Encumbrance Certificate · Gajapati · Odisha
Encumbrance check in Gajapati: Form 25 fees, search window, and what to flag
An EC for Gajapati property pulls from the 2 Sub-Registrar Offices that hold the district's transaction registry. This page covers the IGR Odisha fee schedule, the practical search window for Gajapati (30 years for high-value, 13 years for bank panel), and the unreleased-mortgage signature pattern that's the single most common Critical finding in Gajapati.
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Sub-Registrar Offices serving Gajapati
- DSR Paralakhemundi — Office of the Sub-Registrar, DSR Paralakhemundi · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Mohana — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Mohana · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
Tahasildars in Gajapati (7 tehsils)
- Paralakhemundi (Sadar)
- Kashinagar
- Mohana
- R. Udayagiri
- Rayagada (Gajapati)
- Gosani
- Nuagada
EC fee schedule (2026)
ROR online ₹10/khatian; EC Form 15/Form 25 ₹25 (1st year) + ₹15/additional year; stamp duty 5% (male) / 4% (female); registration 2%. Standard Odisha state schedule. Partially Scheduled Area; Madras Presidency pre-1936 Telugu Sabak records. Re-verify at IGR Odisha user-fees before quoting to a client.
Office hours
Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 (closed 2nd Saturday + state holidays)
District Collectorate
Collector & DM, Gajapati
Collectorate, Paralakhemundi-761200
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Pre-1936 Telugu Sabak chain-of-title gaps
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Older records partly in Telugu script; chain research requires offline volumes.
FAQ — encumbrance check in Gajapati
What does the Form 25 Encumbrance Certificate fee work out to in Gajapati?
ROR online ₹10/khatian; EC Form 15/Form 25 ₹25 (1st year) + ₹15/additional year; stamp duty 5% (male) / 4% (female); registration 2%. Standard Odisha state schedule. Partially Scheduled Area; Madras Presidency pre-1936 Telugu Sabak records. For a 30-year window the cumulative cost is roughly Rs 460 — the cheapest insurance your buyer will buy. Re-verify at https://www.igrodisha.gov.in/.
Which SRO do I order the EC from in Gajapati?
Whichever SRO holds jurisdiction over the plot's tehsil. Gajapati has 2 SROs (listed below); each holds its own register.
Can I order a Gajapati EC online?
Yes — IGR Odisha runs an e-services portal that serves ECs in PDF for most Gajapati SROs. The online flow is fastest for post-2010 entries; pre-2010 may require an in-person request because legacy registers were not fully digitised.
What's the most common Critical finding in Gajapati ECs?
Unreleased mortgage entries from the 2010-2020 period — a mortgage was registered, the loan was paid off, but the release deed never closed. BhoomiScan's chain reasoner specifically scans for mortgage-without-release patterns.
Verifying a Gajapati title?
EC + ROR + Sale Deed in. Five chain checks out. Five minutes. Three documents handled the way Odisha advocates actually work.