India - Apply for Division of Land

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. Applicant shall visit Thasildhar office and apply in-person.
2. Submit the application along with documents to the authorities.
3. On the receipt of the application the concerned official shall check the application and if the application meets requirement the official concerned shall register the application in the register concerned (or electrically through PC) and put up the same before the thasildhar/concerned authority for appropriate order. (Please pay the fees as authorities quote as per requirement)
4. Thasildhar/concerned authority may pass order on the same day or on the next working day, directing the Revenue Inspector or other revenue officer to demarcate after fixing a date and serving the notice in respect thereof to all the tenure holders concerned.
5. This work shall be completed within a period of one month from the date of order passed by Respective authority.
6. At the time of demarcation of the plot the spot memo shall be prepared by the Revenue Inspector or other concerned officer and the same shall be signed by all the parties concerned and by the Chairman of the Land Management Committee or any two independent witnesses present at the time of the demarcation.
7. If any party refuses to sign the spot memo, the endorsement to the effect shall be made by the R.I and the further process will be taken as per case to case
8. The Revenue Inspector or other revenue officer shall submit his report of demarcation with spot memo within a period of fifteen days from the date of demarcation.
   
   

Note:

• In some states applicant shall approach over the counter services like CSC centres/e-seva etc to apply.
• In some states applicant shall apply using the respective state department online portal.
• Find the contact details and application form from the respective state portal procedures by using the link provided under respective states below.

Please select the state name for respective State Procedure.
Andaman and Nicobar – Andhra Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh – Assam – Bihar – Chandigarh – Chhattisgarh – Daman and Diu – Goa - Gujarat – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu and Kashmir – Jharkhand – Karnataka – Kerala – Lakshadweep – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Manipur – Meghalaya – Mizoram – Nagaland – New Delhi – Odisha – Puducherry – Punjab – Rajasthan – Sikkim – Tamil Nadu – Telangana – Tripura – Uttar Pradesh – Uttarakhand – West Bengal

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Copy of current R-o-R
• Any other documents as required
• Affidavit / Notary stating that the applicant is owner of the land
• Identity proof
• Address proof
• Land documents (should get attestation in all copies from Gazette Officer)
• Recent copy of Form F and Map
• Aadhaar Card
• Land or Plot number, area and boundaries of the land

Note:

• All original and copy of original with self attestation as advised by respective authorities to be submitted as per requirement.
• Apart from the above documents authorities may ask to submit additional information or documents. Please provide them for processing.

Office Locations & Contacts

Principal Secretary, Revenue,
Room No. 364, Ist Floor,
Main Block, Secretariat,
Thiruvananthapuram.
Ph-0471-2329227, 2518356
Fax:0471-2329227
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Mob: 9560407263
Link for Contact: link

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for Demarcation of land if you own a land in your name.

Fees

• Authorities will provide fee information.
• Fee differs with the place of the land.

Validity

Demarcation is valid for the land till it is further subdivided or divided for the purpose of sale / for the purpose of partition.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Maximum 45 Days

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Instructions

Provisions of this Act shall not apply to the following category of land:

• Land under GMC/M.B./T.C.
• Land owned by State Govt./Central Govt./Govt. Agencies/Corporations so long as the land is used for official purpose and not used or transferred for commercial purpose.
• Land owned by Local Authority and not used/transferred for commercial purpose.
• Land under tea cultivation.
• Land used for religious/charitable purpose.
• Land used for Aquaculture/Animal Husbandry including poultry/duckery.
• Land used for construction of dwelling house to the extent of 1 Bigha.
• Land within Industrial Zone.
• Land used for such other purposes as may be notified by the Government from time to time.

Required Information

Following are the required information to apply for the sub-division of land

• Owner details.
• Contact details.
• Address details.
• Land details.
• Contact and address of neighbouring properties.

Need for the Document

• Subdividing a land means dividing it into several parts
• When the land is subdivided into more than one lot, each lot is then sold to one or more buyers. This is more profitable than keeping the property as one residential unit.
• Smaller residential lots may be easier to sell than larger pieces of land. This increases the overall value of the land.
• Division or Subdivision refers to dividing of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land once set aside for a particular purpose is being used in a different way (i.e. industrial land to residential) for the purpose, whether immediate or in the future, of sale or of building development.

Information which might help

• In view of benefiting from the property meant for agriculture – one need to follow this procedure and this process is most essential for the other activities.
• Government and bodies concerned will look for this process to grant permission for other requirements

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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