UP Bhulekh land records: How to check it online?

In Uttar Pradesh (UP), you can get all land related information on the UP Bhulekh website, launched by the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Board. The Bhulekh UP website (http://upbhulekh.gov.in/), is particularly beneficial for prospective buyers, who want to invest in upcoming areas of the state and for people entering into land-related transactions in the state. The UP Bhulekh portal has ended the need for citizens to visit the tehsil office to verify land records in the state, thereby saving time and effort.

The Bhulekh UP portal has also brought much-needed transparency in the medieval physical book-keeping system that has remained in India for centuries.

Information you can find on Bhulekh UP portal

Here is a list of some of the vital land-related information you can access using the Bhulekh UP portal.

• Names of landowners.
• Number of owners of a land parcel or plot.
• Shareholding pattern of a land parcel or plot.
• Exact size of a land parcel.
• Khata details.
• Encumbrances on the land.
• Transaction history, including past sale, debt, third-party claims, etc.
• List of enemy properties.
• List of vacated properties.
• List of public properties.

How to check land records on Bhulekh UP website?

Before initiating the search process, keep details such as the Khata number, the khasra number and the khatedar number. You will have to key in these details to complete your search. Follow these steps to check land records using the Bhulekh UP portal:

Step 1: Visit the official Bhulekh UP portal, upbhulekh.gov.in. On the home page, select ‘Khatauni (adhikar abhilekh) ki naqal dekhein’ (view the copies of record of rights).

Step 2: You will now be asked to key in the captcha visible on the screen. Enter the captcha and hit the submit button.

Step 3: You will now be asked to select the district, the tehsil and the village to check the land record.

Step 4: You can now proceed with your search by entering the khasra/gata number or the khata number or the name of the owner (khatedar). Select the option you want to proceed to search with and hit the search button. In the image below, we are using the search by khasra/gata number.

Step 5: To check the details of this khata number, select the number and click on the option ‘uddharan dekhein’ (view account details).

The following page will show the details of the land, as shown in the image below.

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How to check owner share details on Bhulekh UP website?

The information pertaining to land ownership is quite important if you are purchasing land in UP. You can get the information about land ownership pattern by selecting the ‘khatauni ansh nirdharan ki naqal dekhein’ (view the details of land ownership of a khatauni) on the Bhulekh UP portal.

As explained in the process above, you will be asked to key in the names of the district, tehsil and the village to proceed. Following this, you will also be asked to continue your search using the khasara/gata number or the khata number or the name of the owner (khatedar). Select the option you want to proceed your search with and hit the search button. In the image below, we are using the search by khasra/gata number.

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Key Facts about UP Bhulekh land record

What is Bhulekh?

The term Bhulekh is a combination of two Hindi words, Bhu (meaning land) and lekh (meaning account). The term Bhulekh, thus, is the same as the term ‘land records’ in English. Most states in India have named their online land record portals as Bhulekh. For example, the portal for Bhulekn in Uttar Pradesh is UP Bhulekh, while in Bihar it is known as Bihar Bhulekh.

Purpose of the information available on UP Bhulekh portal

The information available on the UP Bhulekh portal is useful in more than one way. Using the land ownership details, you can verify the seller, which leaves little scope for any property-related fraud. There is no chance of fudging any details by the owner, since the Bhulekh UP portal provides all the information about the exact area, type of land, disputes on the ownership, ownership pattern, loan, lease, court stay order, mutation status, etc. The Bhulekh UP portal also provides lists of public and non-transferable land, which a seller cannot transfer to a buyer. These include gram sabha or panchayat land, patta land, pons and wells, etc.

Can you use the documents downloaded from Bhulekh UP website for official purposes?

The information provided on the Bhulekh UP website is only for informative purposes and any details obtained from the website cannot be used for official purposes. If one were to use this information for any official purpose, they would have to visit the land revenue department office and request for an official copy of the same. You will have to pay a nominal fee to get an approved document.

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