How to Buy Land in Chhattisgarh: Complete Property Buyer's Guide 2026

Chhattisgarh is a large, resource-rich state in central India with active land markets in Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai, Korba, and Rajnandgaon. It is fully open to all Indian citizens with no domicile restriction. But the state's land law is built on three separate pillars that overlap - and all three must be verified before any purchase.

The three pillars are: the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (CGLRC), which governs ownership tenure, Khasra/Khatauni records, and restrictions on transfer; the Chhattisgarh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973, which governs land-use classification, zoning, and layout approvals; and CG RERA, which governs coloniser registration and project compliance. A plot can pass the revenue records check but fail the master plan check, or pass both and still lack CG RERA registration. All three layers apply simultaneously.

Verification in Chhattisgarh uses two official portals for land records and one additional check for plot boundaries. Agricultural land and urban plots follow the same primary portal but require different additional checks.

Chhattisgarh has multiple categories of legally non-transferable or high-risk land. Each has a specific statutory basis for the restriction. A sale deed, a tax receipt, or even a Bhumiswami entry does not make any of these categories transferable.

CG Bhuiyan (bhuiyan.cg.nic.in) is Chhattisgarh's integrated land records portal under the National Land Records Modernisation Programme. It provides real-time access to the two primary land records: P-II (Khasra) and B-1 (Khatauni).

The verification sequence for any Chhattisgarh land purchase: (1) B-1 on Bhuiyan confirms Bhumiswami = seller. (2) P-II confirms land type and any restrictions. (3) Bhu-Naksha confirms physical boundaries match the plot. (4) Diversion Order confirmed if land is being sold as non-agricultural. (5) Master plan zone confirmed via Nagar Nigam or Town and Country Planning. (6) CG RERA registration confirmed for colony or township plots. Only after all six are clean should any advance be paid.

Chhattisgarh's landholding ceiling under the CGLRC varies by land type and family size. Verify the seller's total existing holding before any agricultural land purchase to ensure the transaction does not push either party above the applicable ceiling.

Mixed holdings (irrigated and dry) are converted to standard acres for calculation. Companies, associations, and societies are subject to the same ceiling as a family unit unless specifically exempted. Agritech companies, seed farms, research farms, and sugar factories may apply for exemptions under relevant provisions if land is needed for agricultural processing purposes.

Chhattisgarh's stamp duty and registration fee structure applies to the higher of the guideline value (circle rate) or the declared consideration. Always verify the current guideline value at the Registration Department or on the Sampada portal before calculating your acquisition cost.

Chhattisgarh uses Hectares and Acres as the primary land measurement units in official records. One Hectare equals 2.47 Acres. One Acre equals 0.405 Hectares and 4,046 square metres or 43,560 square feet. Urban plots are measured in Square Metres and Square Feet. On the ground, land is commonly quoted in Hectares, Acres, and Square Metres.

Each of the situations below represents either a legal defect that cannot be resolved after purchase, or a seller behaviour pattern that experienced Chhattisgarh buyers associate with problematic titles.

You can verify most Chhattisgarh land records online. For Bhuiyan: you need district, tehsil, village, and khasra number. For Bhu-Naksha: district, tehsil, RI, and village.