Encumbrance Certificate · Kandhamal · Odisha
Encumbrance check in Kandhamal: Form 25 fees, search window, and what to flag
An EC for Kandhamal property pulls from the 3 Sub-Registrar Offices that hold the district's transaction registry. This page covers the IGR Odisha fee schedule, the practical search window for Kandhamal (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 Kandhamal.
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Sub-Registrar Offices serving Kandhamal
- DSR Phulbani — Office of the Sub-Registrar, DSR Phulbani · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Baliguda — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Baliguda · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR G. Udayagiri — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR G. Udayagiri · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
Tahasildars in Kandhamal (12 tehsils)
- Phulbani
- G. Udayagiri
- Baliguda
- Tumudibandh
- Daringbadi
- Kotagarh
- Khajuripada
- Phiringia
- Raikia
- Tikabali
- Chakapad
- Nuagaon
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. Fully Scheduled Area; FRA pattas overlap with revenue ROR widely. 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, Kandhamal
Collectorate, Phulbani-762001
Recent land-fraud cases in Kandhamal
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FRA-vs-revenue ROR conflicts
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FAQ — encumbrance check in Kandhamal
What does the Form 25 Encumbrance Certificate fee work out to in Kandhamal?
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. Fully Scheduled Area; FRA pattas overlap with revenue ROR widely. 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 Kandhamal?
Whichever SRO holds jurisdiction over the plot's tehsil. Kandhamal has 3 SROs (listed below); each holds its own register.
Can I order a Kandhamal EC online?
Yes — IGR Odisha runs an e-services portal that serves ECs in PDF for most Kandhamal 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 Kandhamal 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 Kandhamal title?
EC + ROR + Sale Deed in. Five chain checks out. Five minutes. Three documents handled the way Odisha advocates actually work.