Banglarbhumi West Bengal: Khatian and Plot Information Online (2026 Guide)

At a glance

District administration websites in West Bengal describe the same set of Banglarbhumi services, with offline counters at the Block Land and Land Reforms Office (BL&LRO).

Khatian, dag and mouza explained

A Khatian (খতিয়ান) is the record of rights for a holder in a mouza. One khatian can cover several plots, and it lists the holder's name and parentage, the plots held, the share in each plot, the land class and the total area. When district portals refer to a "certified copy of ROR (Khatian)", this is the document they mean.

A Dag (দাগ) is a plot number. Each dag is a single parcel on the mouza map, and it can be shared by several khatians if more than one person holds a share in it. When you read plot information, look at the share column as well as the area: a seller may hold only part of a dag.

A Mouza (মৌজা) is the revenue village, the basic unit of the land records and the map. Every search on Banglarbhumi starts with district, block and mouza.

West Bengal records express area in acres and decimals; one acre is 100 decimals. Local sale talk may also use bigha and katha. See our land measurement units guide and the regional land terms explained page for conversions and similar terms in other states.

RS and LR plot numbers

West Bengal has gone through more than one survey and settlement operation, and each produced its own plot numbers. Buyers will meet two in particular:

• RS (Revisional Settlement): the earlier survey record. Older deeds often describe land by its RS dag and RS khatian numbers.
• LR (Land Reforms settlement): the later record prepared under the land reforms regime. Recent khatians usually carry LR numbers.

Local usage calls the older number the sabek (সাবেক) dag and the current number the hal (হাল) dag. The same physical land can carry an RS dag number and a different LR dag number, and one RS plot may have been split into several LR plots or merged.

Why this matters: if a seller's title deeds from decades ago use RS numbers and today's khatian uses LR numbers, you need to tie one to the other before you accept that the deed and the record describe the same land. Certified copies of RS khatians are available over the counter at the BL&LRO, and the office can help you trace the RS plot to its LR number. Where the portal shows an RS to LR reference for your mouza, use it as a lead and confirm it at the office. The mouza map is the final check. Our guide on how to match a plot number to the map walks through the method.

Step by step: look up a khatian or plot

Screen labels change from time to time, so the steps below describe the inputs rather than exact button names.

1. Open banglarbhumi.gov.in and go to the section for khatian and plot information.
2. Select the district, then the block, then the mouza.
3. Choose whether to search by khatian number or by plot (dag) number, and enter the number.
4. Enter the captcha and submit.
5. For a khatian search, read the holder's name and parentage, the list of plots and the total area. For a plot search, read each khatian holding a share in that plot, the share and the land class.
6. If you only have an RS plot number from an old deed, find the corresponding LR plot first, either from the portal where an RS to LR reference is shown or at the BL&LRO.
7. Save or print the result. If you need a document you can rely on in a transaction, apply for a certified copy of the khatian online, at a Common Service Centre, or at the BL&LRO.

Mutation on Banglarbhumi

Mutation updates the khatian after a sale, inheritance or gift so that the new holder's name appears on the record of rights. Without it, the buyer cannot easily pay land revenue, apply for conversion, or show the land against their own name. Our mutation guide explains why it matters in every state.

District portals describe three ways mutation happens in West Bengal:

• Online application on banglarbhumi.gov.in.
• Offline application at the BL&LRO.
• Automated mutation after registration: for land registered at a District or Additional District Sub-Registrar office, the Malda district portal describes a newly launched system under which mutation follows registration automatically, with the buyer's mobile number registered on wbregistration.gov.in.

Mutation fees, as listed on the Malda district portal, are charged per decimal: Rs 100 for rural non-agricultural, non-commercial land; Rs 500 (up to 10 decimals) or Rs 1,000 (above 10 decimals) for rural commercial or industrial land; Rs 150 for municipal non-agricultural, non-commercial land; and Rs 1,500 or Rs 3,000 for municipal commercial or industrial land. The processing fee is waived for agricultural land used for agriculture, subject to a self-declaration in the prescribed form. We could not confirm the date of this fee schedule or the official processing time; check on the portal or at the BL&LRO.

Land conversion

Conversion changes the recorded use of land, for example from agricultural to homestead or commercial. District portals say you can apply online on Banglarbhumi or through a Common Service Centre, and that the deciding authority depends on area: the BL&LRO up to 10 decimals, the Sub-Divisional Land and Land Reforms Officer (SDL&LRO) for 11 to 99 decimals, and the District Land and Land Reforms Officer (DL&LRO) for 1 acre and above.

Conversion fees are set per decimal and depend on both the current class and the intended use. For rural agricultural land, the Malda portal lists Rs 15 for allied agricultural activities, Rs 20 for a personal homestead, Rs 30 for co-operative group housing and Rs 50 for industrial or commercial use, with higher rates in municipal areas. The same page says unauthorised conversions (other than of water bodies) made between 24-03-1986 and 07-11-2017 can be considered for regularisation on payment of prescribed fees, case by case.

The Banglarbhumi home page also carries a notice that conversion of land within the purview of the East Kolkata Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Act, 2006 requires sanction of the competent authority. If you are looking at land on the eastern edge of Kolkata, check this first.

What to check before you rely on it

• Seller on the khatian: the seller should be a recorded holder of the plot, with a share that covers the area being sold.
• Co-sharers: if a dag has several khatians, find out how the shares are divided on the ground. A seller with a 0.25 share cannot sell the whole plot.
• RS and LR consistency: tie the RS number in old deeds to the LR number in today's record before you accept the chain.
• Land class: check the class shown on the record. Ponds and water bodies are treated strictly in conversion, and some classes may restrict what you can build.
• Online versus certified: online plot information is a lookup, not a certified copy. Get a certified khatian for the transaction file.
• Title chain: the khatian shows the current record, not full title. Read the 30-year chain of title and confirm with a local advocate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

• Land and Land Reforms Department, West Bengal: Banglarbhumi portal
• District Administration Malda: Banglarbhumi land services, mutation and conversion fees
• District Administration Cooch Behar: land services through Banglarbhumi
• Directorate of Registration and Stamp Revenue, West Bengal: registration portal
• Government of West Bengal: e-District portal