Bhulekh Karnataka: How to View RTC and Land Records Online

Bhulekh Karnataka means the state's online land records, which the Department of Revenue runs as the Bhoomi system. The main record is the RTC, one page for each parcel of land.
 

• Portal: landrecords.karnataka.gov.in, with deed registration on a separate system called Kaveri
• RTC fields: 8, including holder, land class, area, crops and encumbrances
• Search path: district, taluk, hobli and village, then the survey number
• Cost: viewing an RTC online is free
• Area: 1 acre equals 40 guntas

• Limit: the RTC records revenue facts and does not prove title

  
  

Match the RTC with the sale deed before you pay an advance. Bajaj Finance checks land records during legal and technical verification, so a matching RTC supports your application.

Bhulekh Karnataka is the online land records system of the Karnataka Department of Revenue, and the state calls it Bhoomi. Bhulekh is the common word for land records, and other states use it in their own portal names. Bhoomi holds the Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops for agricultural and rural land.

The portal address is landrecords.karnataka.gov.in. Deed registration runs on a separate system called Kaveri, at kaveri.karnataka.gov.in. Online mutation applications run on Nadakacheri, at nadakacheri.karnataka.gov.in.

Bhulekh Karnataka gives you an RTC with 8 fields for each parcel of land. The survey number identifies the parcel, and a hissa number marks a sub-division of that survey number.
 

Area appears in acres and guntas. 1 acre equals 40 guntas, and 1 gunta equals 1,089 sq. ft.

You can view an RTC free on Bhulekh Karnataka, the Bhoomi portal, in 5 steps. A hobli is a revenue circle that groups a set of villages, and you pick it before the village.
 

1. Open landrecords.karnataka.gov.in on your phone or computer.
2. Select the district, taluk, hobli and village, in that order.
3. Enter the survey number, then the hissa number and the period if the portal asks for them.
4. Select Fetch Details to open the record.

5. Use the print option to save the page as a PDF.

   
   

A certified copy carries a fee that the Department of Revenue sets. Confirm the amount on the portal before you pay. If you do not know the survey number, the guide on how to get a survey number shows where to find it.

No. An RTC from Bhulekh Karnataka is a revenue record that shows who holds the land in the Department of Revenue's books. It is not a title document.

Title rests on the registered sale deed and the chain of earlier deeds. The Encumbrance Certificate from Kaveri then shows registered transactions and mortgages on the property. Use the RTC to cross-check those papers, not to replace them.

A name on the RTC can lag behind a sale until the mutation entry is made. Mutation is the change of the holder's name in the record after a sale or inheritance. The live guide to Bhoomi RTC mutation status explains how to track it.

Four records answer four different questions, and a buyer needs the ones that match the property.
 

A buyer of a flat in a city asks for the khata and the registered deed, and does not need an RTC.

Check 5 items on the RTC and compare each one with the sale deed. A mismatch in any item is a reason to pause the payment.
 

A tenancy entry can limit your right to possess the land. Take advice from a property lawyer before you commit.

Vikram Gowda, 41, lives in Mysuru and earns Rs. 1.4 lakh a month, with a CIBIL Score of 758. He plans to pay a Rs. 5 lakh advance on a farm plot, and the sale deed states 2 acres 20 guntas.

Formula used: Area in sq. ft. = (acres × 40 + guntas) × 1,089.

Vikram asks the taluk survey office to confirm the extent. He pays the advance only after the deed and the RTC show the same area.

Yes, when the property sits on rural land. Bajaj Finance checks land records such as the RTC from Bhulekh Karnataka, including the land class, during its legal and technical verification. A plot recorded as agricultural needs conversion to non-agricultural use before it can carry a home, as the guide to rural housing loans explains.
 

Approval timelines can extend where the RTC shows a pending mutation, an encumbrance or an area that differs from the deed, and minimum income thresholds can differ by city. Check your home loan eligibility once the RTC and the deed match.