Buying property in Jharkhand: stamp duty, registration and land records
Stamp duty on a sale deed in Jharkhand is recorded at 4%, whether the buyer is a man or a woman. Source: Department of Registration, Jharkhand, last checked 23 September 2026; we could not confirm it is the currently notified figure, so check before you budget. Registration: 3% of value. Duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and the official value, which Jharkhand calls the circle rate.
Updated 23 September 2026, the date the stamp duty figures were last checked.
Stamp duty and registration in Jharkhand
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: Department of Registration, Jharkhand. Last checked 23 September 2026.
Official property value
Jharkhand calls the government’s own value for a property the circle 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 Jharkhand 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 Jharkhand’s authority here; ask the builder for the number and look it up on the authority’s own site.
Land units used
Areas in Jharkhand are commonly quoted in decimal, acre, square feet. Each of these has one fixed size:
Local units such as katha (kattha), bigha 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 Jharkhand, 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 Jharkhand revenue department.
- For a new project, check the RERA registrationAsk for the project's RERA number and look it up on the Jharkhand authority's own register before you pay a booking amount.
- Look up the circle rateStamp duty is charged on the higher of the agreed price and the circle 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. Department of Registration, Jharkhand 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: 3% 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
- Confirm the current notification before budgeting.
- 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 (katha (kattha), bigha) have no single size in Jharkhand; 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 Jharkhand?
Stamp duty on a sale deed in Jharkhand is recorded at 4%, whether the buyer is a man or a woman. Registration: 3% of value. Recorded from Department of Registration, Jharkhand, last checked 23 September 2026.
What is the circle rate called in Jharkhand?
Jharkhand calls the official value the circle rate. Stamp duty is charged on the higher of this value and the agreed price.
Which land units are used in Jharkhand?
Listings and records commonly use decimal, acre, square feet. Local units such as katha (kattha), bigha 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.