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Aerial view of agricultural land and farm fields near Tonk, Rajasthan

District guide

Buying Land in Tonk

A Banas-basin district on the Jaipur side of Rajasthan: a reported expressway acquisition in Niwai, Section 42 and groundwater checks, and no sourced price series.

  • 7,194 sq km

    Area

  • 14.2 lakh

    Population (Census 2011)

  • 7

    Tehsils

  • 342 km, acquisition under way

    Beawar–Bharatpur expressway

*Indicative range across districts and land types. Stamp duty, registration and conversion charges are additional. Local measurement units vary — every listing states the unit it is priced in. Not a valuation or an offer.

Apna Khata — Rajasthan Land Records Portal

District land record — Tonk

Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk

State

Rajasthan (east-central; one of the 41 districts after the December 2024 decision)

Sub-divisions

7 tehsils (Tonk, Peeplu, Newai, Deoli, Uniyara, Malpura, Toda Raisingh) and 2 sub-tehsils the profile does not name (MSME-DI Brief Industrial Profile, Tonk; Newai is also spelt Niwai in news reports; the district portal did not return its content)

Key markets

Tonk city · Malpura · Niwai · Deoli · Uniara · Peeplu · Toda Raisingh

Demand anchors

Jaipur proximity (profile: about 100 km) · proposed Beawar–Bharatpur expressway with land acquisition under way in Niwai · Bisalpur Dam and Banas irrigation

Rail

4 railway stations in the district in 2010-11 (MSME-DI profile); services not sourced

Size and population

7,194 sq km (the profile also prints 7.16 and 7.19 lakh hectares in other tables) · 14,21,711 people at Census 2011 (MSME-DI profile)

Pricing unit

₹/acre or ₹/hectare (farmland)

Local units

Local land units vary by tehsil and village; convert every quote to acres or hectares before comparing offers

Land records portal

Apna Khata / eDharti land-records system (named in the NeGD listing; portal not opened for this page)

District overview

Tonk — a Banas-basin district on the Jaipur side with an expressway acquisition under way

Tonk is a district of 7,194 sq km in east-central Rajasthan, with 14,21,711 people at Census 2011 (MSME-DI profile). The profile lists seven tehsils (Tonk, Peeplu, Newai, Deoli, Uniyara, Malpura, Toda Raisingh) and two sub-tehsils, puts the district on National Highway 12 (the old number) about 100 km from Jaipur and records four railway stations. It dates from 2008-09 to 2010-11, and Tonk was not among the districts scrapped in December 2024 (Scroll, December 2024); the district portal did not return content when we tried it.

We publish no per-acre price band for Tonk. No official or news source we opened gave a district land price, and listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals. The dated pricing signals are state-wide: Patrika reported DLC rises of up to 50% on irrigated rural land in December 2024 (Patrika, December 2024) and of 5% to 49% in listed areas from 3 August 2026 (Patrika, August 2026). We found no Tonk-specific schedule. DLC rates are registration floors, not market prices.

The land story is the proposed Beawar–Bharatpur greenfield expressway, 342 km and about Rs 14,000 crore, which Patrika reports will cross Ajmer, Jaipur, Tonk, Dausa and Sawai Madhopur and needs 3,175 hectares (Patrika, April 2026). In Tonk the reported acquisition is in the Niwai sub-division (Patrika, October 2025). The rest of the district is farmland on the Banas system: the profile calls the soils fertile but somewhat sandy, with limited subsoil water, and the Bisalpur Dam is the major irrigation source.

  • Tonk city
  • Malpura
  • Niwai
  • Deoli
  • Uniara
  • Banas river
Locator map of Tonk district in Rajasthan

Transaction costs

Stamp duty & registration in Tonk

Up to 20%

Surcharge on stamp duty

Cow-protection surcharge, Section 3-B, Stamp Act 1998; cap raised from 10% in 2018

DLC

Valuation basis

Patrika reported in August 2026 that duty and fee follow DLC rates

Not traced

Base duty and fee

Sale-deed rates could not be traced to an official page or a news report

Rajasthan's stamp rules apply in Tonk as elsewhere in the state. The surcharge cap was raised from 10% to 20% by the Rajasthan Stamp (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (PRS, Bill 18 of 2018; The Tribune, September 2018); the rate notified today is not confirmed, and the base stamp duty and registration fee for a sale deed could not be traced, so none is quoted. Deeds are registered through the ePanjiyan system (NeGD listing). Patrika reported in December 2024 that agricultural registrations moved to hectares and DLC rates rose by up to 50% on irrigated rural land (Patrika, December 2024), in November 2025 that the peri-urban municipal threshold for the residential DLC rate was raised from under 1,000 to under 2,000 sq m (Patrika, November 2025), and in August 2026 that rates rose 5% to 49% in listed areas from 3 August (Patrika, August 2026); we found no Tonk-specific schedule. Since July 2024, Rule 57 of the Stamp Rules lets the registering officer inspect land and value open land and structures separately (TeamLease RegTech, July 2024). The Tonk Sub-Registrar can give the schedule in force.

Know the belt

What is moving prices in Tonk

No district price series was found. The notes below record what is known about how the market is shaped, with every figure dated.

Niwai (Newai) sub-division

Reported acquisition and transaction bar

Patrika reported in October 2025 a preliminary acquisition notification for 18 villages for the Bharatpur–Beawar Expressway and a Collector's bar on sale, purchase, registration and land-use change on the affected land (Patrika, October 2025). The report says compensation rates will be shared with farmers at gram panchayat camps, where objections are also collected.

Check: whether the khasra is on the list, the current order and the compensation rate.

Beawar–Bharatpur corridor

342 km, about Rs 14,000 crore, proposed

Patrika reported on 20 April 2026 that the greenfield expressway would cross Ajmer, Jaipur, Tonk, Dausa and Sawai Madhopur, that 3,175 hectares were required and that acquisition was under way, with Social Impact Assessment hearings scheduled in Sawai Madhopur villages (Patrika, April 2026). The report names no Tonk villages beyond the Niwai area.

Check: the alignment against the khasra with NHAI before pricing a parcel on it.

Bisalpur and Banas irrigation

Existing irrigation, older source

The MSME-DI profile says the Bisalpur Dam, about 17 km from Deoli, was planned to irrigate Deoli, Tonk and Uniyara tehsils, that Tordi Sagar irrigates over 5,000 hectares and Bhairon Sagar about 1,295 hectares (MSME-DI profile). Irrigated land and dry land are priced and ceiling-treated differently.

Check: whether the parcel is irrigated, and by what source, in the revenue record.

Asking prices

No sourced price series

Listing-site asking prices for Tonk could not be traced to registered deals, so none are shown. The DLC rate is the only official reference and it is a floor for registration, not what a seller will accept.

Check: registered sale deeds in the same revenue estate before negotiating.

Units

Land in Tonk is quoted in local units that differ between tehsils and between sellers. The revenue record states area in hectares or acres, so convert any quote to acres or hectares and confirm the share of the khata being sold. We did not open a revenue manual for local unit definitions, so ask the Patwari.

Connectivity

How Tonk connects — road, rail and air

Distances to Jaipur and Delhi are not given beyond the profile's own figure, because no other official or news source was found. Journey times vary with traffic and road works.

By road

National highways186.70 km in the district (2008-09)
State highways219.50 km (2008-09)
JaipurAbout 100 km via National Highway 12, old numbering (MSME-DI profile)
Beawar–Bharatpur expressway342 km proposed; acquisition under way

By air

Airport in the districtNone found in the sources read
Nearest scheduled flightsNot sourced

By rail

Railway stations4 in the district (2010-11)
Services and timetableNot sourced
New linesNone found in the sources read
MetroNo metro project found in the sources read

The practical question is the last leg from the highway to the parcel; ask for the access road in the revenue record. Full Rajasthan rules for buyers from outside the state: Rajasthan agricultural land rules.

Growth catalysts

Upcoming infrastructure & developments

Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items marked confirm have a single or an older source.

01Open or inaugurated

02In progress or pending

Land acquisition under way · reported Apr 2026 Beawar–Bharatpur greenfield expressway
Preliminary notification · reported Oct 2025 Niwai sub-division land acquisition
Existing irrigation source · older source Bisalpur Dam and Banas irrigation
Land acquisition under way · reported Apr 2026

Beawar–Bharatpur greenfield expressway

A 342 km greenfield expressway estimated at about Rs 14,000 crore, which Patrika reported on 20 April 2026 will traverse Ajmer, Jaipur, Tonk, Dausa and Sawai Madhopur and needs 3,175 hectares, with acquisition under way and sale, purchase and land-use change barred in earmarked villages (Patrika, April 2026). The report gives no construction start or completion date, and no length or village list for the Tonk section, so confirm the alignment with NHAI before pricing a parcel on it.

Source: Patrika, 20 Apr 2026

Length

342 km

Cost (reported)

About Rs 14,000 crore

Land needed

3,175 ha

Status

Acquisition under way

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Niwai
  • Tonk
  • Malpura
Preliminary notification · reported Oct 2025

Niwai sub-division land acquisition

Patrika reported on 27 October 2025 that land in 18 villages of the Niwai sub-division would be acquired for the expressway, that a preliminary notification had been issued, that a joint Revenue Department and NHAI team had begun demarcation and survey, and that the District Collector had barred sale, purchase, registration, land-use change and new development on the affected land (Patrika, October 2025). The report lists 17 village names; we do not reproduce them. Whether the bar is still in force is a CONFIRM item.

Source: Patrika, 27 Oct 2025

Sub-division

Niwai

Villages

18 (reported)

Notification

Preliminary

Bar on sale

Reported; confirm

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Niwai
Existing irrigation source · older source

Bisalpur Dam and Banas irrigation

The MSME-DI profile says the Bisalpur Dam, about 17 km from Deoli, was planned to irrigate Deoli, Tonk and Uniyara tehsils, that the Banas, about 400 km long, enters the district at Negdia in Deoli tehsil, and that Tordi Sagar irrigates over 5,000 hectares (MSME-DI profile). The profile is undated on these points, and we found no current command-area figure.

Source: MSME-DI Brief Industrial Profile, Tonk

Dam

Bisalpur

Banas length

About 400 km

Tordi Sagar

5,000+ ha

Data

Older profile

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Deoli
  • Tonk
  • Uniara

Agriculture & terrain

Soil, crops & water in Tonk

Fertile but somewhat sandy soils on the Banas system, where Bisalpur and village tanks irrigate and subsoil water is limited.

🌾 Banas plains (Tonk, Deoli, Uniara)

The MSME-DI profile calls the soils fertile but somewhat sandy with limited subsoil water, and gives a cultivable area of 460,913 hectares in 2010-11; it lists no crops or cropped areas, so we give none (MSME-DI profile). Agriculture and animal husbandry are named as the main occupations.

  • Banas plains
  • Bisalpur command
  • Tordi Sagar

🌊 River belt

The rivers and streams belong to the Banas system, more or less non-perennial. The Banas enters at Negdia in Deoli tehsil, with the Mashi, Sohadra, Khari, Daian, Bandi and Galwa as tributaries (MSME-DI profile). Ask for flood and channel history on any low-lying parcel.

  • Banas
  • Mashi
  • Khari

⛏️ Mineral belt

The profile reports garnet, silica sand, quartz and soapstone in abundance, with feldspar, mica and corundum in smaller amounts, and 2010-11 output of bajri, building stone, quartz and granite (MSME-DI profile). Leases and riverbed extraction can limit use of neighbouring land.

  • Garnet
  • Bajri
  • Quartz

💧 Water & rainfall

The MSME-DI profile gives average annual rainfall of 61.36 cm, falling from south-east to north-west, with about 93% from June to September; elsewhere the same profile prints 62 mm, so treat the figure as approximate (MSME-DI profile). Tordi Sagar irrigates over 5,000 hectares and Bhairon Sagar about 1,295 hectares. Statewide, CGWB 2024 puts extraction at 149.86%, with 214 of 302 assessment units over-exploited; its tables name no Tonk blocks, and it lists Tonk among districts with sporadic high conductivity, fluoride, nitrate and uranium (CGWB, Rajasthan 2024). Test the borewell for yield and quality before assuming irrigation or a farmhouse supply.

📐 Measurement units

Local land units differ by tehsil and village. Convert every quote to acres or hectares before comparing two offers. Crop income is modest next to land values near a corridor, so price a parcel on its location, legal status and permitted use, not on crop yield. We did not open a mandi price page for this district.

At a glance

Tonk vs. its neighbours

District / beltPrice band* (per acre)Evidence
Tonk — districtNo sourced price seriesNo figure used on this page
JaipurNo sourced price seriesNo figure used on this page
AjmerNo sourced price seriesNo figure used on this page
Sawai MadhopurNo sourced price seriesNo figure used on this page

*Collector (DLC) rates are registration floors, not market prices, and no district rate was sourced for any of these districts. Neighbours are listed from general geography; the district portal did not open to check boundaries. The Beawar–Bharatpur expressway is reported to cross Ajmer, Jaipur, Tonk, Dausa and Sawai Madhopur. See the Jaipur page, the Ajmer page and the Sawai Madhopur page for the surrounding belt.

Farmhouse plot with boundary stones near Tonk, Rajasthan

District report — Tonk

Farmland India view

Why investors look at Tonk

Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and the main catalyst is still in land acquisition.

A Jaipur-side district

The MSME-DI profile puts Tonk about 100 km from Jaipur on the national highway. That is a profile figure, not a measured drive, so a buyer should time the actual trip to the parcel.

An expressway that is still on paper for most buyers

The Beawar–Bharatpur expressway is reported at 342 km and about Rs 14,000 crore with acquisition under way. No construction start is reported, so this desk reads it as a catalyst to watch, not a basis for a premium.

Irrigation is a real differentiator

Parcels commanded by Bisalpur or a village tank are a different product from dry land. The revenue record should show the source of irrigation.

Acquisition creates a two-speed market

Land inside the reported Niwai acquisition cannot be freely transacted while a bar stands; land just outside is not covered. The line between them is parcel-specific.

A market that rewards paperwork

With acquisition lists, Section 42, lease and riverbed questions all parcel-specific, a buyer who documents each one is better placed than one relying on a broker summary. The return case is location and permitted use, not crop yield.

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STRAIGHT TALK

Risks & challenges in Tonk

Read these before shortlisting in Tonk specifically.

Reported acquisition and sale bar

A Collector's bar on sale, registration and land-use change was reported for 18 Niwai villages in October 2025. Ask the Tehsildar whether the khasra is covered and whether the order still stands.

Expressway not yet delivered

The Beawar–Bharatpur expressway has acquisition under way but no reported construction date. Price on today's fundamentals.

Section 42 on SC/ST khatedar land

A sale by an SC member to a non-SC person, or an ST member to a non-ST person, is void under Section 42(b). Read the seller's community from the jamabandi.

Limited subsoil water and water quality

The profile notes limited subsoil water, and CGWB 2024 lists Tonk among districts with sporadic high conductivity, fluoride, nitrate and uranium. Test the borewell before assuming irrigation.

Mining and riverbed

Bajri, building stone and mineral leases operate in the district, and the Banas system is non-perennial but can carry floods. Ask for lease and flood status in writing.

DLC churn

Rajasthan reported DLC rises of 5% to 49% in listed areas from 3 August 2026; we found no Tonk schedule. Check the rate in force for the village on the sale-deed date.

No sourced price series

We use no listing-site prices for Tonk, and DLC rates are only a floor. Collect registered comparables before negotiating.

Who to contact

Local revenue, planning & registration offices

Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Tehsildar of the relevant tehsil (Tonk, Peeplu, Newai or Niwai, Deoli, Uniyara, Malpura, Toda Raisingh), as listed in the MSME-DI profile; the profile is old, so ask the District Collector's office for the current list. Acquisition and land-freeze questions for the expressway go to the Tehsildar and the NHAI project office named in the notification. Conversion for non-agricultural use goes to the authority named in the 2007 rural conversion rules, by use and size. Sale-deed registration is handled by the local Sub-Registrar through ePanjiyan (NeGD listing). The Tonk district portal and the Rajasthan revenue and registration sites did not return content when we tried them, so check them directly.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

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

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What does land cost in Tonk?

We publish no per-acre band for Tonk because no official or news source gave a district land price and listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals. The dated pricing signals are state-wide: Patrika reported DLC rises of up to 50% on irrigated rural land in December 2024 and of 5% to 49% in listed areas from 3 August 2026. DLC rates are registration floors, not market prices, and we found no Tonk-specific schedule.

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Sources and references

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Further reading

Data-currency note: area, population, tehsils, roads, rail and mineral figures come from an MSME-DI profile with 2008-09 to 2010-11 data and Census 2011, and several of its figures conflict; groundwater is the state-wide CGWB 2024 report; expressway statuses are Patrika reports read in October 2026 and change quickly. District portal and state revenue sites did not return content. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.

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