Documents to Check Before Buying Land in Pune — A Complete Checklist

Buying land is one of the biggest transactions of your life — and rushing it is costly. Checking both the documents and the actual land before you sign avoids a long list of problems later. Use this practical checklist.

1. Ownership & title documents

• 7/12 extract — current owner, area and records.
• Mutation (ferfar) entries — the ownership history.
• Property card (for urban land).
• The chain of previous sale deeds.

2. Encumbrances & permissions

• Confirm there's no loan or charge on the land (encumbrance).
• NA order / sanad — whether the land is non-agricultural.
• Zone & reservation check (town planning).

3. The on-ground check — most overlooked, most important

However clean the paperwork looks, only a survey tells you whether the on-paper area actually exists on the ground. A jaga mojni verifies:

• The exact boundaries and corners
• Actual area vs the area on the 7/12
• Any encroachment, or a road / drain crossing the plot
• How it matches the neighbouring boundaries

4. Additional checks

• Whether the approach road access is legal.
• The feasibility of water and electricity connections.
• That there's no ongoing court dispute.

Remember

Most land disputes come down to boundary and area — and those are exactly what you can easily check before buying. Have the documents verified by a lawyer, and the on-ground measurement done by a surveyor.

If you're considering a plot in Pune or PCMC, we can help with the pre-purchase jaga mojni. Send the details on WhatsApp or by phone.