjoja) and Malegaon in Washim district. The expressway was completed on 5 June 2025. In August 2026 MSRDC was reported to be seeking development plans for land near its interchanges, so check whether a village is in its planning area.

Is a new railway planned for Washim?

A 232 km Narkhed–Washim link is at traffic-study stage (The Hitavada, October 2025), with no construction approved. A 284 km Wardha–Nanded line through Washim was reported in 2018 with land acquisition complete, but we found no later update. Treat both as unconfirmed.

Aerial view of soybean and cotton fields near Washim, Maharashtra, with low hills in the distance

District guide

Buying Land in Washim

A Vidarbha district of soybean, cotton and pulses: three Samruddhi interchanges, rail links still at study stage, and an estimated land price* that varies widely by belt.

about 5,140 sq km
Area (CGWB booklet)
11.98 lakh
Population (Census 2011)
₹4–35 lakh per acre
Estimated land price*
3 named (Jun 2025)
Samruddhi interchanges

*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 — Washim

Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk

State

Maharashtra (Vidarbha region, Amravati division)

Sub-divisions

6 tehsils: Washim, Karanja, Manora, Mangrulpir, Malegaon and Risod (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013; MSME-DI Washim profile). The CGWB booklet uses talukas as the administrative units; the current official list was not opened

Key markets

Samruddhi belt (Karanja, Malegaon, Selu Bazar) · Washim town fringe · Risod · Mangrulpir and Manora

Demand anchors

Samruddhi Mahamarg interchanges at Karanja Lad, Selu Bazar and Malegaon (June 2025 report) · Narkhed–Washim rail link (traffic study, October 2025)

Rail

51 km of rail line in 2010-11; the Khandwa–Purna line has a Washim station and the Murtijapur–Yavatmal line a Karanja station (MSME-DI Washim profile); the current train list was not opened

Size and population

About 5,140 sq km in the CGWB booklet (the MSME-DI profile gives 5,196 sq km, so sources differ); 11,97,500 people in Census 2011 (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013). Washim was carved out of Akola in 1998 (Akola district portal)

Estimated land price*

₹4–35 lakh per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)

Pricing unit

₹/acre or ₹/hectare (farm land) · ₹ per guntha is also quoted locally

Local units

Records use hectares; sellers quote acres and gunthas (1 guntha is about 1,089 sq ft; 40 gunthas to an acre). Other local terms vary by tehsil, so convert any quote to acres

Land records portal

Digital 7/12 and 8A extracts on the state land-records portal; 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.

Washim — 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.

Read the state-wise land laws guide

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

Washim — district-specific notes

The Maharashtra state page applies to Washim in full. The notes below are specific to this district. Law was read from Indian Kanoon copies of the Act, PRS texts, law-firm notes and press reports; the IGR rate schedule, the Gazette and the state land-records portal could not be opened, and the notes say so where it matters.

⚠ Expressway planning land: MSRDC’s special planning authority is reported to cover about 1,800 sq km across 292 villages in 10 districts, and in August 2026 MSRDC was reported to be seeking a GIS map and development models for land near the expressway’s 25 interchanges; the report names no district or village (The Hitavada, August 2026). Washim has three named interchanges (MyPunePulse, June 2025), so ask whether a survey number falls inside the planning area (CONFIRM).

⚠ Forest land: the district has 355 sq km of forest in the CGWB booklet and 330.95 sq km in the MSME-DI profile, both for 2010-11 (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013; MSME-DI Washim profile). We found no district-specific notification on tiger-reserve buffer, eco-sensitive or sanctuary land for Washim in the sources opened, so ask the Forest Department’s divisional office for a written status on hilly parcels (CONFIRM).

⚠ Rail acquisition: a 284 km Wardha–Nanded line through Yavatmal and Washim was reported in May 2018 with land acquisition complete (NBM&CW, May 2018), and a 232 km Narkhed–Washim link is only at traffic-study stage (The Hitavada, October 2025). We found no current alignment, so ask the railway land office whether a survey number is affected (CONFIRM).

⚠ Farmer-only purchase: Maharashtra reserves agricultural land for agriculturists. Section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 makes a sale, gift, exchange or lease of agricultural land invalid in favour of a person who is not an agriculturist, unless an exception or the Collector’s permission applies (Indian Kanoon text of section 63). On 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister told the Assembly that only recognised farmers may buy agricultural land (IANS, July 2026; reported, no new statute named). Vidarbha runs on a parallel Act, so ask the Tahsildar which Act and section govern the survey number; our reading is that Washim falls under the Vidarbha Region Act, 1958 (CONFIRM) (JSA, June 2026).

⚠ Fragmentation and minimum area: the Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 restricts sales below a notified standard area. An 8 August 2023 notification is reported to set it at 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 at 40 gunthas to the acre (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law). The December 2025 Act regularises past transfers only inside listed urban and planning zones (TeamLease RegTech; Bill text, PRS). Plain farm land is still bound by the standard area; we did not read the notification, so CONFIRM the figure for Washim with the Tahsildar.

⚠ Non-agricultural use: the Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, notified 31 December 2025, replaced section 42 so that planning-authority permission can suffice where a Development 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 area band (JSA, March 2026; Khaitan & Co, February 2026). Neither note says section 63 has changed, so a non-farmer should not assume buy-then-convert is open. Both notes are law-firm summaries (reported); CONFIRM against the Gazette.

⚠ Holding ceiling and tribal sellers: the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 caps what a family may hold, from 18 to 54 acres by land class in a 2011 summary (BCAJ, April 2011; CONFIRM the current schedule). Where the seller is a Scheduled Tribe member, the Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974 and the Land Revenue Code also apply (section 63-1A text); ask for the seller’s status in writing.

Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.

Expressway planning area
Forest land
Section 63
Vidarbha Act (CONFIRM)

District overview

Washim — a soybean, cotton and pulse district with three Samruddhi interchanges

Washim district covers about 5,140 sq km and had 11,97,500 people in Census 2011, with the Penganga as its main river and six tehsils (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013). It was carved out of Akola in 1998 (Akola district portal). The district had 51 km of rail line, no national highway and 570 km of state highway in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Washim profile), which makes the expressway a large change.

We found no registered-deed series for farm land. The Ready Reckoner rose 3.89% on average across Maharashtra in 2025-26 and was held for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026), with no Washim figure in the report. The bands on this page, from about ₹4 lakh to ₹35 lakh per acre*, are wide and indicative: the interchange belt sits at the top and the hilly south at the bottom.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg runs through Washim, with interchanges named at Karanja Lad, Selu Bazar (Vanjoja) and Malegaon in a June 2025 report (MyPunePulse, June 2025); the district portal says the expressway connects to Malegaon and Karanja tehsils (Washim district portal).

Karanja
Malegaon
Risod
Mangrulpir
Manora
Samruddhi Mahamarg

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Locator map of Washim district in Maharashtra showing Washim, Karanja, Malegaon, Risod, Mangrulpir and Manora

Transaction costs

Stamp duty & registration in Washim

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)

Gram panchayat and other areas

of market value in the same Act text; current schedule not opened

Registration fee

capped at Rs 30,000 per the Act text and a May 2025 report

Our reading of Article 25 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, as reproduced to May 2019, is 5% plus 1% in municipal corporation and council areas (with a further 1% levy from 8 February 2019 in notified areas) and 4% elsewhere, with a registration fee of 1% capped at Rs 30,000 (Act text to May 2019; Free Press Journal, May 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), so the current schedule is unconfirmed and the rate for a survey number in Washim can differ; read it from the Sub-Registrar before budgeting. The May 2025 cabinet waived the registration fee on partition documents, not on sale deeds, and a May 2026 report of an exemption on land purchases did not say which purchases it covers (Nation Press, May 2026; CONFIRM). The state Ready Reckoner rose 3.89% on average in 2025-26 (rural 3.36%) and was held unchanged for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026; The Hitavada, April 2026); we found no district-level Washim rate series.

Know the belt

What is moving prices in Washim

Corridor news and wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series and no Washim Ready Reckoner figure were found.

Samruddhi belt: Karanja, Malegaon, Selu Bazar

Estimated land price*: ₹12–35 lakh per acre

A June 2025 report names interchanges at Karanja Lad, Selu Bazar (Vanjoja) and Malegaon in Washim (MyPunePulse, June 2025), and in August 2026 MSRDC was reported to be seeking plans for land near interchanges after an earlier sale attempt failed on price (The Hitavada, August 2026). The band is wide and rounded and is not a deal price.

Check: whether the survey number sits on the alignment, an interchange or an MSRDC planning area.

Washim town fringe and Risod

Estimated land price*: ₹8–20 lakh per acre

State roads run from Washim to Yavatmal, Akola, Nanded via Hingoli and Pusad, and to Jalna and Aurangabad via Risod (Washim district portal). We found no dated rate or award, so the band is a wide, indicative range.

Check: the access road in the record and borewell yield.

Mangrulpir, Manora and the hilly south

Estimated land price*: ₹4–12 lakh per acre

Medium black soil on the plains and shallow black soil on hilly parts, growing soybean, pulses and cotton (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013). We found no dated rate, so the band is a wide, indicative range.

Check: soil depth, forest status and the access road.

Ready Reckoner 2025-26 and 2026-27

State rural +3.36% (2025-26); unchanged (2026-27)

Rates rose 3.89% on average in 2025-26, with rural areas up 3.36%, and were held for 2026-27 (IANS, April 2026). The state figures are reported, not a Washim series, and a Ready Reckoner rate is a floor for duty, not a valuation.

Check: the rate for the village on the deed date.

Units: acres, hectares and gunthas

Revenue records in Maharashtra use hectares and are quoted locally in acres and gunthas: 1 guntha is about 1,089 sq ft and an acre is 40 gunthas (The Week, July 2025; the 40 is our arithmetic). Other local terms vary by tehsil and seller, so we fix no conversion for them. Convert every quote to acres or hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres) and read the area on the 7/12 before comparing two offers.

Connectivity

How Washim 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

Samruddhi MahamargInterchanges: Karanja Lad, Selu Bazar/Vanjoja, Malegaon (Jun 2025)

National highway length0 km (2010-11)

State highway length570 km (2010-11)

Onward roadsYavatmal, Akola, Nanded via Hingoli, Pusad, Jalna

By rail

Rail line in district51 km (2010-11)

Stations namedWashim (Khandwa–Purna line); Karanja (Murtijapur–Yavatmal line)

ServicesNot researched; check Indian Railways

By air

Nearest airports listedNanded and Amravati (district portal)

DistancesNot given on the portal

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

Open · final section June 2025 Samruddhi Mahamarg interchanges

Traffic study · Oct 2025 Narkhed–Washim rail link

Reported May 2018 · current status not confirmed Wardha–Nanded rail line

Open · final section June 2025

Samruddhi Mahamarg interchanges

The 701 km Mumbai–Nagpur expressway was completed with the 76 km Igatpuri–Amane section on 5 June 2025 (The Week, June 2025). A June 2025 report lists Washim interchanges at Karanja Lad, Selu Bazar (Vanjoja) and Malegaon (MyPunePulse, June 2025). In August 2026 MSRDC was reported to be seeking a GIS map and development models for land near its interchanges, with no district named (The Hitavada, August 2026).

Source: The Week, 5 Jun 2025; MyPunePulse, Jun 2025; The Hitavada, 24 Aug 2026

Length

701 km

Washim interchanges

3 named

Opened

5 Jun 2025

MSRDC plan

Sought (Aug 2026)

Land markets in the blast radius

Karanja
Malegaon
Selu Bazar

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Traffic study · Oct 2025

Narkhed–Washim rail link

The Hitavada reported on 27 October 2025 that Central Railway was studying a roughly 232 km line from Narkhed through Warud, Pulgaon and Karanja (Lad) to Washim, with Rs 0.35 crore sanctioned for a traffic study; no construction is approved and the route is described as possible (The Hitavada, October 2025).

Source: The Hitavada, 27 Oct 2025

Length

~232 km

Study cost

Rs 0.35 crore

Stage

Traffic study

Construction

Not approved

Land markets in the blast radius

Karanja
Washim

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Reported May 2018 · current status not confirmed

Wardha–Nanded rail line

NBM&CW reported in May 2018 that the 284 km Wardha–Yavatmal–Nanded broad-gauge line passes through Yavatmal and Washim, with land acquisition complete and tenders to follow (NBM&CW, May 2018). We found no later report, so treat the status as unknown.

Source: NBM&CW, 25 May 2018

Length

284 km

Report

May 2018

Acquisition

Reported complete

Status

CONFIRM

Land markets in the blast radius

Washim
Risod

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Agriculture & terrain

Soil, crops & water in Washim

A soybean, pulse and cotton district on medium and deep black soils, with Penganga drainage and groundwater classed safe in an older booklet.

🌾 Soil and crops

The CGWB booklet describes medium black soil (25–50 cm deep) over most plains and shallow black soil in hilly parts, with 2010-11 crop areas of soyabean 1,701 sq km, pulses 901, cotton 836 and jowar 487 (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013). The MSME-DI profile adds bajra, wheat, rice, tur, mango, sugarcane, oranges and betel leaf (MSME-DI Washim profile).

Soybean
Pulses
Cotton
Jowar

💧 Irrigation

The CGWB booklet gives a net irrigated area of 26,141 hectares for 2010-11 (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013), which is a small share of a district of about 5,140 sq km, so water access varies a lot by village; check each borewell and any dam or tank command.

Bore wells
Tanks
Dams

🌊 Rivers and forest

The Penganga is the main river, with the Adol, Aran, Kapsi, Nirguna and Mun also named (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013). Forest covers 355 sq km in the CGWB booklet and 330.95 sq km in the MSME-DI profile (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013; MSME-DI Washim profile); river-bank and hill parcels need a written status from the Forest Department and the Collector.

Penganga
Adol
Aran
Forest

💧 Rainfall & groundwater

Normal annual rainfall runs from 872 mm at Risod to 966 mm at Washim in the CGWB booklet, which puts groundwater development at 36% for 2008-09, from 27% in Mangrulpir to 41% in Karanja, with all talukas classed Safe (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013). That is old; the CGWB 2024 state assessment puts Maharashtra as a whole at 52.99% (CGWB, 2024), and we did not find Washim block figures for 2024.

📐 Measurement units

Revenue records use hectares; sellers quote acres and gunthas, and other local terms vary by tehsil, so convert every quote before comparing offers (1 hectare = 2.47 acres). Live wholesale 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

Washim vs. its neighbours

District / belt	Estimated land price* (per acre)	Basis
Washim — Samruddhi belt (Karanja, Malegaon)	₹12–35 lakh*	Indicative estimate; wide band
Washim — town fringe and Risod	₹8–20 lakh*	Indicative estimate; wide band
Washim — Mangrulpir, Manora, hilly south	₹4–12 lakh*	Indicative estimate; wide band
Akola	Not estimated here	See the Akola page
Hingoli	Not estimated here	See the Hingoli page
Buldhana	Not estimated here	See the Buldhana 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 Akola page, Hingoli page, Buldhana page, Yavatmal page and Amravati page for neighbouring Maharashtra districts. These districts also border Washim.

Fenced farm plot with boundary stones and soybean fields near Washim, Maharashtra

District report — Washim

Farmland India view

Why investors look at Washim

Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and several catalysts are still pending.

An expressway that is already open

The Samruddhi Mahamarg was completed on 5 June 2025 and a June 2025 report lists three Washim interchanges (MyPunePulse, June 2025). The district had no national highway in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Washim profile), so access has changed sharply.

Interchange land still being planned

MSRDC was reported in August 2026 to be seeking models for land near interchanges after an earlier sale attempt failed on price (The Hitavada, August 2026). The outcome for Washim is unknown.

Rail ideas, not rail projects

Narkhed–Washim is at traffic-study stage (The Hitavada, October 2025) and the 2018 Wardha–Nanded report has no later update (NBM&CW, May 2018). Do not price them in.

Farm land with safe groundwater in older data

Groundwater development was 36% in 2008-09 with every taluka Safe (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013); we found no current block data.

A paperwork-led market

Farmer-only purchase under section 63, the standard-area rule, MSRDC planning areas and zoning are all parcel-specific. The return case rests on location, title and permitted use, not on crop yield.

Browse reviewed land in Washim

Confirm land-use, tribal-land and Ready Reckoner status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.

STRAIGHT TALK

Risks & challenges in Washim

Read these before shortlisting in Washim specifically.

Farmer-only purchase

A non-farmer cannot assume a sale of agricultural land will stand: section 63 voids it unless an exception or Collector permission applies (Indian Kanoon, s.63), and the Revenue Minister repeated the farmer-only line in July 2026 (IANS, July 2026, reported). Check the buyer’s status first.

Expressway planning and acquisition

MSRDC’s planning authority is reported to cover about 1,800 sq km across 292 villages in 10 districts (The Hitavada, August 2026). Check whether a village is inside it before paying a deposit.

Forest and hill land

Forest covers 355 sq km in one profile and 330.95 sq km in another (CGWB Washim booklet, 2013; MSME-DI Washim profile). We found no notification text for Washim.

Announced is not delivered

The rail links are at study stage or have no recent update, and MSRDC’s plans for interchange land are not final. Price on today’s fundamentals.

Conversion and minimum area

Plain farm land stays bound by the standard-area rule, and the 2025-26 changes to section 42 are law-firm-reported summaries awaiting a Gazette check. Do not assume a plot can be split or built on.

Data conflicts and no deed series

Area, forest area and the national-highway figure differ between or predate the expressway in the official profiles we read, and the bands on this page are indicative estimates*, not deal prices. Collect registered comparables in the same revenue village before negotiating.

Who to contact

Local revenue, planning & forest offices

Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Tahsildar of the relevant tehsil (6 tehsils per the CGWB booklet), under the District Collector, Washim. Sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar, planning and zoning questions go to the planning authority or Town Planning office for the area, and forest status goes to the Forest Department’s divisional office. Land records are on the state land-records portal. We could open the district portal’s how-to-reach page but not its revenue pages, the IGR rate lookup or the land-records portal, so check them directly.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Washim.

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What does farm land cost in Washim?

Our estimate is about ₹4 lakh to ₹35 lakh per acre*, depending on the belt: roughly ₹12–35 lakh near the Samruddhi interchanges at Karanja, Malegaon and Selu Bazar, ₹8–20 lakh around Washim town and Risod, and ₹4–12 lakh in Mangrulpir, Manora and the hilly south. 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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