West Bengal - Subdividing a Land

ProcedureEdit

The applicant has to visit Land & Land Reform department Office for Subdividing land. Link for contact details: Link.
Apply using plain paper, specify mode of acquisition of land with a draft proposal for sub division, then affix a Court-fee stamp as advised by authorities on the form.
The completed application must be signed by all co-tenants, if occupied.
Submit the form and documents to the right authority to initiate the processing.
Applicant will receive a transaction id on the mobile number provided. This transaction number will be useful to track the application status
This request will then reach the Thaasildhaar for verification and to get his report.
Thasildhaar will do check with his property register and ground level verification by his VAO and RI.
Based on the verification details, Thasildhaar will give final report for the request.
If the results are satisfactory, applicant will get the order

Apply through Centres:

To apply through centres, the applicant has to approach the respective “CSC” centre in their area. Refer the following link for location: CSC Locator link
- NOTE: The applicant has to select the state, district and block name from the drop-down menu, or the applicant has to click on their respective district to find nearby centres.
Please visit the centre and consult with the centre operator for your requirement.
If the operator issues an application form, then collect it and pay the requisite fee. Please complete the application form.
Now, submit the completed application along with the required documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
The operator will process the application online. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement. The applicant will also get a transaction number as a text message on their registered mobile number.
Applicant has to make necessary payment as centre operator quotes and don’t forget to take the receipt.
This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
”SMS” triggered update on application status will be sent to the applicant’s mobile. Please keep track of the notification.

Survey Building,
Gopal Nagar Road,
Kolkotta - 700027, West Bengal.
Land Line : 2253 – 5092 / 6302, 2253 - 5144
Email ID: [email protected]

Link for contact: contacts link

You are eligible to apply for Division of land, if you own a land in your name and it requires conversion from one type to another (Industrial to Residential) for the following purpose:
- Construction of house
- Construction of commercial establishment
- Marking plot for real estate development of the site

As advised by authorities (stamp charge)

It is valid till further division of the land
Division of land is a process and it is valid thereafter until and unless there is a takeover of land for PWD related developments like road extension, bridge etc..

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Minimum 15 Days to 30 Days

You can apply for Subdividing a Land to the Sub Divisional Officer or the concerned Tehsildar in your area.

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

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.

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

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