What to check before buying land in Purbachal

Buying land is not like buying a flat. There is no building to inspect, so almost everything you are relying on is paper — and in Purbachal specifically, the paper trail runs through an allotment process a buyer needs to understand before parting with money.

The documents, first

• The allotment letter, and whether the plot has been handed over

• The mutation, showing the seller in the current record rather than two owners back

• Up-to-date rent receipts, the evidence that the record is being maintained

• The mouza map, to confirm the plot on paper is the plot on the ground

• A search at the sub-registry office, covering the years the seller has held it

The mutation is the one that catches people. A seller can hold a genuine deed and still not appear in the current record, and until that is fixed you are buying a dispute rather than a plot.

Then the plot itself

• Road width, the single biggest driver of what a plot is worth and what you can build on it

• Whether it is filled, and if so how long ago — settlement takes time and is expensive to correct

• Corner or not, and which way it faces

• The boundary, physically walked and compared against the map

• Access today, not access on the plan — a road that exists on paper and not on the ground is a very different purchase

The questions worth asking out loud

• Is anything outstanding on this plot — dues, instalments, charges?

• Has the boundary ever been disputed with a neighbour?

• What is the plan for this block, and when?

Sizes, and the unit you are quoted in

Land here is sold in Katha and Bigha, and quoted per Katha as often as in total. Make sure you are comparing the same thing: a rate per Katha and a total price are two ways of saying one number, and the difference between them is where confusion lives.

Every plot we list carries its size in both, its road width and its classification. See the plots we have, or read the Purbachal page for what the area is like.