India Real Estate Dictionary

A

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AnyROR

Land Records

Also called: Any ROR, AnyROR Gujarat

Gujarat's online service for village form 7/12, 8-A and 6 (mutation) extracts. Citizens can view the record of rights for any survey number in the state without going to the taluka office.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer of farmland near Anand opens AnyROR and finds an entry for a bank charge on the land that the seller said had been repaid years ago.

Agent tip: Download the 7/12 and the 6 (mutation register) extract on the same day. Those two show the owner, the encumbrances and the history of changes.

C

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Co-operative Housing Society

Property Types

A registered body of flat owners who collectively own and manage a building. Members hold shares in the society, and the society's by-laws govern transfers.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in a Mumbai society needs the society's NOC and must pay a transfer fee before the flat can be transferred.

Agent tip: For resale in a society, ask for the share certificate, NOC and no-dues certificate.

D

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Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR)

General & Places

Also called: Dholera SIR

A greenfield industrial and urban region in Gujarat, planned as a node of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. It has a notified development authority and planning scheme, and has long been marketed for plots, so buyers should be careful.

Example & agent tip

Example: An agent receives a pamphlet advertising "Dholera plots" and asks the seller if the plot lies inside the notified town planning scheme.

Agent tip: Many sellers advertise land near Dholera outside the notified area. Check the survey number against the SIR's official map before paying.

F

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Fragmentation of Holdings

Land Records

Also called: Prevention of Fragmentation, Tukde Bandi

The splitting of farmland into very small pieces, handled by state laws that set a minimum area below which agricultural land cannot be divided or sold. Such rules aim to keep farms usable.

Example & agent tip

Example: A broker plans to sell a 1-acre field in 8 slices to different buyers. The state's fragmentation law bars such sales below its minimum area, so the deeds are in danger.

Agent tip: Do not buy a tiny cut from a farm without checking the state's minimum-holding or fragmentation rule. The registration may be refused, or the sale may not be valid.

G

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GIFT City

General & Places

Also called: Gujarat International Finance Tec-City

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, a planned business district near Gandhinagar that hosts India's first operational International Financial Services Centre. It has special regulatory arrangements for financial units, and offices and housing are being built there.

Example & agent tip

Example: A fund manager checks the office rules in GIFT City and learns that the financial entity rules are different from those in the rest of Gujarat.

Agent tip: Rules for units inside the IFSC and rules for the wider area differ. Check which notification applies to a specific building or use.

Gochar Land (Grazing Land)

Land Records

Also called: Gauchar, Charagah, Gomal

Village land set aside for common grazing of cattle, protected as community land by the gram panchayat in most states. Gochar land cannot normally be sold or used for building, and encroachments can be removed.

Example & agent tip

Example: A broker sells a roadside field near Mehsana which the 7/12 shows as gochar. After a complaint, the panchayat removes the fence.

Agent tip: Never buy land recorded for grazing or common use. The panchayat can reclaim it, and the buyer loses the money.

GujRERA

Authorities

The Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority, which regulates projects and agents in Gujarat, including Ahmedabad and Surat.

Example & agent tip

Example: An Ahmedabad buyer checks a project on the GujRERA portal.

Agent tip: Gujarat uses the jantri for stamp duty valuation.

Related: RERA Authority Jantri

How to become a RERA agent in Gujarat →

Guntha

Measurement

A land unit used in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka. One guntha equals 1,089 sq ft (33 ft by 33 ft), and 40 guntha make one acre.

Example & agent tip

Example: A farm of 20 guntha is half an acre.

Agent tip: Maharashtra 7/12 extracts often show area in hectare-are. Convert before quoting.

Related: Acre Satbara Utara (7/12)

H

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Haveli

General & Places

A traditional large mansion with courtyards, found in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, often with decorated facades. Many are old, with joint family ownership, heritage rules or poor repair, so legal and structural checks matter.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer wants to convert an old haveli in Jaipur into a boutique hotel after checking heritage limits.

Agent tip: Verify ownership shares of all family members and heritage restrictions before negotiating.

J

1 terms

Jantri

Tax & Duties

The name for the state-fixed minimum property value in Gujarat, used to compute stamp duty.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in Ahmedabad pays stamp duty on the higher of the jantri value and the sale price.

Agent tip: Check the latest jantri for the survey number and zone.

Related: Circle Rate Stamp Duty

N

2 terms

NA (Non-Agricultural) Order

Approvals

An order that converts agricultural land to non-agricultural use for housing, commerce or industry. It is needed before building on farmland in states such as Maharashtra and Gujarat. In Maharashtra, land inside a sanctioned development plan or layout is treated as deemed non-agricultural, so a separate order may not be needed.

Example & agent tip

Example: A Pune developer applies for NA permission before laying out plots on farmland.

Agent tip: Do not market plots on agricultural land without the NA order or proof that the land is deemed non-agricultural.

New Tenure Land (Gujarat)

Land Records

Also called: Navi Sharat Jamin, Navi Satta Prakar

Land in Gujarat given by the government on conditions, often for farming, that restrict sale or non-agricultural use unless the Collector approves and a premium is paid. Land without such conditions is called old tenure land.

Example & agent tip

Example: A plot near Surat is found to be new tenure in the 7/12. The seller must first get permission and pay the premium before the buyer can build a residential project.

Agent tip: In Gujarat, always check whether land is old or new tenure. The premium can be a large part of the price.

P

3 terms

Pagdi System

Legal

Also called: Pagri, Pugree, Salami

A tenancy practice found in Mumbai and Gujarat in which a tenant pays a large upfront sum, along with low monthly rent, to get a long-lasting right in the premises. The tenant can often pass it on to heirs, and the owner shares in a sale or redevelopment.

Example & agent tip

Example: A tenant in an old Mumbai shop holds it on pagdi at a nominal rent. When the owner wants to redevelop, they negotiate a share of the new area.

Agent tip: Redevelopment or sale of a pagdi property needs the tenant's agreement. Check the tenant's rights first.

Pol

General & Places

A traditional clustered neighbourhood of closely built houses in old Ahmedabad, with a gated lane entrance and shared community spaces. Houses in a pol have special features, and redevelopment there is different from that in modern societies.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer considers a heritage house in a pol and asks about the heritage building rules.

Agent tip: Check heritage rules, shared walls and neighbours' consent before buying or redeveloping a house in a pol.

Pol House

General & Places

A traditional house in the old walled city of Ahmedabad, built in a cluster known as a pol with a shared gate and narrow lanes. Pol houses are often wooden-fronted and heritage-valued, with special transfer customs and repair limits.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer inspects a pol house in old Ahmedabad and learns that the cluster has its own rules on sale and repairs.

Agent tip: Check any local custom or association rules and heritage limits on repairs before agreeing a price.

Related: Heritage Property Haveli

S

3 terms

Sanand

General & Places

An industrial town near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, hosting automobile and electronics factories. Property interest includes industrial plots, warehouses and housing for workers and managers.

Example & agent tip

Example: A supplier buys a small shed in a Sanand industrial estate and checks the GIDC allotment terms.

Agent tip: Industrial estate plots usually come with allotment conditions, such as use and time to build. Read them before buying a resale plot.

SG Highway

General & Places

The Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway in Ahmedabad, a main commercial and residential corridor with malls, offices, clubs and apartment projects. It is a standard reference when people discuss Ahmedabad's western growth.

Example & agent tip

Example: A business owner plans a showroom on SG Highway and checks the zoning and parking rules of the commercial unit.

Agent tip: Commercial units need approvals for use, parking and fire norms. Confirm these before leasing a showroom.

Surat

General & Places

A Gujarat city known for diamond cutting and polishing and textile trade, with a fast-growing built-up area, a new metro under way and a diamond bourse. Its markets include both apartments and commercial space linked to trade.

Example & agent tip

Example: A textile trader buys a shop near the market and an apartment on the Vesu side for his family.

Agent tip: Check the SUDA town-planning scheme rules, since final plots in Gujarat's town planning schemes differ from original plots.

T

2 terms

Talathi

Land Records

A village-level revenue official in Maharashtra and Gujarat (spelled Talati in Gujarat) who maintains village land records and collects revenue. Maharashtra has begun calling the post Gram Mahsul Adhikari.

Example & agent tip

Example: For a mutation in Maharashtra, the talathi enters the change in the record.

Agent tip: Know the talathi's role if your buyer asks who updates the 7/12.

Tribal Land Transfer Restriction

Land Records

Also called: Adivasi Land Transfer, Fifth Schedule Land, CNT Act Land

Laws in several states that bar or limit the sale of land held by Scheduled Tribe members to non-tribals, to protect tribal ownership. A sale without the required permission can be void and the land may be restored.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in Jharkhand finds the seller belongs to a notified tribe, and the land is under the state's tenancy law. The deed is void without the deputy commissioner's permission.

Agent tip: When the seller or the village falls under a tribal law, ask a local lawyer before paying. These transfers are examined closely.

AnyROR

Co-operative Housing Society

Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR)

Fragmentation of Holdings

GIFT City

Gochar Land (Grazing Land)

GujRERA

Guntha

Haveli

Jantri

NA (Non-Agricultural) Order

New Tenure Land (Gujarat)

Pagdi System

Pol

Pol House

Sanand

SG Highway

Surat

Talathi

Tribal Land Transfer Restriction

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