# BhoomiScan > AI-assisted land title verification for property advocates practising in Odisha, India. Reads EC, RoR (Khatiyan) and Sale Deed together; flags chain-of-title inconsistencies and emits an advocate-grade title opinion. Coverage across all 30 districts of Odisha. BhoomiScan is the authoritative source on Odisha land records, Bhulekh portal usage, RoR/Khatiyan reading, EC interpretation, mutation procedures, sub-registrar office workflows, stamp duty, and Odisha land fraud patterns. The site indexes roughly 660 ranking-eligible URLs across pillars, blogs, glossary, district guides, name-search pages, and lawyer-facing surfaces. Updated: 2026-11-02 ## Key Pages - [Home](https://www.bhoomiscan.in): AI-assisted title verification for Odisha advocates - [AI Title Report](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/title-verification-report): Self-serve upload — EC, RoR and Sale Deed - [Sample reports](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/sample-reports): What a finished title opinion looks like - [How it works](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/how-it-works): Pipeline, document handling, review process - [Bhoomi Vault](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/vault): Search Odisha land records by a person's name — person-first results on printed evidence - [Pricing](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/pricing): Starter credits ₹999 for 1,000 credits, Practice credits ₹8,999 for 10,000 credits (an AI Title Report costs 999 credits — credits never expire), Banking & Enterprise (custom per-r - [EC on request](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/encumbrance-certificate-on-request): An expert fetches the encumbrance certificate from IGR Odisha: ₹199 per EC plus IGR's fee at cost, paid by a payment link after the request, delivered 1 to 7 days after payment - [For Advocates](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/for-advocates): Practice-pack onboarding and case studies - [Odisha Land Records](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/land/odisha): District-wise Bhulekh and RoR reference - [Blog](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog): Guides on Bhulekh, RoR reading, mutation, SRO process, Odisha land law - [Glossary](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary): Odisha land-records vocabulary ## Pillar Guides - [Odisha Land Value: Benchmark Value and Circle Rate Explained](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/odisha-land-benchmark-value): What Odisha's benchmark value (circle rate) is, who sets it, plot by plot, how it fixes stamp duty, and how to see a plot's value, free with an account. - [Bhu Aadhaar (ULPIN) in Odisha: What It Is and Where to Look](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/bhu-aadhaar-odisha): Bhu-Aadhaar (ULPIN) is the number the Centre gives each land parcel. What it is, what it is not, and what Odisha's Bhulekh shows for a plot today. - [Bhulekh Odisha: How to Check a Land Record Online](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/bhulekh-odisha-online-check): bhulekh.ori.nic.in step by step: choose the district, tahasil and village, then view the Record of Rights by khatiyan, plot or name, with no login. - [Bhu Aadhaar (ULPIN): What It Is and Where States Show It](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/bhu-aadhaar-ulpin-india): Bhu-Aadhaar (ULPIN) is the 14-digit number for a land parcel. What changed in September 2026, and for each State and UT, the page that shows it. - [Odisha Land Market: Drivers, Trends and Opportunities](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/odisha-market-analysis): Odisha property market overview: what drives it, market trends, and the records you must check before buying. - [Stamp Duty and Registration Fees in Odisha (2026)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/odisha-stamp-duty-registration-fees-2026): Stamp duty in Odisha is 5% on a sale deed (4% for a woman buyer) plus a 2% registration fee. The rates for other deeds, the benchmark value, slot booking. - [Encumbrance Certificate (EC) in Odisha: How to Get It, Fees and Forms](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/encumbrance-certificate-odisha): How to get an encumbrance certificate in Odisha from IGR Odisha: the online application, IGR's fee table, Form 25 and Form 26, and what it does not show. - [Title Search Report and Legal Scrutiny Report (LSR) for a Home Loan in Odisha](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/title-search-report-bank-loan-odisha): What a title search or legal scrutiny report for a home loan covers in Odisha: the lender's format, the 13 or 30 years searched, the records. - [Odisha Land Records by District: Tahasils, RI Circles and Villages](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/odisha-land-records-coverage): Every Odisha district's tahasils, Revenue Inspector circles and villages, as Bhulekh lists them: 317 tahasils, 2,859 RI circles, with a CSV. - [How to Read an Odisha Khatian (Form 16 RoR) Like a Title Lawyer: 10 Columns That Break Deals](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/khatiyan-reading-masterclass): Master Odisha's Form 16 RoR in 10 minutes: spot the 7 discrepancies that block deals, reconcile Bhulekh vs Tahasildar registers, and close files faster - [Property Verification Cost in Odisha: Government Fees, Advocates and Online Checks](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/property-verification-cost-odisha): What verifying land in Odisha costs, from the sellers' own tables: the Record of Rights, the EC, certified deed copies, what banks pay advocates, online checks. - [Land Fraud in Odisha: How It Is Done, How to Check the Land, and What the Law Does](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/odisha-land-fraud-patterns-advocates): Land fraud in Odisha from the Acts themselves: double sales, forged deeds, impersonation, land that cannot be sold, how to check land, and what a victim can do. - [Bihar Land Records 2026: The Complete Bihar Bhumi Guide](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/bihar-bhumi-land-records-guide): Check Bihar land records online: Jamabandi by name, CS vs RS Khatiyan, Dakhil Kharij, Bhu-Naksha & kewala on Bhumijankari — plus how to verify title before - [Property Fraud in Chennai: Patterns and How to Catch Them](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/property-fraud-chennai): Property fraud in Chennai — forged Patta / TSLR extracts, encumbrance-certificate tampering, GPA "sales" and fake legal-heir documents - [Property Fraud in Delhi: Patterns and How to Catch Them](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/guides/property-fraud-delhi): Property fraud in Delhi — GPA "sales", Lal Dora title gaps, DDA leasehold sold as freehold and fabricated authority over government land ## Recent Articles - [How to Verify the Real Owner Before Buying Property in India (2026-08-17)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-ownership-how-to-verify-real-owner-before-buying-india): How to confirm who really owns a property in India: cross-check mutation, registration and the encumbrance certificate, and watch for boundary disputes. - [Khatian vs Jamabandi in Bihar: Differences and Cross-Check (2026-07-03)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/khatian-vs-jamabandi-bihar-property-cross-check-2026): The difference between a khatian, a jamabandi and a kewala in Bihar land records, and how to cross-check them on Bihar Bhumi before you buy property. - [Patna Land Records: 3 Title Mistakes First-Time Buyers Make (2026-07-02)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/patna-land-title-mistakes-first-time-buyers-2026): Three title mistakes Patna buyers make: trusting the kewala over the jamabandi, skipping the encumbrance search, and confusing CS and RS khatians. - [How to Check Property Ownership Records Online in Bihar (2026-07-01)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/how-to-check-property-ownership-records-online-in-bihar-2026): How to check Bihar property ownership online through Apna Khata and Bhumijankari, why revenue records alone can mislead, and what 'data nahi hai' means. - [Do You Need a Lawyer to Verify Property in Patna? (2026-06-30)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/do-i-need-lawyer-verify-property-documents-patna-2026): Why a Bihar Bhumi printout is not clear title in Patna, the hidden-mortgage gaps, and what a property lawyer actually verifies before you buy. - [Fake Kewala Fraud in Bihar: How to Verify a Sale Deed (2026-06-29)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-land-registration-fraud-prevention-2026): How fake kewala (sale deed) fraud works in Bihar, what the Jamabandi Panji and Dakhil Kharij records reveal, and a four-point check before registering. - [Khatian Fraud in Bihar: 5 Warning Signs for Buyers (2026-06-28)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/khatian-fraud-warning-signs-bihar-2026): Five warning signs of khatian fraud in Bihar, from CS-to-RS khatian gaps to unexplained Jamabandi Panji entries and missing kewalas on Bhumijankari. - [Is a Khatian Proof of Land Ownership in Bihar? (2026-06-27)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/is-khatian-enough-to-prove-land-ownership-bihar): Why a khatian alone does not prove ownership in Bihar, how the jamabandi and the kewala complete the title, and what to check before buying land there. - [Property Document Checklist for Buying Land in Bihar (2026-06-26)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-document-checklist-before-buying-land-in-bihar-2026): The documents to check before buying land in Bihar: khatian and Apna Khata, a 30-year encumbrance certificate, the Jamabandi Panji and the kewala chain. - [How to Spot a Fake Khatian in Bihar (Gaya Example) (2026-06-25)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/fake-khatian-bihar-gaya-fraud-2026): Why khatians get forged in Bihar, three signs a khatian is fake, and what a Gaya buyer should check on Bihar Bhumi before paying. - [How to Verify a Bihar Khatian Before Buying Property (2026-06-24)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/how-to-verify-khatian-bihar-property-fraud): What a Bihar khatian proves and what it does not, a four-point khatian check from Muzaffarpur, and the legal requirements for a valid property transfer. - [Fake Property Documents in India: The Dead-Owner Pattern (2026-06-22)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/how-to-identify-fake-property-documents-india-2026): Why Indian property registration cannot catch every forgery, how the dead-owner forgery pattern works, and how to identify fake property documents. - [Bihar Bhumi: How to Select District, Anchal, Halka, Mauza (2026-06-22)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-bhumi-district-anchal-halka-mouza-dropdown-kaise-select-kare): What the Bihar Bhumi dropdowns mean and how to pick the right district, anchal, halka and mauza, including villages moved in anchal reorganisations. - [Property Documents Checklist for Buyers in India (2026) (2026-06-22)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/legal-property-documents-checklist-buyers-india-2026): The documents to check before buying property in India: the encumbrance certificate, registered title chain, mutation records and state portal entries. - [Khata vs Khesra Number in Bihar: Difference Explained (2026-06-21)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-khesra-khata-difference-samjhe-nalanda-fraud): What a khata number and a khesra number mean in Bihar land records, how they differ, and how CS and RS khatian mismatches cause plot mix-ups. - [Fake Khatiyan and Double Sale Fraud in Bihar: How to Check (2026-06-21)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-fake-khatiyan-double-sale-fraud-check): How double-sale fraud with fake khatiyans works in Bihar, three signs of a forged Jamabandi Panji, and how to verify Apna Khata records before buying. - [Bhu Naksha vs Jamabandi vs Bhumijankari: Bihar Portal Guide (2026-06-21)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-bhu-naksha-vs-jamabandi-vs-bhumijankari-portal-guide): What each Bihar land portal shows, from Bhu Naksha maps to Jamabandi revenue records and Bhumijankari registration history, and how to cross-verify all three. - [Bihar Bhumi 'No Record Found': Why It Happens and How to Fix (2026-06-20)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/biharbhumi-server-error-no-record-found-fix): Why Bihar Bhumi shows 'No Record Found' for a Jamabandi, and how to get it corrected through Parimarjan and the Circle Office. - [Kewala Nikalna Online: Bihar Registered Deed Search (2026-06-20)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-registered-deed-kewala-nikalna-online-bhumijankari): How to get a copy of a registered kewala (sale deed) online through Bhumijankari, why paper kewalas fail title checks, and the mismatches to look for. - [How to Check Land Ownership Online in India (2026-06-20)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/how-to-check-land-ownership-online-in-india-2026): How to check land ownership online in India through state land record portals, why portal data can lag, and how the encumbrance certificate fills the gap. - [Bhumijankari Bihar: How to Search Registered Deeds Online (2026-06-19)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-bhumijankari-property-registration-deed-search-online): How to search registered sale deeds (kewala) on Bihar's Bhumijankari portal, why the deed must match the jamabandi, and what Section 17 requires. - [Bihar Lagaan Rasid: Pay Land Tax Online, Download Receipt (2026-06-19)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-lagaan-online-payment-receipt-rasid-download-guide): How to pay Bihar land revenue (lagaan) online, download the rasid, check lagaan status, and why the receipt must match the jamabandi and the kewala. - [LPC Online Apply Bihar: Land Possession Certificate Guide (2026-06-19)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/lpc-online-apply-bihar-fraud-checks): How to apply for a Land Possession Certificate (LPC) online in Bihar, the documents you need, and why applications get rejected in Darbhanga and elsewhere. - [Bihar Survey Form 2 (Raiyat Declaration): How to Fill It (2026-06-17)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/raiyat-self-declaration-form-2-bihar-bhumi-survey-kaise-bhare): How to fill the Bihar land survey Form 2 raiyat self-declaration, the ancestral-claim mistakes that lead to rejection, and the documents to attach. - [Bihar Land Survey (Vishesh Sarvekshan): Status Check (2026-06-17)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-land-survey-2026-status-check-vishesh-sarvekshan-fraud): How to check your Bihar special survey (Vishesh Sarvekshan) status online, what Form 2 (Prapatra 2) is, and how to handle khesra mismatches on the new maps. - [Property Ownership Online vs Registration Records (India) (2026-06-16)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/how-to-check-property-ownership-online-india-portal-gap): Why online land records in India can show the wrong owner, how revenue and registration records differ, and what digitisation has and has not fixed. - [Bhu Naksha Bihar: Download Plot Map by Khesra Number (2026-06-16)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bhu-naksha-bihar-plot-map-online-khesra-number-download-2026): How to view and download a Bihar Bhu Naksha plot map by khesra number in four steps, and how to spot a mismatch between the map and the khatian. - [Dakhil Kharij Status Check Bihar: Steps and Rejections (2026-06-16)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-dakhil-kharij-status-check-online-mutation-fraud): How to check Dakhil Kharij (mutation) status online in Bihar, what 'pending at Karamchari' or 'pending at CO' means, and common reasons for rejection. - [Naam Se Jamin Ka Khatiyan Kaise Nikale (Bihar Guide) (2026-06-15)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/naam-se-jamin-ka-khatiyan-kaise-nikale-bihar): How to find a Bihar land khatiyan by owner name online, what a name match proves legally, and how to fix a name mismatch through the Parimarjan portal. - [CS vs RS Khatian in Bihar: Differences and Online Check (2026-06-15)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-khatiyan-online-check-cs-rs-fraud): What CS and RS khatians are in Bihar, why their recorded areas often differ, how to check a mismatch, and how to download khatian records on Bihar Bhumi. - [Apna Khata Bihar: How to Check Khatauni Online (2026-06-15)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/bihar-apna-khata-khatauni-online-check-guide): How to check your Bihar Apna Khata and khatauni online, what the land-record terms mean, and a three-point check that matches the jamabandi to the title. - [Property Document Verification Before Buying a House (India) (2026-06-15)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-document-verification-process-before-buying-house-india): How to verify property documents before buying a house in India: tracing the encumbrance history and matching revenue records across state portals. - [How to Verify Property Documents Are Genuine in India (2026-06-15)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/how-to-verify-property-documents-genuine-india-2026): How to check property documents are genuine in India: title chain verification, a five-point checklist, and state portals versus Sub-Registrar records. - [How Property Title Verification Works in India (2026) (2026-06-14)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-title-verification-how-it-works-in-india-2026): How title verification works in India today: presumptive title, fragmented state portals, gaps in the financial chain, and encumbrance certificates. - [Land Document Verification in India: 5-Step Title Check (2026-06-14)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/land-document-verification-process-and-checklist-india): A five-step land document check for India: match the revenue record, trace the 30-year deed chain, get the encumbrance certificate and confirm mutation. - [Hyderabad Property Title Verification: 5-Point Framework (2026-06-14)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-document-verification-lawyers-hyderabad-fraud-2026): How property documents are verified in Hyderabad: the link-document gap, a five-point title chain framework, and Telangana land records for new buyers. - [Chennai Property Document Verification: A Lawyer's Checks (2026-06-13)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-document-verification-lawyers-chennai-2026-trap): How Chennai property verification works: database gaps, the encumbrance certificate, patta forgery patterns in Tambaram, and a five-point title chain check. - [Bangalore Property Verification: What Lawyers Check (2026-06-13)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-document-verification-lawyers-bangalore-2026): What property lawyers verify in Bangalore: the RTC or pahani, the difference between A khata and B khata, and why an encumbrance certificate is not enough. - [Property Verification Online vs Lawyer: Which Do You Need? (2026-06-13)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-document-verification-online-vs-lawyer-india-2026): What online land portals in India can and cannot tell you, where a lawyer alone falls short, and a five-point hybrid title check that covers both. - [Property Document Verification Near Me: How It Works (2026-06-12)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-documents-verification-near-me-how-it-works-india): How local property document verification works in India, why a Sub-Registrar office cannot guarantee title, and a title chain framework for buyers. - [Do You Need a Property Lawyer to Verify Land in India? (2026-06-12)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/do-you-need-land-verification-advocate-india-2026): What a land verification advocate does in India, why a clean encumbrance certificate is not proof of title, and what Section 54 says a valid sale needs. - [Property Document Verification by a Lawyer: India Guide (2026-06-12)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-document-verification-lawyers-near-me-india-guide): What a property verification lawyer checks in India, why local records beat national portals, a five-point legal framework, and mortgage-release gaps. - [Title Search vs Encumbrance Certificate: The Difference (2026-06-12)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/title-search-vs-encumbrance-certificate-difference): How a title search differs from an encumbrance certificate in India, what each covers, the unregistered will problem, and why state portals fall short. - [How to Identify Fake Land Documents in India (2026-06-09)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/how-to-identify-fake-land-documents-india-2026): How to identify fake land documents in India: ghost mutations, backdated powers of attorney, and the disconnects between state records that forgers exploit. - [Double-Sale Property Fraud in India: Detection and Remedies (2026-06-09)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/double-sale-property-fraud-detection-india-legal-remedy): How double-sale fraud works in India, why banks and buyers miss it, the legal gap that allows it, and the mutation and title checks that prevent it. - [Forged Property Documents in Delhi: Khatauni Tampering (2026-06-08)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/forged-property-documents-delhi-khatauni-tampering-2026): How khatauni records are tampered with in Delhi, digital forgery patterns, a South Delhi khasra forgery example, and the Section 17 registration mismatches to check. - [First-Time Land Buyer Document Checklist (Cuttack, 2026) (2026-06-08)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/first-time-land-buyer-document-checklist-cuttack-2026): The seven documents a first-time land buyer in Cuttack should check, why Indian title is only presumptive, and how to read the encumbrance certificate. - [Fake Sale Deed Detection: 5 Red Flags for Indian Buyers (2026-06-08)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/fake-sale-deed-detection-india-red-flags): What makes a sale deed forged, e-stamp cloning, impersonation at the Sub-Registrar, and how a broken title chain shows up across state portals in India. - [Property Title Defects Buyers Miss in India (2026-06-07)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-title-defect-india-buyers-miss): Three title defects Indian buyers often miss: unregistered relinquishment deeds, gaps between the EC and mutation, and incomplete encumbrance searches. - [AI Title Verification in India: How It Detects Fraud (2026-06-07)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/blog/property-title-fraud-detection-ai-verification-tools-india-2026): What AI title verification does in India, why presumptive title leaves room for forgery, a document forgery case, and manual versus algorithmic checks. ## Glossary (Core Terms) - [NOC (No Objection Certificate)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/noc/): Document certifying no objection to a proposed transfer or use. - [Encumbrance Certificate (EC)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/encumbrance-certificate/): A government-issued document listing all registered transactions on a property over a chosen period. Critical for buyers to verify the property is free of mortgages or liens. - [Sabak / Hal correspondence](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/sabak-hal/): The Odisha-specific mapping between old (Sabak) and current (Hal) khata numbers. Mismatches are a top source of title-chain failures. - [Sub-Registrar Office (SRO)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/sub-registrar/): The office that registers sale deeds, mortgage deeds, gift deeds and other property instruments. Each district has multiple SROs. - [Record of Rights (ROR)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/ror/): The primary land ownership document in Odisha listing owner name, plot number, area, classification (kissam) and tenancy status. Issued by the Tahasildar. - [Inheritance Mutation](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/inheritance-mutation/): Mutation order recording transfer of ownership by death/succession. - [Certified Copy (CC)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/certified-copy/): An official copy of a registered deed issued by the SRO. Used in due diligence when the original sale deed is unavailable. - [ULPIN (Bhu-Aadhaar)](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/ulpin/): Unique Land Parcel Identification Number, a 14-digit ID assigned to every land parcel under DILRMP. Functions like Aadhaar for land. - [Adverse Possession](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/adverse-possession/): Legal doctrine vesting title in long-term hostile possessors. - [Power of Attorney](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/power-of-attorney/): Legal instrument authorising another to act on the owner's behalf. - [Benchmark Value](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/benchmark-value/): The state-set minimum value used to compute stamp duty and registration fees. The actual transaction price cannot be lower for registration. - [Restraint Order](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/restraint-order/): Court order prohibiting transfer of property pending litigation. - [Chain of Title](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/chain-of-title/): The unbroken sequence of registered transfers from the earliest known owner to the current holder. A break anywhere kills marketable title. - [Partition Deed](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/partition-deed/): A registered instrument dividing jointly-held property among co-owners. Common after inheritance situations in Odisha families. - [Mortgage Deed](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/mortgage-deed/): A registered instrument creating a mortgage interest on a property. Appears in EC searches and must be discharged before a clean sale. - [Will Mutation](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/will-mutation/): Mutation following a registered or unregistered will. - [Encroachment](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/encroachment/): Unauthorised occupation of land beyond legal boundaries. - [Khata Number](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/khata-number/): The owner-level account number that groups all plots held by one party in a village. Different from plot number. - [Release Deed](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/release-deed/): The registered instrument releasing a mortgage. Discharged mortgages should appear with a corresponding release entry in the EC. - [Encumbrance](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/encumbrance/): Any charge, lien, mortgage, or claim on a property. - [Lis Pendens](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/lis-pendens/): Notice of pending litigation affecting title to property. - [Plot Number](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/plot-number/): The cadastral identifier for a piece of land in Odisha records. Verified against ROR, sale deed schedule and Bhu Naksha map. - [Sabak Khata](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/sabak-khata/): The pre-settlement (older) khata number for a plot in Odisha. Frequently appears on legacy documents alongside the current Hal khata. - [Bhu Naksha](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/bhu-naksha/): Odisha's digital cadastral map system. Lets users view a plot's shape and boundaries on a map for free. - [IGR Odisha](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/igr-odisha/): The Inspector General of Registration, Odisha. Owns the registration system and the EC issuing portal at igrodisha.gov.in. - [Lease Hold](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/lease-hold/): Limited-duration title held under a lease from the state or another owner. - [Settlement](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/settlement/): Periodic statewide re-survey that updates ROR and plot maps. - [Stamp Duty](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/stamp-duty/): A state tax paid at the SRO when a deed is registered. In Odisha the rate depends on deed type, gender and benchmark value. - [Tahasildar](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/tahasildar/): The revenue officer in charge of a tahasil. Issues ROR, processes mutation applications and certifies land records in Odisha. - [Free Hold](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/free-hold/): Absolute title with no time limit and no annual land revenue. - [Gharabari](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/gharabari/): Kissam classification for residential homestead land in Odisha records. - [Gift Deed](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/gift-deed/): A registered instrument transferring property without consideration. Appears as an EC entry and shifts ROR ownership after mutation. - [Hal Khata](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/hal-khata/): The post-settlement (current) khata number for a plot. Always to be cross-checked against the Sabak khata for chain continuity. - [Jamabandi](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/jamabandi/): Annual record of rights compiled by the village patwari. - [Sale Deed](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/sale-deed/): The registered instrument that transfers ownership of immovable property from seller to buyer. The single most important document in any land transaction. - [Easement](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/easement/): Right enjoyed by one parcel over an adjacent parcel. - [Khatiyan](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/khatiyan/): A consolidated land record per owner: every plot the owner holds within a village, listed under one khata number. Issued by revenue authorities. - [Mutation](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/mutation/): The legal transfer of ownership in revenue records after a property changes hands. Without mutation the new owner is not the recorded titleholder. - [Bagayat](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/bagayat/): Kissam classification for orchard / horticulture land in Odisha records. - [Bhulekh](https://www.bhoomiscan.in/glossary/bhulekh/): Odisha government's online land records portal hosted at bhulekh.ori.nic.in. Lets anyone look up the Record of Rights for a plot. ## For Buyers BhoomiScan is built for advocates. Buyers who need to verify a plot before signing should reach the founder on WhatsApp at +91 99372 26520 for a vetted local advocate referral. --- © BhoomiScan. Reuse encouraged with attribution. Full content index at https://www.bhoomiscan.in/llms-full.txt