Buying Land in Unnao

Unnao — 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.

Unnao — district-specific notes

⚠ Three expressways cross Unnao. The Agra–Lucknow Expressway lists Unnao among its districts (UPEIDA), the 594 km Ganga Expressway runs through it (AIR News, April 2026), and since 13 July 2026 the Awadh Expressway's 45 km greenfield section passes through 31 Unnao villages (Free Press Journal, July 2026). The District Magistrate's office also posted a notice on land-purchase proceedings for an industrial corridor near the Ganga Expressway covering 10 February to 31 March 2026 (Unnao district portal). Check a parcel against alignment and notice records in writing before an advance is paid.

⚠ Unnao is one of six districts in the Lucknow State Capital Region, notified on 20 July 2024 (Business Today, July 2024). We read no regional land-use plan, so membership does not tell you what a village parcel can be used for. Conversion runs through section 80 of the UP Revenue Code, 2006: the Sub-Divisional Officer decides within 45 working days (India Code), and a 2026 ordinance, in force from 8 April 2026, treats an approved layout or building permission inside a notified authority area as that declaration (Ordinance 14 of 2026, PRS; first reported by Free Press Journal, March 2026). A regulatory-news summary says an Amendment Act followed on 13 August 2026 (TeamLease RegTech). Confirm the Act text and which authority, if any, controls planning for the village.

⚠ The CGWB district profile records fluoride above the permissible limit in pockets, chromium above 50 micrograms per litre at many sites and arsenic above 50 micrograms per litre at several named locations, on 2012-13 sampling (CGWB Unnao profile). The 2024 state assessment lists Unnao for conductivity, fluoride, nitrate and uranium, and not for arsenic (CGWB, December 2024). None of this is a title issue, but it affects what a farmhouse parcel is worth. Test borewell water, and ask about flood and waterlogging history for low land.

Why there is no price table

Listing-site asking prices were removed from this page because they cannot be traced to registered deeds, and the two listing sources that had been used disagreed by about ten times. Collect registered sale deeds for the same village and treat any seller's figure as an opening position.

Plots

Plots are priced per square yard and are a different product from farmland. We found no sourced per-square-yard price and give none.

Circle rates

We found no report of an Unnao circle-rate revision. In March 2025 the state said district magistrates set minimum rates each year, usually in August, and can revise them mid-year; Unnao was not named in that report (PTI via The Week, March 2025). Check the rate for the mauza on IGRS UP.

Awadh Expressway villages

The expressway's greenfield section runs through 31 villages in Unnao (Free Press Journal, July 2026). We found no sourced price movement for them, and a parcel near the alignment may still sit under an acquisition or right-of-way notice.

Units and records

Revenue records carry area in hectares or square metres. Ask for the khasra number and the recorded area in the khatauni, and compare it with the sale deed before accepting a quote.

Stamp duty and circle rates

The Uttar Pradesh state page gives the stamp-duty structure, where the figures carry a confirm flag. No Unnao circle rate was read for this page, so check the Collector rate for the mauza on IGRS UP before pricing an offer.

Connectivity

How Unnao connects — road, rail, air and expressways

Unnao's buyer is split between Lucknow and Kanpur. Journey times vary with traffic and tolling.

Growth catalysts

Upcoming infrastructure & developments

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

Alignment and acquisition

Three expressways, their interchanges and any service roads mean that many parcels sit near a notified line, and the District Magistrate's office has listed a land-purchase notice for an industrial corridor near the Ganga Expressway (Unnao district portal). Ask for the alignment status in writing and check the date of any notice.

Water quality

CGWB sampling found fluoride above permissible limits, and chromium and arsenic at some sites (CGWB). Test borewell water, and do not rely on untreated groundwater for drinking.

No sourced price series

We found no official or news price series, and the listing sites that were used disagreed by about ten times. Collect registered comparables from the sub-registrar before making an offer.

Industrial neighbours

We did not source the location of industrial or effluent clusters. Check how close a parcel is to such sources, and ask the local pollution-control office whether any restriction applies.

Ganges floodplain

The district lies on the Indo-Gangetic plain. Ask local revenue staff and neighbours about flood and waterlogging history, and check the record for any riverbed classification.

Tehsil and record changes

Census 2011 lists five tehsils, and a sixth, Bangarmau, appears in some lists. Use the revenue record for tehsil boundaries before filing anything.

NRI and OCI buyers

The RBI Master Direction does not allow NRIs and OCIs to buy agricultural land, plantation land or a farmhouse (RBI, updated September 2022). Read the Uttar Pradesh page before shortlisting from abroad.