Encumbrance Certificate · Sundargarh · Odisha
Encumbrance check in Sundargarh: Form 25 fees, search window, and what to flag
An EC for Sundargarh property pulls from the 5 Sub-Registrar Offices that hold the district's transaction registry. This page covers the IGR Odisha fee schedule, the practical search window for Sundargarh (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 Sundargarh.
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Sub-Registrar Offices serving Sundargarh
- DSR Sundargarh — Office of the Sub-Registrar, DSR Sundargarh · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Rourkela — Udit Nagar, Rourkela · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Rajgangpur — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Rajgangpur · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Bonai — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Bonai · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
- SR Panposh — Office of the Sub-Registrar, SR Panposh · Refer IGR Odisha office manual for tehsil jurisdiction. (RTI office manual)
Tahasildars in Sundargarh (17 tehsils)
- Sundargarh Sadar
- Rajgangpur
- Kutra
- Bisra
- Lephripara
- Tangarpalli
- Hemgir
- Lahunipara
- Bonai
- Koida
- Gurundia
- Subdega
- Balisankara
- Nuagaon
- Kuanrmunda
- Bargaon
- Rourkela
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 (Fifth Schedule): Regulation 2 of 1956 prohibits ST→non-ST sale. 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, Sundargarh
Collectorate, Sundargarh-770001
Recent land-fraud cases in Sundargarh
Sundargarh mining scam (2024)
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Vigilance SIT raids 32+ locations in Koida; Rs.37cr+ illegal extraction.
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Mining consent procured via forged minutes; ~40k trees felled.
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LARR Section 41(3) Gram Sabha-notice violation alleged.
FAQ — encumbrance check in Sundargarh
What does the Form 25 Encumbrance Certificate fee work out to in Sundargarh?
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 (Fifth Schedule): Regulation 2 of 1956 prohibits ST→non-ST sale. 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 Sundargarh?
Whichever SRO holds jurisdiction over the plot's tehsil. Sundargarh has 5 SROs (listed below); each holds its own register.
Can I order a Sundargarh EC online?
Yes — IGR Odisha runs an e-services portal that serves ECs in PDF for most Sundargarh 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 Sundargarh 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 Sundargarh title?
EC + ROR + Sale Deed in. Five chain checks out. Five minutes. Three documents handled the way Odisha advocates actually work.