Nakal

नक़ल

Uttarakhand land records glossary · Documents & Records

What is Nakal?

A certified copy of any revenue record.

Nakal literally means 'copy'. A khatauni nakal is the certified copy of your record-of-rights entry, available from the tehsil or online via Bhulekh. Courts and registrars want certified nakals, not screenshots.

Related terms

More in Documents & Records

  • Khasra - The plot number of a piece of land, and the register that describes each plot.
  • Khatauni - The record of rights: who holds which plots in a village, grouped by holder.
  • Khewat - An older ownership register grouping land by owner/share (mostly historical now).
  • Jamabandi - Another name for the record of rights, used in some states; in UP/UK usage it's effectively the khatauni.
  • Shajra / Sajra - The village cadastral map showing every plot with its khasra number.
  • Bhu-Naksha - The online village map service that shows plot boundaries digitally.

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