Encumbrance Certificate · Puri · Odisha
Encumbrance check in Puri: Form 25 fees, search window, and what to flag
An EC for Puri 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 Puri (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 Puri.
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Sub-Registrar Offices serving Puri
- SRO Puri — Sub-Registrar Office, Puri · Puri Sadar tehsil (RTI office manual)
- SRO Pipili — Sub-Registrar Office, Pipili · Pipili tehsil (RTI office manual)
- SRO Nimapara — Sub-Registrar Office, Nimapara · Nimapara tehsil (RTI office manual)
Tahasildars in Puri (8 tehsils)
- Puri Sadar
- Pipili
- Nimapara
- Astaranga
- Kakatpur
- Brahmagiri
- Krushnaprasad
- Gop
EC fee schedule (2026)
Rs 25 first year, Rs 15 each additional year (IGR Odisha schedule). Re-verify at IGR Odisha user-fees before quoting to a client.
Office hours
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 17:00 IST. Second Saturday and Sunday closed. Lunch 13:30 to 14:00.
District Collectorate
District Collector and DM, Puri
Collectorate, Puri
Recent land-fraud cases in Puri
Purushottampur deceased-impersonation Sale Deed unwound by Vigilance
2024 · Puri
Impersonator of a 2004-deceased landowner sold 2.642 acres; Sale Deed cancelled, criminal case registered.
SJTA deity-land encroachment cases focus 7 districts including Puri
2024 · Puri
974 active SJTA eviction cases on 169.86 acres of deity land. Puri remains highest-risk district.
FAQ — encumbrance check in Puri
What does the Form 25 Encumbrance Certificate fee work out to in Puri?
Rs 25 first year, Rs 15 each additional year (IGR Odisha schedule). 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/Help/PartFee.aspx.
Which SRO do I order the EC from in Puri?
Whichever SRO holds jurisdiction over the plot's tehsil. Puri has 3 SROs (listed below); each holds its own register.
Can I order a Puri EC online?
Yes — IGR Odisha runs an e-services portal that serves ECs in PDF for most Puri 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 Puri 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 Puri title?
EC + ROR + Sale Deed in. Five chain checks out. Five minutes. Three documents handled the way Odisha advocates actually work.