For Advocates · Kandhamal District · Odisha
Title verification in Kandhamal: SROs, Tahasildars, fees, and fraud patterns
Everything an advocate handling Kandhamal title work needs in one place: the 3 Sub-Registrar Offices that serve the district, the Tahasildars who handle mutation, the District Collectorate that administers DLR functions, EC and ROR fee schedules, and 2 recent land-fraud patterns from Kandhamal that BhoomiScan's chain reasoner now screens for.
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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
GLDL Ponzi (Kandhamal regional branch)
2025 · Kandhamal
Delhi-based firm operated branch duping investors with land-purchase promises.
FRA-vs-revenue ROR conflicts
2025 · Kandhamal
Kandhamal among most-affected districts where FRA pattas conflict with standard Bhulekh.
FAQ — title verification in Kandhamal
How many Sub-Registrar Offices serve Kandhamal district?
3 SROs are listed by IGR Odisha for Kandhamal, headquartered at Phulbani (Pin 762001). Each SRO has its own jurisdiction by tehsil.
What are the EC and ROR fees for Kandhamal in 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 https://www.igrodisha.gov.in/ before quoting to a client.
What are the office hours of the Kandhamal SROs?
Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 (closed 2nd Saturday + state holidays)
Has Kandhamal seen recent land-fraud cases?
Yes. 2 recent cases are listed below with citations to the original news sources. Pattern is consistent with the rest of Odisha — forged Aadhaar at SRO registration, mutation gaps between SRO and Tahasildar, and impersonation in Sale Deed execution.
Verifying a Kandhamal title?
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