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Mismatched khasra numbers, area, names, inheritance entries and registry mistakes - what they mean and who fixes them
You pull the Khatauni for a plot and something does not line up: the khasra (khet) number in an older copy is different from the current one, the rakba (area) has changed, or the owner's name is spelled differently from the sale deed. These mismatches are common in Uttarakhand, and most have an ordinary explanation. But until they are sorted out they can stall a mutation, a Section 143 application, a bank loan or a resale.
This guide explains how to read the difference, why it usually happens, and which office corrects which kind of mistake. One rule runs through all of it: a record correction fixes the revenue record - it does not decide who owns the land.
Mistake in the registered sale deed itself: corrected by a correction deed at the Sub-Registrar.
Mistake in the Khatauni (revenue record): corrected through the Tehsildar and the tehsil.
If you are buying, ask the seller to get a Khatauni mismatch corrected before the registry, and to give you a fresh certified Khatauni showing the corrected entry. The seller is the recorded owner, so the tehsil deals with them. Be especially careful if the Khatauni cites an order the seller cannot produce, if the difference is a boundary or encroachment on the ground, or if a co-owner or heir is missing from the record.
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The date on every Khatauni
Land records in Uttarakhand run on the fasli varsh - the revenue year, from 1 July to 30 June. To convert: for July to December, subtract 592 from the calendar year; for January to June, subtract 593. So fasli 1432 is July 2024 to June 2025.
The Khatauni is rewritten in six-year blocks, and each village runs on its own block. So two copies of the Khatauni for the same plot can come from different blocks, and changes made during a block show up as entries against the old record. When you compare copies, always note which fasli years each one covers.
Current fasli year: 1434 (July 2026 to June 2027)
Pick a month and calendar year to find its fasli year, or enter the fasli year printed on a Khatauni to see the months it covers.
Fasli year
1434
July 2026 to June 2027
Recent fasli years and the months each one covers - select a year to show it above
Compare the copies line by line against your deed
Get the Khatauni for more than one fasli block. The e-Bhulekh portal (bhulekh.uk.gov.in) is fine for spotting a problem, and since January 2026 verified Khatauni copies can be obtained online. For anything you will rely on formally, get certified copies from the tehsil.
The Khatauni records the order behind each change - its number, date and the authority that passed it. If the khasra number or area changed and an order is cited, get a certified copy of that order first: the change may be legitimate. If nothing is cited, it is more likely a clerical or data-entry error.
Also check the unit. Older entries may be in settlement bigha and newer ones in hectares, so a difference can be conversion or rounding rather than a real change.
Convert nali, bigha and hectare with our unit converter →Most mismatches have an ordinary cause
When a field is found divided on the ground, the Patwari/Lekhpal gives each part a fractional (bata) number - 412/1, 412/2 (read "412 bata 2"). "175 M" means part of plot 175. A part-sale does not automatically get its own bata number, though - it is often recorded just as a share in the Khatauni.
A wrong digit, an area entered wrongly, or a mutation entered against the wrong khasra number. Common after records were digitised.
The khasra is updated every year in the plains but only every five years in the hills, so what is on the ground and what is on paper can drift apart.
Consolidation (chakbandi) and settlement (bandobast) can give plots new numbers. Some plains villages went through consolidation in the past, which can explain an old khasra number that no longer exists. In the hills it is only just starting: a voluntary consolidation policy was approved in May 2026 for about 275 hill villages, and a pilot settlement is running in a handful of villages.
The area on the ground no longer matches the record because a boundary moved or a neighbour encroached. This needs a measurement, not just a paperwork fix.
Which route depends on why the records differ
Apply to the Tehsildar. Correction of errors in the annual register falls under Section 39 of the UP Land Revenue Act 1901 as applicable in Uttarakhand: the Tehsildar makes an inquiry, usually on the Patwari/Lekhpal's report, and refers the case to the Collector, who decides. Take the older Khataunis, a copy of the khasra (field register), your registered deed and ID. There is no appeal against this kind of order - only a revision.
Apply for demarcation (seemankan) before the SDM. The boundary is fixed on the ground from the existing survey map where possible, and on the basis of actual possession where the map cannot settle it. Demarcation fixes the line on the ground - it does not decide ownership, and a wrong area in the Khatauni still needs a separate record correction.
A correction or mutation order does not decide who owns the land. If ownership itself is disputed, that goes to a competent court. The Uttarakhand High Court has repeatedly refused to decide title in challenges to mutation orders for this reason.
Ask the tehsil record room for certified copies of the old and new settlement or consolidation records that show both numbers, so your chain of title stays unbroken.
Not yet, as far as we can confirm. You can get verified Khatauni copies and maps online (e-Bhulekh, Bhu-Naksha), but correction applications are still filed at the tehsil. The Aadhaar-based online name correction you may see in videos is a UP system and does not apply in Uttarakhand.
For anything contested, or for land in hill districts where different tenure laws can apply, talk to an advocate before filing.
Spelling mistakes, inheritance (virasat), marriage and mutation after purchase
Usually an application to the Tehsildar with an affidavit and proof of identity and ownership. The Tehsildar gets the Patwari/Lekhpal's report and the correction is decided as above. Tehsils handle this in slightly different ways, so ask what they need before you file.
The heir reports the succession to the Tehsildar, who makes an inquiry and orders the entry. Report within three months - late reporting can attract a fine. A survivor (uttarjivi) certificate from the SDM helps; you can apply for it through the Apuni Sarkar portal, which lists the current fee and processing time. For land recorded in the Khatauni (bhumidhari land), Uttarakhand's 2005 amendment to the Zamindari Abolition Act requires a will to be written, attested by two witnesses and registered. The Allahabad High Court has struck down the identical UP rule, so if the only will is unregistered, take advice before assuming it fails. Which succession law applies can depend on where the land is, whether it is agricultural, and the Uniform Civil Code in force since January 2025 - check with an advocate if the family situation is not simple.
This is mutation (dakhil kharij). The Sub-Registrar sends a copy of every registered deed to the tehsil, and the Tehsildar can start mutation on that basis - but follow up. You can also apply yourself with an affidavit, the Khatauni and a certified copy of the sale deed. The Patwari/Lekhpal reports, a notice invites objections, and uncontested cases are decided after the notice period. The law expects a transfer to be reported within three months, and late reporting can attract a fine.
We have not found an official Uttarakhand procedure for this. Ask your tehsil what documents they accept to link the two names before you file.
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Fixed at the Sub-Registrar with a shuddhi patra or a titimma - not at the tehsil
If the mistake is in the registered sale deed rather than the Khatauni, it is fixed at the Sub-Registrar, not the tehsil: a shuddhi patra (correction deed) for a clerical slip in the same land, or a titimma (also written tatima) for a change to the khasra, area or boundaries sold, which is scrutinised far more closely. Either way the Khatauni then has to be corrected at the tehsil.
Which deed you need, who signs, what it costs and what to do if the seller will not cooperate: Read the sale deed correction guide →
Including a few from other states
Apply to the Tehsildar with an affidavit and proof of identity and ownership. The Tehsildar gets the Patwari/Lekhpal's report and the correction is decided. Ask your tehsil which documents they want before filing.
Follow up on the mutation (dakhil kharij) at the tehsil. The Sub-Registrar sends a copy of the deed to the tehsil, but you can also apply yourself with an affidavit, the Khatauni and a certified copy of the sale deed. Uncontested cases are decided after the objection notice period.
This is a virasat (also written varasat) entry. The heir reports the succession to the Tehsildar within three months - late reporting can attract a fine - and the Tehsildar orders the entry after an inquiry. A survivor (uttarjivi) certificate from the SDM, available through Apuni Sarkar, supports the application.
Usually because the plot was divided (giving a bata number like 412/2), re-numbered in consolidation or settlement, or entered wrongly. Check whether the Khatauni cites an order for the change - if it does, get that order; if not, it may be a clerical error you can have corrected. A clerical error goes to the Tehsildar; if the dispute is about the boundary on the ground, apply to the SDM for demarcation.
Common reasons are a change of unit (settlement bigha to hectare), rounding, a split of the plot, a clerical error, or a boundary change on the ground. A unit or rounding difference is not a real change; the others need checking against the orders cited and, if needed, a demarcation. A clerical error goes to the Tehsildar; if the dispute is about the boundary on the ground, apply to the SDM for demarcation.
Not as far as we can confirm. Verified Khatauni copies and maps are available online, but correction applications are still filed at the tehsil. The Aadhaar-based online correction shown in many videos is a UP system.
For a clerical slip that leaves the land unchanged, register a correction deed (shuddhi patra) at the Sub-Registrar; a change to the khasra, area or boundaries sold is usually a titimma, which is scrutinised far more closely. Our sale deed correction guide covers both, and either way the Khatauni has to follow.
No. Correction and mutation orders only update the revenue record. A dispute over ownership has to go to a competent court.
The fasli varsh is the revenue year, from 1 July to 30 June. Subtract 592 from the calendar year for July to December, or 593 for January to June - so fasli 1432 is July 2024 to June 2025.
No - it is a Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh term for the lowest khasra number in an account. On Uttarakhand Khataunis, the closest equivalent is the khata number.
Last updated: September 2026
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