Buying property in Bihar: stamp duty, registration and land records
Stamp duty on a sale deed in Bihar is recorded at 6% for a man buying and 5.7% for a woman buying. Source: Inspector General of Registration, Bihar, last checked 23 September 2026; we could not confirm it is the currently notified figure, so check before you budget. Registration: 2% of value. Duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and the official value, which Bihar calls the minimum value register (MVR) rate.
Updated 23 September 2026, the date the stamp duty figures were last checked.
Stamp duty and registration in Bihar
Stamp duty is a state tax on the sale deed; the registration fee is a separate charge paid to the sub-registrar when the deed is registered.
Source: Inspector General of Registration, Bihar. Last checked 23 September 2026.
Official property value
Bihar calls the government’s own value for a property the minimum value register (MVR) rate.
It matters because stamp duty (and the registration fee where it is a percentage) is charged on the higher of the price in your agreement and this value. If you agree a price below it, you still pay duty on the official value.
Land records
Land records in Bihar are kept by the state revenue department. Ask the department or the tehsil office for the record of rights for the survey number, and read it alongside the chain of sale deeds and an encumbrance certificate; an online record shows the revenue entry and possession, not ownership.
RERA
Projects above the RERA threshold must be registered with the state’s real estate regulatory authority, and the number is printed on every advertisement. We have not recorded Bihar’s authority here; ask the builder for the number and look it up on the authority’s own site.
Land units used
Areas in Bihar are commonly quoted in decimal, acre, square feet. Each of these has one fixed size:
Local units such as bigha, katha (kattha), dhur are also used. Their size differs by state and often by district, so no figure is given here: take the area in square feet or square metres from the revenue record instead.
Buying and registering in Bihar, step by step
- Agree the price and sign an agreement to sellThe agreement records the price, the payment schedule, the date by which the sale deed will be registered and what happens to the token if either side walks away. Ownership does not pass yet.
- Check the title and the land recordHave a lawyer read the chain of sale deeds and ask the sub-registrar's office for an encumbrance certificate. For land, check the record of rights with the Bihar revenue department.
- For a new project, check the RERA registrationAsk for the project's RERA number and look it up on the Bihar authority's own register before you pay a booking amount.
- Look up the minimum value register (MVR) rateStamp duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and the minimum value register (MVR) rate for that property, so find the figure for the exact locality before you budget.
- Pay the stamp dutyThrough the state's e-stamping or treasury channel, before registration. Inspector General of Registration, Bihar lists the channels in force.
- Register the sale deed at the sub-registrarBuyer, seller and two witnesses attend with originals and identity proof. The registration fee is paid here: 2% of value. The deal is not complete until the deed is on the sub-registrar's record.
- Get the records changed to your nameApply for mutation in the municipal and, for land, the revenue record, so property tax bills and the record of rights show you as the owner. It is a separate step from registration and easy to forget.
What to confirm before you pay
- The rate differs where the transfer is between a man and a woman.
- We could not confirm that the figure above is the currently notified rate. Treat it as a starting point and confirm with the department before you budget.
- Local units (bigha, katha (kattha), dhur) have no single size in Bihar; take the area in square feet or square metres from the revenue record rather than converting a local unit.
- If the agreed price is below the official value, duty is still worked out on the official value. Understating the price does not lower it.
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Common questions
What is the stamp duty in Bihar?
Stamp duty on a sale deed in Bihar is recorded at 6% for a man buying and 5.7% for a woman buying. Registration: 2% of value. Recorded from Inspector General of Registration, Bihar, last checked 23 September 2026.
What is the circle rate called in Bihar?
Bihar calls the official value the minimum value register (MVR) rate. Stamp duty is charged on the higher of this value and the agreed price.
Which land units are used in Bihar?
Listings and records commonly use decimal, acre, square feet. Local units such as bigha, katha (kattha), dhur are also used; their size differs by state and often by district, so take the area in square feet or square metres from the revenue record.
General information from the sources named on this page, not legal advice. Confirm current rates with the department before you pay.