Key points
- Banglarbhumi (banglarbhumi.gov.in) is run by the Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Government of West Bengal.
- Its Know Your Property service finds a khatian or plot by district, block and mouza, then khatian or plot number.
- Mutation and conversion are applied for online, with status pages for each.
- Registered deeds are a separate system, on the registration portal wbregistration.gov.in.
- This site explains the portal; it is not the government site and holds no records.
The short answer
In West Bengal the record of rights is the khatian. The Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department publishes khatian and plot information on Banglarbhumi (banglarbhumi.gov.in), through a service called Know Your Property. The same portal handles mutation and conversion applications and land revenue (khajna) payment.
BuySellProperty is not the Banglarbhumi portal and cannot fetch a khatian for you. This guide explains how to use the official site.
How to check a khatian or plot, step by step
1. Open banglarbhumi.gov.in. Type the address yourself; look-alike sites with similar names exist.
2. Choose Know Your Property.
3. Select the district, the block and the mouza.
4. Search by khatian number or by plot (dag) number, enter the captcha and view the result. Get the khatian or plot number from the seller's papers first.
5. Certified and digitally signed copies of the khatian, plot information and plot maps are separate services, some of which need a citizen login. Menu names change from time to time; follow the screen when it differs.
RS and LR plot numbers
Older deeds in West Bengal often quote the plot number from the Revisional Settlement (RS) survey, while the current record uses the Land Reforms (LR) plot number. The two can differ for the same piece of land. Banglarbhumi's RS-LR information maps one to the other; check it before comparing a deed with today's khatian.
What to read in it
Match the raiyat's name, share, plot number, area and land classification with the seller and the sale deed. Check the mutation status for the plot, since a recent sale may not yet show, and pull the registered deeds for the chain of title from the registration portal (wbregistration.gov.in), which is run separately by the Directorate of Registration and Stamp Revenue.
A land record is evidence of the revenue record and possession, not a title deed. Before paying any token money, match the seller's name, share and plot number with the sale deeds, check that the latest mutation has gone through, and look for loans, court cases and government claims.
Land units and costs once you buy
West Bengal land is commonly measured in decimal, katha, chhatak and bigha. Decimal is fixed (one-hundredth of an acre); local units can vary, so confirm the value used in the deed.
Stamp duty in West Bengal is charged in value bands on the market value. Use the stamp duty calculator for West Bengal for the current bands, then apply for mutation so the khatian shows your name.
Common questions
What do I need before searching Banglarbhumi?
The district, block and mouza, and the khatian or plot number. These are on the seller's deed and earlier khatian copies.
What is the difference between an RS and an LR plot number?
RS is the plot number from the older Revisional Settlement survey; LR is the number in the current Land Reforms record. The same land can carry different numbers in each, so map them before comparing documents.
Does BuySellProperty show Banglarbhumi records?
No. We explain how to use the official portal and list properties; the records are only on banglarbhumi.gov.in.
Sources
- Banglarbhumi, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Government of West Bengal (banglarbhumi.gov.in): services listed on the department's own pages as indexed on 11 November 2026; the portal itself did not answer our checker that day, so read the live menu
- Department profile on the West Bengal state portal (wb.gov.in); Directorate of Registration and Stamp Revenue, West Bengal (wbregistration.gov.in)
Last checked 2026-11-11.