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District guide
Buying Land in Yavatmal
A Vidarbha cotton district with a Wardha–Nanded rail line under construction, a Shaktipeeth Expressway at survey stage, a large forest belt, and an estimated land price* that varies widely by tehsil.
about 13,584 sq km
Area (MSME-DI)
16
Tehsils
₹2–20 lakh per acre
Estimated land price*
284 km, tunnels complete Aug 2026
Wardha–Nanded rail line
*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 — Yavatmal
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Maharashtra (Vidarbha region, Amravati division on our reading)
Sub-divisions
Sixteen tehsils: Yavatmal, Kalamb, Babhulgaon, Arni, Darwha, Digras, Ner, Kelapur, Ghatanji, Ralegaon, Wani, Maregaon, Zari-Jamani, Pusad, Umarkhed and Mahagaon (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). The district portal opened but lists no tehsils
Key markets
Yavatmal and Darwha · Kalamb and Ralegaon · Pusad, Digras and Umarkhed · Wani and Ghatanji · Kelapur
Demand anchors
Wardha–Nanded rail line via Yavatmal and Pusad (under construction) · Shaktipeeth Expressway (notified, survey stage) · cotton and ginning cluster
Rail
149 km of rail line in 2010-11 (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile); the current station and train list was not opened
Size and population
About 13,584 sq km; 2,458,271 people in the 2001 Census, 81.4% rural (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). The Census 2011 table was not opened
Estimated land price*
₹2–20 lakh per acre depending on the belt (indicative; see the note under the price table)
Pricing unit
₹/acre or ₹/hectare (farm land) · ₹/sq m or ₹/guntha (Ready Reckoner for plots)
Local units
Hectares, acres and gunthas in records (1 guntha is about 1,089 sq ft; 40 gunthas to the acre); local terms vary by tehsil, so convert any quote
Land records portal
Mahabhumi (7/12, 8A and ferfar extracts); the portal was not opened for this page, so check records there
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Maharashtra page and apply to every district within it.
Yavatmal — 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
Yavatmal — district-specific notes
The Maharashtra state page applies to Yavatmal in full. The notes below are district-specific; the state-wide rules are summarised once and linked to their sources. Statute texts were read from legal-database copies and law-firm notes; the Mahabhumi portal and Revenue Department pages could not be opened.
⚠ Farmer-only purchase: 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 or the Collector’s permission applies (Indian Kanoon text of section 63), and on 8 July 2026 the Revenue Minister said only recognised farmers may buy (IANS, July 2026). We could not confirm from the sources opened which of the 1948 Act and the Vidarbha Region Act of 1958 applies to a given survey number, so our reading is that Vidarbha districts run on the parallel Vidarbha Act; ask an advocate to check. The Supreme Court held in 1978 that whether a buyer is an agriculturist is for the Mamlatdar (Manupat case guide).
⚠ Non-agricultural use: the Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, notified on 31 December 2025, substituted section 42, so a use allowed by a Development Plan or Regional Plan needs the planning authority’s permission rather than the Collector’s, and a one-time premium under section 47 applies (JSA, March 2026; Khaitan & Co, February 2026). Neither note says it changes section 63, so our reading is that a non-farmer still cannot buy agricultural land first and convert it later. CONFIRM against the Gazette.
⚠ Plot size: the Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 restricts sales below a notified standard area, reported as about a quarter acre for bagayat and half an acre for jirayat land outside corporation and council limits (Conventus Law summary); the December 2025 Act regularises past transfers only inside listed urban and planning zones (TeamLease RegTech). Plain farm land outside those zones stays bound by the standard area. CONFIRM the 2023 notification.
⚠ Ceiling and tribal sellers: the Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 caps a family unit’s holding, from 18 to 54 acres by land class in a 2011 summary (BCAJ, April 2011), and a sale by a Scheduled Tribe member also falls under the Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974 (section 63-1A text). Ask for the seller’s status in writing and check the current ceiling schedule.
⚠ Forest and sanctuary land: about 2,178 sq km of the district was forest in 2010-11, nearly one-fifth of the area, concentrated in Pusad, Digras, Ghatanji, Maregaon and Yavatmal tehsils (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). The profile gives no sanctuary, tiger-reserve buffer or eco-sensitive-zone boundary, and we found no district-specific notification in the sources opened. Ask the Forest Department’s divisional office for a written status on any survey number near a forest block.
⚠ Scheduled Areas and tribal holders: the profile gives no tribal or Scheduled Area information, and we did not find a list of notified tribal villages for Yavatmal. Some tehsils may fall in a notified Scheduled Area, which would add a Governor’s-regulation layer to any sale by a tribal holder; ask the Collector’s office whether the village is notified and whether the recorded holder is a Scheduled Tribe member before paying a deposit.
⚠ Rail and highway acquisition: the Wardha–Nanded line runs through Wardha, Yavatmal, Washim, Hingoli and Nanded, and land acquisition was reported complete in 2018 (NBM&CW, May 2018); the Shaktipeeth Expressway route passes through Yavatmal, with joint surveys in 298 of 409 villages across 13 districts (reported) (Swarajya, June 2026). Check any survey number against both alignments.
Read the full state-wise land laws guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Section 63 farmer-only bar
- Vidarbha Act (our reading)
- Forest land
- Scheduled Areas (check)
- Rail and expressway acquisition
District overview
Yavatmal — a cotton district with a new rail line and a Vidarbha forest belt
Yavatmal district covers about 13,584 sq km, about 4.4% of Maharashtra, with sixteen tehsils and about one-fifth of its area under forest; the profile describes the climate as extreme and dry and lists eight dams, among them Isapur, Pusad, Navargaon and Waghadi (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). The district portal names cotton as the main cash crop, with collection centres, ginning factories and textile mills (Yavatmal district portal).
We found no registered-deed series or district Ready Reckoner figure for farm land. The statewide Ready Reckoner was left unchanged for 2026-27 after a 3.36% rural rise in 2025-26 (reported) (The Hitavada, April 2026; IANS, April 2026). The bands on this page, from about ₹2 lakh to ₹20 lakh per acre*, are wide and indicative; the Yavatmal–Darwha–Kalamb belt sits at the top and the forest-edge tehsils at the bottom.
The rail line is the main story. A 79 km Yavatmal–Digras section of the Wardha–Nanded line was reported at ₹934 crore in December 2020 (NBM&CW, December 2020), and all five tunnels on the Yavatmal–Pusad stretch, 7.64 km in total, were reported complete in August 2026 (Indian Infrastructure, August 2026). The Shaktipeeth Expressway also passes through the district but has reached only survey stage (reported) (Swarajya, June 2026).
- Yavatmal
- Darwha
- Kalamb
- Pusad
- Digras
- Wani
- Kelapur
- Wardha–Nanded rail line
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Yavatmal
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 (Maharashtra Stamp Act)
4%
Gram panchayat and other areas
of market value in the same Act text, where most agricultural land falls (Maharashtra Stamp Act)
These are the state figures from a reproduction of Article 25 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 amended to May 2019 (text); we found no district-specific rate and did not open a current schedule, since the Inspector General of Registration home page and Citizen’s Charter give no rate table (IGR Maharashtra). The additional 1% for metro and infrastructure was still mentioned in April 2025 (Business Standard, April 2025). The grantee bears the duty unless agreed otherwise, and an understated value draws the shortfall plus 2% a month, capped at four times the deficit (Maharashtra Stamp Act PDF, IGR). The Ready Reckoner was left unchanged for 2026-27 statewide (The Hitavada, April 2026) after a 3.36% rural rise in 2025-26 (IANS, April 2026); we found no Yavatmal-specific rate figure. A May 2026 report of a stamp-duty exemption on land purchases did not say which purchases it covers (Nation Press, May 2026). CONFIRM the current schedule and the rate for the survey number with the Sub-Registrar.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Yavatmal
Ready Reckoner reports and corridor news, plus wide indicative price bands marked *. No registered-deed series was found.
Yavatmal, Darwha and Kalamb belt
Estimated land price*: ₹6–20 lakh per acre
The Wardha–Nanded line runs through the district (NBM&CW, May 2018) and construction is reported on the Yavatmal–Pusad stretch (Indian Infrastructure, August 2026); the sources we opened do not name stations, so station-town premiums are unproven. We found no dated rate or award, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: whether the survey number is on the rail alignment or a station approach, and the access road in the 7/12.
Pusad, Digras and Umarkhed
Estimated land price*: ₹4–14 lakh per acre
The Yavatmal–Digras section was put at 79 km and ₹934 crore (reported December 2020), and Pusad, Digras and Ghatanji hold much of the district’s forest (NBM&CW, December 2020; MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). We found no dated rate, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: forest status, rail acquisition status and water access.
Ralegaon, Ghatanji, Wani and Ner farm belts
Estimated land price*: ₹3–10 lakh per acre
Wani has a lime cluster and Nilapar and Lalguda a ginning and pressing cluster, and the profile lists coal, limestone and dolomite among the district’s minerals (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). Mining and lease land can sit next to farm plots, so the band is wide.
Check: mining lease or coal-block status of the survey number and the access road.
Kelapur, Maregaon and Zari-Jamani forest edge
Estimated land price*: ₹2–8 lakh per acre
Forest-edge and tribal-holder parcels sell on access and legal status more than on soil, and the Shaktipeeth route also crosses the district (reported) (Swarajya, June 2026). We found no dated rate, so the band is a wide, indicative range.
Check: Scheduled Area and tribal-holder status, forest status and the access road.
Ready Reckoner 2026-27
Unchanged statewide (reported, Apr 2026)
The state kept 2026-27 rates at 2025-26 levels after a 3.89% average and 3.36% rural rise in 2025-26 (reported) (The Hitavada, April 2026; Business Standard, April 2025). No Yavatmal-specific farm-land rate was found.
Check: the rate in force for the village on the deed date.
Units: acres, hectares, gunthas
Maharashtra records use hectares, acres and gunthas; a guntha is about 1,089 sq ft, so an acre is 40 gunthas on our arithmetic (The Week, July 2025). Local terms vary by tehsil and village, so we do not fix a conversion for them. Convert every quote to acres or hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres) and read the area in the 7/12 extract before comparing offers.
Connectivity
How Yavatmal connects — road, rail and air
Only items with a source are listed; train timetables 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 or a future station to the parcel; ask for the access road in the 7/12 and the village map. 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
03In progress or pending
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Yavatmal
A cotton district with about one-fifth of its area under forest, eight dams and coal and limestone beneath the plateau.
🌾 Soil and crops
The district portal names cotton as the main cash crop, with ginning factories and textile mills (Yavatmal district portal). The MSME-DI profile lists exports of cotton bales and yarn and clusters for ginning and pressing at Nilapar and Lalguda, and describes black masonry stone on the plateau; it gives no soil classes or crop areas (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile).
- Cotton
- Ginning
- Yarn
- Forest produce
💧 Irrigation
The profile lists eight dams (Isapur, Kayar, Saikhed, Pusad, Navargaon, Devgaon, Gokhi and Waghadi) with the Arunavati dam under development, but gives no irrigated area (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). Water access varies a lot by village, so ask for the canal command and well records.
- Dams
- Canals
- Wells
- Rainfed
🌊 Forest and minerals
About 2,178 sq km was forest in 2010-11, and the district had coal (15.9 million tonnes), limestone, dolomite and shale (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). Forest, mining and lease land need a written status from the Forest Department and the Collector.
- Teak
- Bamboo
- Coal
- Limestone
💧 Rainfall & groundwater
The profile calls the climate extreme and dry and gives no rainfall figure (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). The CGWB 2024 statewide stage of development is 52.99% (CGWB, 2024); we did not open the CGWB Yavatmal booklet or the 2024 Yavatmal taluka table, and IMD tables were not opened.
📐 Measurement units
Land is recorded in hectares, acres and gunthas; local units 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
Yavatmal vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Estimated land price* (per acre) | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Yavatmal — Yavatmal, Darwha, Kalamb belt | ₹6–20 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Yavatmal — Pusad, Digras, Umarkhed | ₹4–14 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Yavatmal — Ralegaon, Ghatanji, Wani, Ner | ₹3–10 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Yavatmal — Kelapur, Maregaon, Zari-Jamani | ₹2–8 lakh* | Indicative estimate; wide band |
| Wardha | Not estimated here | See the Wardha page |
| Washim | Not estimated here | See the Washim page |
| Nanded | Not estimated here | See the Nanded page |
| Hingoli | Not estimated here | See the Hingoli 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 Wardha, Washim, Nanded, Hingoli, Amravati and Chandrapur pages for neighbouring districts.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Yavatmal
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and several catalysts are still pending.
A rail line with tunnels complete
All five tunnels on the Yavatmal–Pusad stretch were reported complete in August 2026 (Indian Infrastructure, August 2026). That is progress on a line first reported with land acquired in 2018, not a running service, so price on today’s access.
An expressway at survey stage
The Shaktipeeth Expressway passes through the district and surveys were beginning in 298 villages (reported) (Swarajya, June 2026). It has no construction start in the report.
Cotton and industry
Cotton is the main cash crop, with ginning and a lime cluster at Wani (Yavatmal district portal; MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). The return case rests on location and permitted use, not crop income.
A statewide rate freeze
The Ready Reckoner was unchanged for 2026-27 (The Hitavada, April 2026). A Ready Reckoner rate is a floor for duty, not a forecast.
A paperwork-led market
Farmer status, Scheduled Area status, forest and mining land and the Vidarbha-Act question are all parcel-specific.
Confirm land-use, farmer-status and Ready Reckoner details directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Yavatmal
Read these before shortlisting in Yavatmal specifically.
Farmer-only purchase
A sale to a non-agriculturist is invalid under section 63 unless an exception or permission applies (Indian Kanoon text), and the Revenue Minister said in July 2026 that buyers must show farmer status (IANS, July 2026).
Forest and mining land
About one-fifth of the district is forest and the profile lists coal, limestone and dolomite (MSME-DI Yavatmal profile). We found no sanctuary or buffer notification; ask the Forest Department and the Collector.
Tribal and Scheduled Area land
A sale by a Scheduled Tribe member falls under the 1974 restoration Act (section 63-1A text). We did not find a Yavatmal list of notified villages, so ask the Collector in writing.
Rail and expressway acquisition
Land on the Wardha–Nanded or Shaktipeeth alignments can be acquired (NBM&CW, May 2018; Swarajya, June 2026). Check the survey number against both before paying a deposit.
Plot size and conversion
Land below the standard area cannot be sold freely (Conventus Law summary), and non-agricultural use now runs through planning permission and a section 47 premium (JSA, March 2026).
Data conflicts and no deed series
Population and land-use figures are old, the profile’s land-use total does not match its stated area, and the bands on this page are indicative estimates*, not deal prices. Collect registered comparables in the same village.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Mutation, the 7/12 extract and permissions go through the Tahsildar of the relevant tehsil (Yavatmal, Kalamb, Babhulgaon, Arni, Darwha, Digras, Ner, Kelapur, Ghatanji, Ralegaon, Wani, Maregaon, Zari-Jamani, Pusad, Umarkhed and Mahagaon per the MSME-DI profile), under the District Collector, Yavatmal; the Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records runs the digital record system (Elets, February 2025). Sale deeds are registered with the local Sub-Registrar under the Inspector General of Registration, and forest status goes to the Forest Department’s divisional office. Digitally signed 7/12, 8A and ferfar extracts carry legal validity with a QR code and a Rs 15 fee (Free Press Journal, December 2025). We could not open the Mahabhumi land-records portal or the Revenue Department pages, so check them directly.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Yavatmal.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
What does farm land cost in Yavatmal?
Our estimate is about ₹2 lakh to ₹20 lakh per acre*, depending on the tehsil: roughly ₹6–20 lakh in the Yavatmal–Darwha–Kalamb belt, ₹4–14 lakh around Pusad, Digras and Umarkhed, ₹3–10 lakh in Ralegaon, Ghatanji, Wani and Ner, and ₹2–8 lakh on the Kelapur, Maregaon and Zari-Jamani forest edge. These are wide, rounded, indicative estimates, not a valuation or an offer. Prices vary by plot, road access and title, so check the Ready Reckoner rate with the Sub-Registrar.
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Can anyone buy agricultural land in Yavatmal?
Not freely. Section 63 of the Tenancy Act voids a sale to a non-agriculturist unless an exception or the Collector’s permission applies, and the Revenue Minister said on 8 July 2026 that buyers must show farmer status (IANS). Vidarbha districts may run on the parallel Vidarbha Region Act, which we could not confirm, so ask an advocate to read the 7/12 and the law that applies.
03 of 04
What is the status of the Wardha–Nanded rail line?
Indian Infrastructure reported on 12 August 2026 that all five tunnels on the Yavatmal–Pusad stretch, 7.64 km in total, were complete; a December 2020 report put the 79 km Yavatmal–Digras section at ₹934 crore. We found no dated opening target for the whole 284 km line, so confirm with Indian Railways.
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Do forest, mining or Scheduled Area rules affect Yavatmal parcels?
They can. About one-fifth of the district was forest in 2010-11, and the MSME-DI profile lists coal, limestone and dolomite. We found no sanctuary notification or list of notified tribal villages, so ask the Forest Department and the Collector for a written status on any parcel near a forest block, mine or tribal village.
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Sources and references
Law and courts
- Section 63 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (text), Indian Kanoon
- Section 63-1A of the same Act (text), Indian Kanoon
- Section 43 of the same Act (text), Indian Kanoon
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 with amendments to 2018, PRS Legislative Research copy
- Act 67 of 1948 record page, India Code
- 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 Land Revenue Code Second Amendment, JSA Prism, Mar 2026
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026, JSA Prism, Jun 2026
- MLRC Amendment note, Khaitan & Co, 23 Feb 2026
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 (amended to May 2019), text
- Maharashtra Stamp Act (amended 3 Jun 2022), Inspector General of Registration
Government
- District industrial profile, Yavatmal, MSME-DI (2012-13; land, roads and rail 2007-11)
- Yavatmal district portal (economy page; home page opened)
- Dynamic ground water resources of Maharashtra, Central Ground Water Board, 2024
- RBI Master Direction on immovable assets in India (NRI and OCI buyers)
- Inspector General of Registration, Maharashtra (home page)
- Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records, Elets, Feb 2025
- Digital 7/12, 8A and ferfar extracts get legal validity, Free Press Journal, Dec 2025
- Only farmers can buy agricultural land, Revenue Minister, IANS via The Hawk, 8 Jul 2026
- Agmarknet (not opened for this page)
News
- Govt speeds up 284 km Wardha–Nanded rail line, NBM&CW, 25 May 2018
- Railway expedites works on Rs 934 cr Yavatmal–Digras line, NBM&CW, 18 Dec 2020
- Tunnel-1 breakthrough on Wardha–Nanded new line via Yavatmal–Pusad, Indian Infrastructure, 12 Aug 2026
- Shaktipeeth Expressway final notification, Swarajya, 14 Jun 2026
- State opts for status quo in Ready Reckoner rates, The Hitavada, 1 Apr 2026
- Ready Reckoner status quo for 2026-27, IANS via Investment Guru India, Apr 2026
- Maharashtra hikes Ready Reckoner rates 2025-26, Business Standard, Apr 2025
Further reading
- Recent amendments to the Fragmentation Act, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas via Conventus Law
- Fragmentation Amendment Act 2025, TeamLease RegTech, Dec 2025
- Maharashtra land bill: legacy urban plot sale, King Stubb & Kasiva, 2026
- Agricultural land laws: Ceiling Act 1961, Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal, Apr 2011
- Gundaji Satwaji Shinde v. Ramchandra Bhikaji Joshi, Supreme Court, 5 Dec 1978, Manupat case guide
- Assignment of agricultural land by will, Supreme Court, LiveLaw, Jun 2020
- Maharashtra Assembly on land law and plot regularisation, The Week, 9 Jul 2025
- Cabinet waives registration fee on agricultural land partition deeds, Free Press Journal, May 2025
- Maharashtra waives stamp duty on land buys, Nation Press, May 2026
- Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2025-26, Government of Maharashtra
- Dynamic ground water resources of Maharashtra, Central Ground Water Board, 2024
- Maharashtra state profile, Invest India
- Maharashtra state profile, Maharashtra SDMA
Data-currency note: area, tehsils, forest and mineral figures come from the MSME-DI profile (2012-13), whose land-use total does not match its stated area; population is from the 2001 Census. Rail reports span 2018 to 2026 and the latest dated one is used; infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly. 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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