Online Process

1. For online processing of death certificate registration and to obtain printout, please use the following link: Online Portal
2. One has to login to the page using the registered user name and password or else please register and login
3. Once logged in, please select ”Death registration” option displayed to reach the next page.
4. In the given page, please enter / select appropriate details and upload required documents to register.
5. Once you hit submit button you will get a acknowledgement and please keep it safe. The same will be sent to your mobile number that was provided while applying for future reference

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Death Certificate, you must first register the Death.
2. The death has to be registered with the concerned local authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed by the registering officer.
3. As a first step a death should be notified to the respective authorities at the earliest it occurs.
4. A death can be reported and registered
   1. by the head of the family, in case it occurs in a house.
   2. by the medical in-charge if it occurs in a hospital.
   3. by the jail in-charge if it occurs in a jail.
   4. by the headman of the village or the in-charge of the local police station in case the body is found deserted in that area.
5. Once the information is registered / reaches the Municipality or MRO, the concerned citizen has to approach the authority and apply for the certificate on any working day.
6. Applicant shall use the respective form as per the link to apply, If he wish to register on his own: Form2, Form 4 and Form 4A: Form 2 and Form 4 Form 4A
7. Once the completed form along with documents were submitted, Authorities will accept the form verify the details to process and issue the certificate.

OR

1. If you report orally, the registrar will enter the information in the appropriate reporting form and get your signature or thumb impression. You may have to furnish receipt from crematorium or burial ground to get the certificate.
   
   

If the details are registered already:

1. Please go to the District Statistical Office and apply to check for the records.
2. Link for District Statistical office: Link for office
3. If the search results in availability of Death details, authorities will prepare Death certificate after checking the documents submitted.

Note: In case the death has not been registered within the specified time of its occurrence, the certificate is issued after due police verification ordered by the revenue authorities.

Print Certificate

1. For online printout, please use the following link: Link for printout
2. One has to login to the page using the registered user name and password
3. Once logged in, please select ”Death Certificate” option displayed to reach the next page.
4. In the given page, please enter / select appropriate details and hit Search to get the next page
5. A registration number will be returned for the details provided. Please click the registration number to get the certificate.
6. Please hit “Print” button to get the printout of the certificate

• Proof of birth of the deceased
• Aadhaar card of the deceased
• ID card of the applicant
• Residential Proof
• Application form for Death Certificate : An affidavit specifying the date and time of death or death slip by doctor
• Receipt from crematorium or burial ground.

Additional Director, Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths,
Directorate of Economics & Statistics,
7thFloor, V V Tower,
Dr. B R Ambedkar Veedhi, BENGALURU –560 001
Phone: +91 9901060716 / 080 22869741
Fax No. 08022867224 / E-mail id: crbdkar@gmail.com

For Obtaining the Birth & Death Certificates:
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, -BBMP, Joint Director, (Statistics)
Mobile No. +91 9448643187, +91 9480683189 / 080-22975802
Assistant Statistical Officer, Mobile No. +91 9483488866
Link for contacts: Link1 and Link 2

Bangalore Urban NO 280, 17th cross Siddaganga Mutt Building, Rajajinagar 3 rd Block, Bangalore 560010
Phone No & STD Code: 2310 5731 & 080

2nd Floor, Anjuman E Building Sangolli Rayanna Road Opposite to D.V.C. Officer Belgaum-590002
Phone No & STD Code: 2421819; 2400231 & 0831

Collectrorate, Bellary 583101
Phone No & STD Code:276398 & 08392

Taluk Office Building First Floor (Right Side) Bidar- 585401
Phone No & STD Code: 226259; 08482;

2nd Floor Municipal C. T. S No 7 182 C Near Darbar Middle School Bijapur 586101
Phone No & STD Code:250620; 223774 & 08352

Andechatra Road; Chickmangalur 577101
Phone No & STD Code:228005

No 1568, Vidhya Ganapathi Rd Vidhya Nagar, Mandya- 571401
Phone No & STD Code:220465; 230621 & 08232

Scouts & Guides Building B.D Road, Chitradurga-577501
Phone No & STD Code:2427175; 2424381 & 08194

Kalyani Ram Palace, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangalore- 575006
Phone No & STD Code:2459494; 2455512 & 0824

Smt R. C Patil Building, Narayanapura 1st Road. Huliyala Road, Opposite to TV Tower Dharwad 580008
Phone No & STD Code:2447022 & 0836

R . No . 20 B, 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhavana, Mini Vidhana Soudha Gulbarga 585102
Phone No & STD Code: 2420578; 2426150 & 08472

No 1273, Race Course Road, Near Mission Hospital, Hassan- 573201
Phone No & STD Code: 268727 & 08172

Deputy Commissioners Office Building Madikeri- 571201
Phone No & STD Code: 225764; 222452 & 08272

Deputy Commissioners Office Building Kolar- 563101
Phone No & STD Code:222245 & 08152

No 9-5-435, Kjnhal Road, Near Kinhal Gate, Koppat
Phone No & STD Code:231226 & 08539

No 324, 15th Main Road, T.k. Layout, Opp, Kamakshi Hospital. Mysore 570009
Phone No & STD Code: 2439349; 2439893 & 0821

Municipal No 1-50-80 1 B. Road, Station Division, Raichur- 584101
Phone No & STD Code: 231728 & 08532

1 st floor, Maruthi Krupa Tilak Nagar, Shimoga-577201
Phone No & STD Code:222035 & 8182

Mini Vidhana Soudha 2nd floor, D.C. Officer Compound Tumkur- 572102
Phone No & STD Code:2278782; 2278453 & 0816

Mini Vidhana Soudha D.C. Officer Compound Uttara Kannada District, Karwar 581301
Phone No & STD Code:26483 & 08382

No 324, Sri Vinayaka Complex, 2 nd Floor, 2nd Main Road, P.G. Layout, Davanagere.
Phone No & STD Code:236488 & 08192

Star Manzil, Behind L.I.C Road, Ajjara kadu, Udupi 576101
Phone No & STD Code:2520812 & 0820

Balaram Nayak Building, Extension Area, Bagalakote- 587 101
Phone No & STD Code:223670 & 08354

K.T Meharavade Building, Kurattipete, Belagare, Gadag
Phone No & STD Code:545751; 546942 & 08372

Vidyanagar (west) Chandapur Building, Haveri
Phone No & STD Code:835130; 836643 & 08375

1st floor, MM Complex, Above Janatha Bazar, Double Road, Chamaraja Nagar- 571 313
Phone No & STD Code:223301; 225780 & 08226

Contact Number of District statistical officer (DSO)

• Ashok Nagar Office Phone Number 080-2558 3601
• Bnaswadi Office Phone Number 080-2551 0276
• Cikpet Office Phone Number 080-2226 6705
• Mahalkshmipurm Office Phone Number 080-2332 4767
• Bsvnagudi Office Phone Number 080-2661 3041
• Jayanagar and Mdiwala Office Phone Number 080-2664 7079
• Binneepet and JP Nagar Office Phone Number 080-2676 3510
• Bartinagr Office Phone Number 080-2555 5821
• Shivaji Nagar and Jaymahl Office Phone Number 080-2226 2089
• Malleswaram Office Phone Number 80-2337 5109
• Gandhinagar Office Phone Number 080-2287 2986
• Cmrajpet Office Phone Number 080-2223 3819
• Ganganagar Office Phone Number 080-2333 1703
• For Office Locations click here:OfficeLocations

• Any citizen or any foreigner's legal heir, the death of whose relative takes place in the State.
• Parents and relatives of the deceased.

• No Fees required if registered within 21 days.
• There will be a small amount collected for people registering after 21 days
• There will be a fee for additional copies of printout

Death Certificate valid forever

• Application for Death Certificate
  
• Instruction for obtaining Death Certificate

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Once the application is filled in. The certificate can be obtained on the same day for the registered death

Karnataka - Register A Death Online And Obtain Certificate
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• The persons are required to register deaths within the prescribed period of 21 (twenty one) days from the date of death as the case may be.

Concerned Authorities

• The Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and the Director of Economics and Statistics.

In Rural areas: Registrar (rural) - Village Accountant. In Urban areas:
The following are the registrars:

• In case of City corporations: Health officer.
• In case of City Municipal councils: Health officer/Health inspector.
• In case of Town Municipal councils: Health inspector.
• In case of Notified areas/ Project areas/Cantonment - Health inspector.

• Name of the deceased
• Age of deceased and sex (Male/Female)
• Name of the Father/Husband of the deceased
• Place of death, Hospital/House (with details)
• Date of death
• Purpose for which this Certificate is required
• Relationship of the applicant with the deceased

• As per the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, it is mandatory to register every death with the concerned State Government within 21 days of its occurrence. If not registered within 21 days, permission has to be obtained from the Registrar/Area Magistrate by paying prescribed fee for late registration and can get death certificate.
• A Death Certificate is a document issued by the Government to the nearest relatives of the deceased, stating the date, fact and cause of death.
• It is essential to register death to prove the time and date of death, to establish the fact of death for relieving the individual from social, legal and official obligations
• To enable settlement of property inheritance, the family to collect insurance and other benefits.
• Death certificate is an important official document issued for the purpose of settlement of all the belongings and benefits of the deceased individual to the relatives

• If you report the death within 21 days of occurrence, you can obtain free copy of the death certificate/extract after verification.
• Deaths taking place in a medical institution will be intimated for registration by the institution directly to the registering authority

INDIVIDUAL USES OF DEATH CERTIFICATES

• Establishing the fact and date of death:
  • Claiming life insurance benefits
  • Claiming pensions
  • Settling estates
• Establishing certain facts about decedent:
  • Cause and circumstances of death
  • Death and place of interment
  • Evidence of age, gender, and race
  • Genealogical information

Obtain Death Certificate: http://www.archive.india.gov.in/howdo/service_detail.php?formid=268&service=2
Government of Karnataka: http://www.karunadu.gov.in/Pages/Default.aspx

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