Buying Land in Shrawasti

Shrawasti — land purchase legal rules

⚠ Two checks come before any advance in Uttar Pradesh: the Revenue Code limit of 5.0586 hectares (about 12.5 acres) on what one person can acquire by purchase or gift, and the registry position in the DNGIR villages near Noida, where a purchase halt was reported in January 2024 and no later word was found. UP Revenue Code 2006, section 89; Sakshi Post, January 2024.

Shrawasti — district-specific notes

⚠ Shrawasti borders Nepal. We found no source on any border-area, forest-adjacent or Terai restriction that applies to private agricultural parcels here, so ask the Tehsildar and the Sub-Registrar in writing whether anything beyond the state rules on the state page applies to the khasra. The conversion rule changed in 2026. The state cabinet cleared an ordinance amending section 80 of the UP Revenue Code in March 2026 (Free Press Journal, March 2026). Ordinance No. 14 of 2026 treats a building, development or layout approval inside a notified development-authority or industrial-authority area as the section 80(2) declaration, with the entry recorded in the revenue records within 15 days (PRS, Ordinance 14 of 2026), and a compliance bulletin reports it notified as an Act on 13 August 2026 (TeamLease RegTech, August 2026), which we have not checked against the notification. Outside such areas the section 80 route through the Sub-Divisional Officer applies, with a 45 working-day decision period (UP Revenue Code text, India Code). Which regime covers your village is a question for the tehsil.

⚠ The Rapti is the district's defining hazard. The Chief Minister surveyed flood-hit Shrawasti from the air on 11 July 2024 (Free Press Journal, July 2024; AIR News, July 2024), and Deccan Herald listed it among 18 districts affected that week (Deccan Herald, July 2024). We found no district flood map, so check the khatauni land class, ask for the highest flood line in the village, and look for any bank-erosion or embankment notice before paying an advance for a river-side parcel.

⚠ Sahet and Maheth are excavated sites that the Archaeological Survey of India links to the Jetavana monastery and the ancient city of Sravasti (ASI excavations page). We did not read any protected-area or regulated-zone notification for the surrounding land, so confirm in writing whether a parcel near the monuments falls inside one before planning a building, a homestay or a boundary wall.

Listing evidence

We publish no asking-price band for Shrawasti. The earlier version cited listing-site searches that returned nothing usable, and we found no official or news price series, so we have not borrowed a figure from Bahraich or Balrampur.

Pilgrim-site demand

Buddhist pilgrims could create a market for lodging plots near Sahet-Mahet. We found no transaction, rate or listing that quantifies it, so treat the idea as a hypothesis to test with local registered deeds.

Road work

A four-lane, access-controlled upgrade of NH-927 from Barabanki to Bahraich (101 km, Rs 6,969 crore) was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 18 March 2026; the report names Shravasti as an Aspirational District and says the road feeds the Rupaidiha land port (The Week, March 2026). The road ends at Bahraich, not in Shrawasti, and no construction date was given. No land-price effect has been measured.

Airport

Shravasti Airport was inaugurated on 10 March 2024, and flights to Lucknow were suspended on 24 December 2024 for low passenger turnout, according to a report of an India Today investigation that lists it among six Uttar Pradesh airports where services have stopped (NewsGram, February 2026). Treat Lucknow as the practical airport.

Circle rates

We did not read circle rates on IGRS UP for any village in the district. District magistrates revise circle rates each year (PTI via The Week, March 2025), so check the rate for the specific mauza, and add stamp duty and registration from the state page, before judging any asking price.

Units

Local land-unit sizes vary across Uttar Pradesh, so always ask for the area in square feet, square metres or acres on the khatauni, and convert at 43,560 sq ft per acre.

Connectivity

How Shrawasti connects — road, rail, air and expressways

Lucknow is the lead metro for this page because it is the capital and the nearest large airport we could source. Journey times vary with traffic and road works.

Growth catalysts

Upcoming infrastructure & developments

Status labels maintained by the Farmland India research desk. Government-announced timelines — not guaranteed.

Rapti flooding and erosion

The Chief Minister surveyed flood-hit Shrawasti on 11 July 2024 (Free Press Journal). Ask for the highest flood line and avoid river-side parcels without a written land-class and flood-history check.

Conflicting flood data

ICAR-CRIDA records flooding as not applicable while news reports from July 2024 document flooding in the district. Do not rely on either alone.

No price evidence

We read no asking price or circle rate for the district, so you have no benchmark from this page. Collect registered comparables from the same village before negotiating.

Border and heritage zones

The district borders Nepal and holds major Buddhist monuments. We did not read any restriction notice, so ask for written confirmation of the parcel's status.

Airport and access uncertainty

Flights from Shravasti Airport to Lucknow were suspended on 24 December 2024 (NewsGram). Plan for road and rail access via Lucknow or a nearby railhead.

Thin tourism evidence

We found no visitor numbers or hotel-occupancy data, so a homestay plan should be tested against actual pilgrim demand before you buy.

NRI and OCI buyers

FEMA bars NRIs and OCIs from buying agricultural land, plantation land or a farm house in India (RBI Master Direction FED 12/2015-16). Families abroad should read the Uttar Pradesh page before shortlisting.