For Advocates · Keonjhar District · Odisha
Title verification in Keonjhar: SROs, Tahasildars, fees, and fraud patterns
Everything an advocate handling Keonjhar title work needs in one place: the 4 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 Keonjhar that BhoomiScan's chain reasoner now screens for.
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Sub-Registrar Offices serving Keonjhar
- DSR Keonjhar — Office of the Sub-Registrar, DSR Keonjhar · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Anandapur — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Anandapur · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Champua — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Champua · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Joda — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Joda · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
Tahasildars in Keonjhar (13 tehsils)
- Keonjhar Sadar
- Anandapur
- Champua
- Telkoi
- Patna
- Joda
- Banspal
- Saharpada
- Hatadihi
- Jhumpura
- Ghatagaon
- Harichandanpur
- Ghasipura
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. Major iron-ore mining belt; partially Scheduled Area in interior tribal pockets. 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, Keonjhar
Collectorate, Keonjhar-758001
Recent land-fraud cases in Keonjhar
Keonjhar iron-ore mining lease scams
2025 · Keonjhar
Justice Shah Commission flagged 94 of 192 iron-ore leases lacking environmental clearances; Keonjhar a major affected district.
Tribal land alienation in interior pockets
2025 · Keonjhar
Chronic Regulation 2 of 1956 restoration cases.
FAQ — title verification in Keonjhar
How many Sub-Registrar Offices serve Keonjhar district?
4 SROs are listed by IGR Odisha for Keonjhar, headquartered at Keonjhar (Pin 758001). Each SRO has its own jurisdiction by tehsil.
What are the EC and ROR fees for Keonjhar 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. Major iron-ore mining belt; partially Scheduled Area in interior tribal pockets. Re-verify at https://www.igrodisha.gov.in/ before quoting to a client.
What are the office hours of the Keonjhar SROs?
Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 (closed 2nd Saturday + state holidays)
Has Keonjhar 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 Keonjhar title?
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