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1070+ property terms explained in plain words: RERA, land records (Fard, Jamabandi, 7/12, Patta), documents, law, tax, finance and state-specific vocabulary. Each term has its legal basis, an Indian example and a tip for agents.

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Aerocity (Mohali)

General & Places

Also called: Aerocity Mohali

A residential and commercial area near Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali, popular with buyers wanting airport access. Prices vary by sector, and approvals differ by project.

Example & agent tip

Example: An NRI buyer prefers a flat in Aerocity Mohali for easy airport access.

Agent tip: Check approved status, airport height limits and noise levels. Visit at different times of day.

Related: Mohali (SAS Nagar) Height Clearance (AAI NOC) Tricity

Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC)

General & Places

Also called: AKIC

A planned industrial corridor along the eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor linking Punjab and West Bengal through Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, with influence areas that also take in Uttarakhand and the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh belt in Himachal Pradesh. Nodes proposed in various states aim at manufacturing and logistics, with progress differing by location.

Example & agent tip

Example: A Patiala-based trader hears of an AKIC node in the area and asks the state industries department what is actually notified.

Agent tip: Corridor announcements often come before land acquisition. Check official notifications before acting on a rumour.

Related: Industrial Corridor Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Industrial Plot Land Acquisition (RFCTLARR Act, 2013)

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Baltana

General & Places

A locality in Zirakpur on the Chandigarh-Ambala side with apartments, plots and small commercial areas. Buyers check road access, drainage and whether projects fall under approved colonies.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in Baltana asks whether the flat is in a RERA-registered project.

Agent tip: Check the licence and RERA details of each project, because pockets in Baltana differ widely.

Related: Zirakpur Peer Muchalla Colony Licence

Banjar Land

Land Records

Also called: Banjar Jadid, Banjar Qadim, Barren Land

Uncultivated land in the revenue records of north India, divided into banjar jadid (fallow for a few years, though cultivable) and banjar qadim (fallow for a long time). Both classes are different from land under regular cultivation.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in Ambala finds a 5-acre plot listed as banjar qadim and learns that such land is treated as agricultural for the purpose of conversion.

Agent tip: Banjar status does not mean the land is free for development. The same agricultural rules, CLU and master plan checks still apply.

Related: Agricultural Land Gair Mumkin Change of Land Use (CLU) Jamabandi

Banur

General & Places

A town and surrounding area in Punjab near Zirakpur and Mohali, where several residential and industrial projects have come up. Land use and approvals vary widely, so check each project separately.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer sees an ad for plots in Banur and asks whether the colony is approved.

Agent tip: Check the licence of every colony in Banur and its RERA registration, since quality varies.

Related: Zirakpur Colony Licence Approved Layout

Bayana

General & Places

Also called: Bayana Amount, Advance

A Hindi word for the advance paid by a buyer when agreeing to buy a property. It is normally a part of the sale price and is given with a written receipt or agreement, and may be forfeited if the buyer backs out.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer pays ₹5 lakh as bayana and gets a receipt stating the balance payment date.

Agent tip: Always issue a written receipt stating the property, amount, balance and last date.

Related: Earnest Money Token Amount Agreement to Sell (ATS)

Biswansi

Measurement

A small traditional land unit used in northern India, one-twentieth of a biswa. It appears in revenue records of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, where land is recorded in bighas, biswas and biswansis.

Example & agent tip

Example: A khatauni in western Uttar Pradesh recorded a family's share as a few bigha, some biswa and a few biswansi.

Agent tip: Sizes of bigha, biswa and biswansi differ by state. Check the local conversion in the revenue office.

Related: Biswa Bigha Khatauni

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Consolidation of Holdings

Land Records

Also called: Chakbandi, Chakbandi Records

A government programme that swaps scattered small plots of a farmer to give one or a few compact fields. It is done village by village, with a new map and record, and it is known as chakbandi in north India.

Example & agent tip

Example: After consolidation in a village near Muzaffarnagar, a farmer's four scattered plots become a single block with a new khasra number. Old sale deeds still mention the old numbers.

Agent tip: In a consolidated village, match the old and new numbers through the consolidation records before checking title.

Related: Fragmentation of Holdings Khasra Number Revenue Record Gata Number

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Derabassi

General & Places

Also called: Dera Bassi

A town in Mohali district, Punjab, on the Chandigarh–Ambala highway between Zirakpur and Lalru, with housing and industrial areas.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer buys an industrial plot at Derabassi.

Agent tip: Check the zone and approvals, since housing and industry mix in this belt.

Related: Tricity Zirakpur Industrial Plot

DTCP

Authorities

The Directorate (or Department) of Town and Country Planning, a state body that grants colony licences, approves layouts and enforces planning laws. In Haryana, it issues licences under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975.

Example & agent tip

Example: A developer in Gurugram applies to the DTCP for a licence to develop a colony.

Agent tip: Ask for the licence number and check it on the DTCP's records.

Related: Colony Licence Approved Layout

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Evacuee Property

Land Records

Also called: Evacuee Land, Displaced Persons Property

Property in India left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan around Partition and then managed by the Custodian under special laws. Some of it was allotted to displaced persons, and title issues can still be seen in old cases.

Example & agent tip

Example: A shop in an old Amritsar market is described as allotted evacuee property. The buyer asks for the allotment and the sale-certificate trail.

Agent tip: For old city properties in the north, check how the first allottee obtained title. Missing sale certificates cause trouble in resale.

Related: Title Link Documents Marketable Title Revenue Record

External Development Charges (EDC)

Approvals

Charges collected by the government from colonisers to fund external infrastructure such as roads, water and power for a colony. In Haryana and Punjab, builders pass part of the cost to buyers.

Example & agent tip

Example: A plotted colony's price sheet lists EDC as a separate item.

Agent tip: Check whether EDC is included in the basic price or charged extra, and whether the full amount has been paid to the authority.

Related: Internal Development Charges (IDC) Colony Licence

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2 terms

Fard

Land Records

Also called: Fard Jamabandi, Jamabandi Nakal

An extract or copy of the Jamabandi for a particular holding, issued by the revenue department. Buyers often call it a "land ownership certificate", but it is only a record extract and not proof of title.

Example & agent tip

Example: A bank asks for a fard issued within the last three months before it lends against agricultural land.

Agent tip: Ask for a fresh fard on the day of the deal. An old fard may not show a new mortgage or sale.

Related: Jamabandi Khasra Number Intkal

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.

Related: Consolidation of Holdings Agricultural Land Plot Land Reforms

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Gair Mumkin

Land Records

Land recorded as not fit for cultivation, such as paths, ponds, wells or village roads, in the revenue records of several northern and western states.

Example & agent tip

Example: A plot marked "gair mumkin" in the Jamabandi cannot be sold for housing without the proper change of status.

Agent tip: Refuse deals on land that shows gair mumkin unless the record has been changed in the proper manner.

Related: Jamabandi Agricultural Land Change of Land Use (CLU)

Girdawari

Land Records

A record of crops and possession kept by the revenue department in northern states, showing who actually cultivates a field each season.

Example & agent tip

Example: A girdawari shows a tenant farming a plot that the seller claims is empty.

Agent tip: Girdawari helps to confirm who is in possession. A mismatch can signal a dispute.

Related: Khewat and Khatoni Jamabandi Patwari

GMADA

Authorities

The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, the development authority for Mohali (SAS Nagar), Zirakpur, Kharar and nearby areas of Punjab. It plans, approves and develops residential and commercial areas.

Example & agent tip

Example: A plot buyer in a Mohali sector checks that the plot is in a GMADA-approved layout.

Agent tip: Verify the approval on GMADA's records, not only the builder's brochure.

Related: Development Authority PUDA Approved Layout

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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.

Related: Heritage Property Hotel Property Joint Ownership

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Intkal

Land Records

The Punjabi and Haryanvi term for mutation: the entry that records a change of ownership in the revenue record after sale, inheritance or gift.

Example & agent tip

Example: After a registered sale deed in Mohali, the buyer checks that intkal is sanctioned, applying at the tehsil if it is not.

Agent tip: Without intkal, the Jamabandi continues to show the old owner. Punjab's online service now starts intkal after registration, so check that it was completed.

Related: Mutation Jamabandi Tehsildar

IT City (Mohali)

General & Places

A planned area in Mohali near the airport road meant for IT companies and related housing and commercial development. Buyers should check what is actually built and approved at the time of purchase.

Example & agent tip

Example: An investor eyes a plot near IT City Mohali for future commercial use and asks the agent for planning documents.

Agent tip: Ask for the authority's planned land use. Do not rely on future promises of company arrivals.

Related: Mohali (SAS Nagar) IT Park Master Plan

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Jamabandi

Land Records

The main record of rights in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. It lists owners, area, field numbers (khasra) and any possession details, and is updated periodically by the revenue department.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in Kharar asks for the latest Jamabandi and sees the seller's name along with two co-owners. Unless only the seller's own recorded share is being sold, all three must sign.

Agent tip: Ask for a certified or online copy of the latest Jamabandi. Look for co-owners, mortgages and entries on possession.

Related: Fard Khasra Number Khewat and Khatoni Intkal

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Kabza

General & Places

Also called: Qabza

The Hindi and Urdu word for possession or control of property. In deals it means who is physically holding the property. Sellers should deliver clear kabza, and buyers should ask who occupies it.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer pays an advance but finds the plot is occupied by a relative of the seller who refuses to leave.

Agent tip: Visit the property and ask who holds kabza before paying large sums. Mention it in the agreement.

Related: Possession Physical Possession Adverse Possession

Kanal

Measurement

Also called: Kanaal

A land unit used in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. One kanal equals 20 marla, or 5,445 sq ft (about 505.86 sq m). Eight kanals make one acre.

Example & agent tip

Example: A one kanal plot is 5,445 sq ft, which is 605 gaj.

Agent tip: Agricultural land and large farmhouse plots in the Tricity are quoted in kanal. Always check the Jamabandi for the exact area.

Related: Marla Acre Jamabandi

Kanoongo

Land Records

A supervisory revenue official above the patwari in Punjab and Haryana. The kanoongo checks records and verifies mutation entries in his circle. The final order may be passed by a higher revenue officer.

Example & agent tip

Example: A kanoongo verifies the patwari's mutation entry before it goes for approval.

Agent tip: Know the hierarchy: patwari, kanoongo, tehsildar.

Related: Patwari Tehsildar Intkal

Kharar

General & Places

A town in Mohali district, Punjab, west of Mohali on the road to Ropar, with fast-growing apartment and plotted projects.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer picks an affordable flat in Kharar.

Agent tip: Verify the approval authority and RERA number for each project.

Related: Tricity GMADA Mohali (SAS Nagar)

Khasra Number

Land Records

The number of an individual field or land parcel in the village map and revenue records of states such as Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Example & agent tip

Example: A farm sale lists khasra numbers 24, 25 and 26. The buyer checks each against the village map.

Agent tip: Match each khasra number with the map and the Jamabandi. Missing numbers may mean part of the land is not covered.

Related: Jamabandi Survey Number Shajra

Khatedar

Land Records

Also called: Khatadar, Khatedari Right

A person recorded as the main land-holder of agricultural land in Rajasthan, Haryana and some other states, with rights against the state to hold and farm the land. Tenant farmers who farm another's land may also become khatedars.

Example & agent tip

Example: A farm near Alwar lists three khatedars. The buyer realises all three, and not only the broker's contact, must agree to the sale.

Agent tip: Ask for names of all khatedars from the jamabandi, then ask each to sign. A deed signed by one co-holder is risky.

Related: Jamabandi Khewat and Khatoni Apna Khata Joint Ownership

Khewat and Khatoni

Land Records

Two numbers in north Indian land records. Khewat is the ownership holding number. Khatoni is the cultivation holding, which shows who is working the land.

Example & agent tip

Example: A Jamabandi entry reads "Khewat 45, Khatoni 60". A buyer checks both to see the owner and the cultivator.

Agent tip: When the cultivator is different from the owner, find out whether it is a tenant.

Related: Jamabandi Khasra Number Girdawari

Killa

Measurement

Also called: Ghumaon

A traditional land unit in Punjab and Haryana, about one acre. Farm land is often bought and sold in killas, and the unit also appears in old revenue records and local land deals.

Example & agent tip

Example: A farmer near Rajpura sold two killas of agricultural land to a developer for a plotted colony.

Agent tip: Convert killas to acres or square yards in writing before quoting a price. Local usage can vary slightly.

Related: Acre Murabba Jamabandi

Kothi

General & Places

Also called: Kothi House

A north Indian word for a large independent house, often with a garden and boundary wall, standing on its own plot. In Punjab and Haryana, it usually refers to a house on a sizeable residential plot.

Example & agent tip

Example: A family sells their old kothi in Chandigarh's Sector 8 to a builder who plans to construct builder floors on the plot.

Agent tip: When a client asks for a kothi, confirm plot size, floors permitted and whether it is freehold.

Related: Independent House Bungalow Builder Floor

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Lal Dora

Land Records

The boundary of the old inhabited area (abadi) of a village in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Land inside it was exempt from some building and colony rules, but this exemption has been narrowed in many places.

Example & agent tip

Example: A seller offers a house in a village's Lal Dora area without an approved plan. The buyer must check the local authority's rules.

Agent tip: Lal Dora land often lacks sanctioned plans and formal titles. Verify before you quote a price.

Related: Abadi Deh Approved Layout Sanctioned Plan

Lalru

General & Places

A town near Derabassi in Mohali district, Punjab, on the Chandigarh–Ambala highway. It has a large industrial area and growing plotted development.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer looks at an industrial plot at Lalru.

Agent tip: Verify the industrial zone, the authority approval and the project's RERA registration where applicable.

Related: Derabassi Industrial Plot GMADA

Landran

General & Places

A locality near Mohali and Kharar, known for institutes, group housing and plotted projects. Buyers should check road width, sewer connection and approvals for each project.

Example & agent tip

Example: A student family looks at a rental flat in Landran near a university campus.

Agent tip: Check the colony approval and water supply, because supply and sewer quality vary by pocket.

Related: Mohali (SAS Nagar) Kharar Student Housing

Latha (Cloth Map)

Land Records

Also called: Lattha, Masavi

A traditional village map in Punjab and Haryana, historically drawn on cloth, showing every field with its number and shape. Patwaris still use it with the jamabandi to identify a parcel and its neighbours.

Example & agent tip

Example: A Patwari in a Fatehgarh Sahib village spreads out the latha to show a buyer that the plot in the jamabandi sits at the village edge, not beside the canal as the seller claimed.

Agent tip: Ask the Patwari to mark the plot on the latha and sign the copy. It is cheap and settles many location doubts.

Related: Patwari Jamabandi Shajra Khasra Number

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Marla

Measurement

A land unit used in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. One marla equals 272.25 sq ft (about 25.29 sq m), and 20 marla make 1 kanal.

Example & agent tip

Example: A 10 marla house plot is 2,722.5 sq ft or about 302.5 gaj.

Agent tip: When a Tricity buyer says "10 marla", convert it immediately to sq ft or gaj and write it in the quote.

Related: Kanal Gaj (Square Yard) Jamabandi

Mohali (SAS Nagar)

General & Places

Also called: SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar

The city in Punjab, officially Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar), next to Chandigarh. It is a planned city with numbered sectors and falls under GMADA and the Punjab RERA.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer chooses a flat in a Mohali sector near the IT City.

Agent tip: Quote the sector number and check GMADA approval.

Related: GMADA Tricity RERA Punjab

Mullanpur

General & Places

A fast-developing area near Chandigarh on the Punjab side, close to New Chandigarh, with residential, commercial and institutional projects. Buyers often compare it with Kharar and Zirakpur.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer compares plot prices in Mullanpur with Kharar before deciding where to build.

Agent tip: Check whether the project is in an approved colony and its RERA status. Ask about road access and water supply.

Related: New Chandigarh Kharar Tricity

Murabba

Measurement

Also called: Rectangle Number

A rectangular block of farm land used in Punjab and Haryana revenue records, comprising a fixed number of killas. Village maps are drawn in murabbas, and each field is numbered within one.

Example & agent tip

Example: A Jamabandi extract for a village near Ambala listed a plot as a numbered field inside a particular murabba.

Agent tip: To trace a plot, ask the patwari for the murabba and killa number as shown on the village map.

Related: Killa Shajra Jamabandi

Mushtarka Malkan Land

Land Records

Also called: Mushtarka Khata, Joint Khata

Jointly owned land in Punjab and Haryana where the holdings of co-owners are not divided on the ground. The record shows shares, but no co-owner can claim a specific portion without partition.

Example & agent tip

Example: In a Karnal village, five brothers own 20 acres as mushtarka malkan. One brother sells a defined 3 acres, but the others object since the land was never partitioned.

Agent tip: When land is jointly held, the safe route is a registered partition first, or a sale signed by all co-owners.

Related: Jamabandi Partition Deed Joint Ownership Fard

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Nahri, Chahi and Barani Land

Land Records

Also called: Nehri, Chahi, Barani

The three main irrigation classes of farmland in the revenue records of Punjab and Haryana. Nahri land is watered by canal, chahi by a well or tube well, and barani depends on rain. The class often affects the land's price.

Example & agent tip

Example: Two 5-acre fields near Sirsa are priced differently, since one is nahri with a canal outlet while the other is barani.

Agent tip: Check the class in the jamabandi and compare it with what you see. A field recorded as nahri without an actual outlet may have been wrongly classed.

Related: Agricultural Land Jamabandi Girdawari Banjar Land

New Chandigarh

General & Places

A planned township area near Mullanpur in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, developed under GMADA's planning.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer considers a plot in the New Chandigarh area.

Agent tip: Check approvals and the master plan for the exact sector.

Related: GMADA Tricity

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PAPRA

Authorities

The Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995, Punjab's state law on the sale of apartments, plots and colonies. It requires licences for colonisers and sets conditions for sales.

Legal basis: Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995. RERA now works alongside it.

Example & agent tip

Example: A Punjab colony needs a PAPRA licence and now a RERA registration as well.

Agent tip: For Punjab colonies, ask for both the PAPRA licence and the RERA registration.

Related: RERA Authority Colony Licence PUDA

Patwari

Land Records

A village-level revenue official in northern states who maintains land records, field maps and crop entries.

Example & agent tip

Example: A patwari enters a mutation after the tehsildar's order.

Agent tip: In Punjab and Haryana, you may need the patwari for records such as a field map or girdawari.

Related: Kanoongo Tehsildar Girdawari

Peer Muchalla

General & Places

A locality in Zirakpur near the Chandigarh border, known for residential societies, shops and highway access. It is popular with buyers who want Chandigarh access at lower prices.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer from Chandigarh looks at a flat in Peer Muchalla for lower cost and quick access to the city.

Agent tip: Check traffic at peak hours and the project's approvals. Travel time matters more than distance.

Related: Zirakpur Baltana Tricity

Periphery Controlled Area

General & Places

Also called: Chandigarh Periphery

A belt of land around Chandigarh where construction and land use are controlled by law to protect the planned capital from unplanned growth. Colonies in it need specific approvals.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer asks whether the plot near the Chandigarh border lies in the periphery area and what approvals apply.

Agent tip: Ask the authority for confirmation of which controlled area rules apply to a plot.

Related: Tricity Zoning (Land Use Zone) Approved Layout

PUDA

Authorities

The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority, which plans and develops urban areas in Punjab and issues approvals through its offices.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in Ludhiana checks whether a colony has PUDA approval.

Agent tip: Check which authority covers the area. Some areas are with GMADA, others with PUDA.

Related: GMADA Development Authority Approved Layout

Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC)

Authorities

A Punjab government corporation that develops industrial estates and allots industrial plots. Plots allotted by it carry conditions on use, construction and transfer that buyers must check.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer of an industrial plot at an estate near Chandigarh asks PSIEC for the transfer conditions.

Agent tip: Industrial plots need the allotting body's permission for transfer. Get it in writing.

Related: Industrial Plot PUDA Leasehold Property

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Registry

General & Places

Also called: Registree

Everyday north Indian word for registering a sale deed at the sub-registrar office. People say "registry ho gayi" to mean ownership has been transferred and registered. It is also used for the registered deed itself.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer in Zirakpur says the registry is fixed for Friday at the sub-registrar office.

Agent tip: Explain that registry is different from mutation. Buyers must also get the land records updated.

Related: Registration (Property) Sale Deed Mutation Sub-Registrar

RERA Punjab

Authorities

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Punjab. It registers projects and agents in Punjab, including Mohali, Zirakpur, Kharar and Ludhiana.

Example & agent tip

Example: A Zirakpur project is checked on the Punjab RERA portal before sales begin.

Agent tip: Punjab also has its own apartment and property law (PAPRA) and development authorities such as GMADA and PUDA.

Related: RERA Authority GMADA PUDA PAPRA

How to become a RERA agent in Punjab →

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Sarsahi

Measurement

Also called: Sarsai

A small land measure used in Punjab and Haryana, one-ninth of a marla. It is used in revenue records when small plots or fractions of land are recorded precisely.

Example & agent tip

Example: A village record near Kharar showed a sale of a plot of some marlas and a few sarsahi.

Agent tip: When reading old records, convert each unit step by step: killa, kanal, marla and sarsahi.

Related: Marla Kanal Jamabandi

SCF (Shop-cum-Flat)

Property Types

A building type in Tricity sectors where the ground floor has shops and the upper floor has residential flats.

Example & agent tip

Example: An SCF in a Panchkula sector has a shop at ground level and a flat on the first floor.

Agent tip: Verify which floor is residential and which is commercial in the sanctioned plan.

Related: SCO (Shop-cum-Office) Commercial Property

SCO (Shop-cum-Office)

Property Types

A commercial plot or building in Chandigarh and Tricity sectors that combines shops on the lower floors and offices above. SCOs are sold by the authority in auctions or by developers in approved projects.

Example & agent tip

Example: A 4-storey SCO in a Mohali sector has two floors of retail and two floors of office space.

Agent tip: Check the building plan, permitted floors and the authority's allotment conditions before quoting.

Related: SCF (Shop-cum-Flat) Commercial Property GMADA

Shajra

Land Records

A revenue sketch. Shajra Nasab is a family tree used to show legal heirs for mutation, and Shajra Kishtwar is the field map of a village showing parcels.

Example & agent tip

Example: To mutate inherited land, heirs submit a shajra nasab listing all legal heirs.

Agent tip: Ask for the family tree when title comes by inheritance, and see that every heir signs.

Related: Legal Heir Certificate Intkal Khasra Number

Shamlat Deh

Land Records

Village common land in Punjab and Haryana, used by the community for grazing, ponds and paths. It is vested in the panchayat and cannot be sold by private persons.

Legal basis: Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, which Haryana also applies with its own amendments.

Example & agent tip

Example: A "plot" sold on shamlat land turns out to belong to the village panchayat.

Agent tip: Check the Jamabandi for the word shamlat. Such land cannot be sold.

Related: Jamabandi Abadi Deh

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Tricity

General & Places

The urban area made up of Chandigarh (a Union Territory), Mohali (Punjab) and Panchkula (Haryana), together with fringe towns such as Zirakpur and Kharar. Each part has different authorities and rules.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer comparing flats in Panchkula and Mohali is dealing with two states, two RERA authorities and different stamp duty.

Agent tip: Always state the state and authority when you quote a Tricity property.

Related: Mohali (SAS Nagar) Panchkula Zirakpur Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB)

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Zirakpur

General & Places

A town in Mohali district, Punjab, on the highways towards Delhi/Ambala, Patiala and Shimla, next to Chandigarh and Panchkula. It has a large number of apartment projects and plotted colonies.

Example & agent tip

Example: A buyer looks at a 2 BHK in a Zirakpur gated project.

Agent tip: Check the project's RERA registration and the layout approval, since the town has many projects.

Related: Tricity GMADA RERA Punjab

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