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Mutation Status Himachal: Intkal Online (2026)
How mutation (intkal) works in Himachal, the online request we could confirm, and how a buyer can check mutation history.
Mutation (इंतकाल) is what puts a buyer's name on the Himachal revenue record after a sale. The state's eHimBhoomi page lists an online mutation request. This guide covers what we confirmed, what we could not, and how to check mutation history before paying.
What is mutation in Himachal?
Mutation (इंतकाल, intkal) is the entry in the revenue record that changes the name of the owner after a sale, gift, inheritance, lease or other transfer. The Himachal district pages describe the mutation register as the record of sales, purchases, leases and changes in title, and say mutations are incorporated into the jamabandi when it is rewritten every five years.
A registered sale deed does not by itself change the revenue record. The buyer must get the mutation sanctioned. Until then the seller may still appear as owner. General rules are in the mutation (dakhil kharij) guide.
The online mutation request we could confirm
The eHimBhoomi front page at ehimbhoomi.nic.in lists a service worded "Citizen may use this service to Submit Online Mutation Request". The Una district page, apply for mutation of land, points to the online form at ehimbhoomi.nic.in/OMR/frmOnlineMutReq.aspx. That district page gives no steps, documents, fees or timeline, and refers readers to the District Revenue Officer, Una.
The HimBhoomi system also updates an individual's records through its mutation module after a transaction, as the Kinnaur page says. So the online form and the tehsil procedure are tied together. We could not confirm the documents required, the fee, whether a mobile OTP is used, how the tehsildar sanctions it or how long it takes. We could not open the form itself.
Can you track mutation status online?
We could not confirm a public mutation status tracker for Himachal. A search showed a Revenue Management System site at rms.hp.gov.in with a Track Application Status page, but that page was for relief applications. We did not find an official page saying it tracks mutation. So we do not claim it does.
Practical routes:
- Keep the acknowledgement or receipt from the online request or the tehsil counter.
- Ask the patwari for the mutation number and the date it was entered.
- Ask the tehsil for the outcome in writing, and the date of sanction.
- Check the updated jamabandi or the record on eHimBhoomi after sanction. See Jamabandi Himachal.
Do not wait for the five-year rewrite
The jamabandi is rewritten every five years, but a sanctioned mutation should be reflected in your record sooner through the system. Ask for the sanctioned mutation order in writing and keep it with the sale deed.
Steps after you buy land
- Register the sale deed. See the land registration process and the sale deed guide.
- Apply for mutation soon after registration, online if the form is available or at the patwari or tehsil.
- Submit the registered deed and any other documents the tehsil asks for.
- Note the mutation number and date of application.
- Follow up until the mutation is sanctioned, then get a fresh record showing your name.
The law and time limits for reporting a transfer vary, and we could not confirm a statutory time limit or penalty from an official page. Do not delay. For inheritance see mutation after death.
Why mutation matters before you pay
Before buying, check the mutation history of the land. A seller who inherited the land but never mutated it may not be the recorded owner. A pending mutation can mean a dispute or an objection. Ask:
- Is the seller's own mutation sanctioned and visible in the record?
- Is any mutation pending in the village against this khasra?
- Are all heirs recorded where land came by succession?
- Did the earlier owner purchase under the Section 118 rule? Himachal Pradesh also restricts who may buy agricultural land. Under the rule explained in our guide to Section 118 of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, a person who is not an agriculturist in the state needs permission from the government before buying. A clean record on the portal does not remove that requirement, so check it before you pay any advance.
Also read the buyer side of the story. If the seller says a mutation is "in process", ask for the application receipt, the date and the name of the officer handling it. A genuine pending case will have paperwork. A vague answer is a reason to slow down. Where a family sells jointly, check that every co-owner's name appears and that no heir is missing, because a missing heir can later challenge the sale and block your own mutation.
Himachal bigha and biswa areas can also change when land is part-sold, so check the area in the new mutation. Land in Himachal is recorded in bigha and biswa (बीघा, बिस्वा), and the size of a bigha differs by area. Read bigha and biswa in Himachal Pradesh before you compare a record with what you see on site.
After mutation
Once your name is on the record, get a certified copy for your file (nakal in Himachal), check the map (bhu naksha Himachal), and keep your sale deed, mutation order and receipts together. Once the record checks out, move to the encumbrance check (NGDRS), the circle rate and stamp duty in Himachal. Compare other states: mutation status in Haryana and mutation status in Punjab.
What is unconfirmed
We could not confirm the documents, fees, timelines, OTP or login for the online mutation request, any public mutation status tracker, or the legal time limit for applying. We could not open the form itself or the older lrc.hp.gov.in address. Contact the tehsil or the District Revenue Officer. The Una page lists 01975-226068 and dro-una-hp@nic.in for that district only.
