Nakal Uttarakhand: Certified Copy of Land Record (2026)

What is a nakal (certified copy) of a land record?

A nakal (नकल) is a copy of a record held by a government office. For land, it usually means a copy of the khatauni or khasra entry drawn from the revenue record, issued in a form that an office or court will accept. A plain screen view and a certified nakal are not the same thing. The screen view helps you screen a plot. The certified copy is the paper you attach to a loan file, a mutation application or a legal notice.

In Uttarakhand the revenue entry for a plot sits under the khatauni (खतौनी). Our explainers on khatauni in Uttarakhand and khasra and khatauni show how the numbers relate. This page covers only the certified copy step, and it is honest about the parts we could not check.

Two different nakals: revenue record and registered deed

Buyers often mix up two documents that both get called a nakal.

The Stamp & Registration Department describes an eNakal service that gives digital copies of registered instruments, with QR code payment and a Rs 10 stamp mentioned for it. We read this in the department's own registration system document. Its published fee sheet also lists certified copy charges of Rs 25 (ordinary), Rs 50 (urgent) and Rs 100 (very urgent). The sheet does not say which of these applies to eNakal, so treat the amounts as unconfirmed for your case.

Getting a certified khatauni copy: what we could and could not confirm

The Uttarakhand revenue land records site is commonly called Bhulekh Uttarakhand (भूलेख). Our attempt to open it for this review was blocked by the site, so we could not read its menu, fee or login rules ourselves. We therefore do not state a fee, a delivery time or a form name for a certified khatauni copy.

What we can say safely is the route. First, search the record online through the official revenue portal; our guide to Bhulekh Uttarakhand lists the search options. Second, if you need a signed or certified copy, ask at the tehsil office or the patwari (पटवारी) for the current method, because some districts may still issue stamped copies at the counter. Third, keep the receipt and the date of issue.

If a broker quotes a fixed fee for a nakal, ask for the receipt number from the office. A genuine government fee is receipted, and a receipt is also your proof of when the copy was taken.

Getting a copy of a registered deed

For a deed that was registered in Uttarakhand, the department's system document lists eNakal as the digital route. The same document says citizens cannot buy stamps online, and that a Rs 10 stamp is used for eNakal. It also describes an E-search module to find registrations by instrument number or by seller and purchaser names.

We could not confirm the exact screens, the login steps or the delivery time. If the online route fails, the sub-registrar office (SRO) where the deed was registered is the natural place to ask for a certified copy. The department's fee sheet lists the three speeds noted above. Our guide to the sale deed explains what to look for inside the copy, and the encumbrance certificate guide explains how registered transactions on a plot are searched.

When a buyer needs a certified copy

• Bank loan or mortgage. Lenders often want a stamped or certified copy, not a screenshot.
• Mutation. An application for dakhil-kharij (mutation) in Uttarakhand normally needs the deed and the current revenue entry. See also the mutation guide.
• Dispute or notice. Courts and lawyers prefer certified copies.
• Final due diligence. Before you pay the balance, take a fresh copy dated within days of payment.

Which office accepts which form is that office's decision. We could not confirm a state-wide rule, so ask the receiving office what it will accept before you apply. This one question saves a second trip.

How to read the copy you receive

1. Check the date of issue. An old copy can miss a recent sale, mortgage entry or court order.
2. Match owner name, father or spouse name, plot (khasra) number and area to the seller's papers and to the site.
3. Look for remarks, such as a loan note, a government acquisition or a restriction. A remark means you need a written explanation before payment.
4. Check the unit. Uttarakhand records can use local units such as nali and mutthi in the hills; see nali, mutthi and bigha.
5. Look for a seal, signature or QR code if the office issues one, and verify it where the office says it can be verified.
6. Compare the plot with the map: Bhu Naksha Uttarakhand.

If anything does not match, stop and resolve it first. A small spelling gap today becomes a rejected mutation tomorrow.

Red flags

• A seller who offers only a photograph or a typed copy with no office seal.
• A copy whose plot number differs from the one you were shown on site.
• Names spelt differently across the khatauni, the deed and the seller's identity papers.
• An agent who wants cash for the copy and offers no receipt.
• A record that shows the land as agricultural while the seller promises a plotted layout. Read agricultural land rules in Uttarakhand before going further.

What is unconfirmed

We could not confirm: the current fee for a certified khatauni copy, the form or application name, whether an online certified copy is accepted by every office, and the delivery time. We also could not open the revenue portal. The deed copy information comes from the Stamp & Registration Department's own documents, which carry no issue date, so it may have changed. Compare other states in our guide to checking land records online in India, and use how to verify land title and the land due diligence checklist as the wider checklist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

• Stamp & Registration Department, Uttarakhand: e-registration portal (home)
• Stamp & Registration Department, Uttarakhand: Stamp duty and registration fee (PDF)
• Registration System in the Uttarakhand Stamps and Registration Department (PDF)