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Reviewed 16 October 2026 · 1073 terms · 14 topics
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the former municipal body of Bengaluru. From September 2025 it was replaced by the Greater Bengaluru Authority with five city corporations. Older documents still carry its name.
Example: A khata certificate issued in 2022 still shows BBMP.
Agent tip: For current work in Bengaluru, check which of the new corporations covers the property.
Related: Khata (Karnataka) BDA Municipal Corporation
The Bangalore Development Authority, which plans, develops and allots sites and flats in Bengaluru and approves layouts.
Example: A Bengaluru buyer buys a BDA site and receives a sale deed from the authority.
Agent tip: Check whether the site has A-khata.
Related: Development Authority Khata (Karnataka)
Also called: Bhoomi Portal
Karnataka's computerised land records system, through which farmers and buyers get the RTC (record of rights, tenancy and crops) and mutation extracts online. It replaced the old village accountant registers.
Example: A buyer from Mysuru downloads the RTC for a 1-acre site on the Bhoomi portal and sees a bank loan entry that the seller did not mention.
Agent tip: Always pull a fresh RTC just before registration. Entries for loans, court orders or tenants appear there and can change in weeks.
Related: RTC (Pahani) Mutation Record of Rights (RoR) Khata (Karnataka)
The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority, which plans the wider Bengaluru region beyond the city limits.
Example: A site on the edge of Bengaluru falls under BMRDA's master plan.
Agent tip: Check the planning authority for peripheral land.
Related: Development Authority Master Plan
Also called: North Bengaluru
A town north of Bengaluru, known as the location of the city's international airport. The area has plotted developments, business parks and aerospace and tech zones, and a separate planning authority for the airport region.
Example: An investor with land in Devanahalli asks a lawyer to confirm the master plan zoning before planning any layout.
Agent tip: Plots near the airport may fall under special planning rules, so check zoning, height limits and land use approvals before buying.
Related: Master Plan Zoning (Land Use Zone) Height Clearance (AAI NOC) BMRDA
A large technology and industrial area south of Bengaluru, developed by KEONICS in the 1970s-80s. It has offices, apartments and layouts, and an elevated expressway links it to the city.
Example: A fresher chooses a paying guest room in Electronic City for its walk to the office and meals.
Agent tip: When buying around Electronic City, check whether the property sits in the Greater Bengaluru Authority area (formerly BBMP) or a panchayat jurisdiction, because tax and khata differ.
Related: Khata (Karnataka) BBMP BMRDA RERA Karnataka
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: 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.
Related: Consolidation of Holdings Agricultural Land Plot Land Reforms
The name for the state-fixed minimum property value in Karnataka, used to calculate stamp duty and registration fee.
Example: A Bengaluru plot is registered at a price that must not be lower than the guidance value of that area.
Agent tip: Use the Kaveri portal or the sub-registrar to confirm the current value.
Related: Circle Rate Stamp Duty
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: 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)
Also called: Inam, Inamdar Land, Watan Land
Land that was historically granted free of rent or at a reduced rent by a ruler or the government, for service, religious or charitable purposes. Many states have abolished the grants, but some inam lands still carry transfer restrictions.
Example: In Solapur, a plot is shown as inam land in the old records. The buyer's lawyer finds that the grant was abolished and the land regularised after the holder paid the due amount.
Agent tip: Ask for the order that abolished or regularised the inam. Without it, the seller may not have a transferable title.
Related: Occupancy Class II Land Revenue Record Title Marketable Title
A document from the local body in Karnataka showing the property's khata number, owner and tax details. It is needed for property tax, loans and utility connections.
Example: A bank asks for the khata certificate and extract before approving a home loan.
Agent tip: Collect both the certificate and the extract, and confirm the type and name.
Related: Khata (Karnataka) Property Tax
A property record kept by the local body in Karnataka that links a property to its tax account. A-khata properties are in approved layouts. B-khata properties are in irregular layouts and have limits on loans and approvals. Bengaluru now uses e-Khata, and a limited-period scheme to convert B-khata to A-khata ran from November 2025.
Example: A buyer of a site in Bengaluru finds that the property has B-khata, so banks decline the loan.
Agent tip: Always ask for the khata type. B-khata can limit loans, building plan approvals and resale.
Related: Khata Certificate Property Tax Revenue Record
The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority, the regulator for Karnataka including Bengaluru. It is often written K-RERA, which is also the short form used for Kerala.
Example: A Bengaluru buyer checks a project's registration number on the Karnataka RERA portal.
Agent tip: Check which state a K-RERA reference refers to.
Related: RERA Authority Khata (Karnataka) BDA
Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops: the land record for agricultural land in Karnataka (called Pahani in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where portals have changed in recent years). It shows the owner, area, crops and loans.
Example: A buyer of farm land near Mysuru reads the RTC to see the owner and any loan entry.
Agent tip: Check the RTC for the last three to five years to see changes.
Related: Revenue Record Mutation
A growing corridor in south-east Bengaluru running from Agara and Bellandur to Sarjapur, with apartments, villas, plotted layouts and schools. It is popular with IT professionals working in nearby tech parks.
Example: A buyer compares an apartment near Haralur with a villa farther out on Sarjapur Road for space and travel time.
Agent tip: Many layouts here are on converted agricultural land, so check land conversion and the approving body for each plot.
Related: Change of Land Use (CLU) Plotted Development BMRDA Khata (Karnataka)
Also called: UAV System, Unit Area Method
A way to calculate property tax by multiplying the area of the property by a rate per unit area. The rate depends on location, use, age, structure and floor, with multipliers applied. Delhi's municipal corporation and Bengaluru use versions of it.
Example: A shopkeeper in Delhi calculates property tax from the covered area, the colony category, the type of use and the age of the building.
Agent tip: Always check the category of the colony and the use factor. A wrong entry can raise the bill.
Related: Property Tax Annual Rental Value (ARV) Method Capital Value System
An eastern Bengaluru area known for the International Tech Park, IT offices and many gated apartment communities. Metro extension and road access are regular topics for residents there.
Example: A tech worker living in Koramangala considers moving to Whitefield and tests the commute at peak hour.
Agent tip: Check the khata type and the Greater Bengaluru Authority (formerly BBMP) or BDA approvals for each property, as Bengaluru has many layout variations.
Related: Khata (Karnataka) BBMP Gated Community RERA Karnataka
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