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A vacant plot of cracked dark soil marked by white corner pillars and a chalk line beside a new tar road, with half-built brick houses behind it. Papers & law8 min read ज़मीन का भी आधार

Bhu-Aadhaar (ULPIN): the 14-character ID every land parcel is getting

Bhu-Aadhaar, or ULPIN, tells you which parcel you are looking at. It does not tell you who owns it, or whether the land is clean. Here is the difference.

3 Oct 2026 A steel measuring tape lies extended across a dusty, unfinished concrete floor in a shaft of sunlight, the bare walls of a room behind it. Buying guides7 min read आप किस एरिया का पैसा दे रहे हैं?

Carpet area, built-up area, super built-up area: only one is defined by law

Three areas, one flat, and you are usually quoted the biggest. What carpet area means in law, and how to work out your real price per usable square foot.

3 Oct 2026 A narrow paved lane between old two-storey houses with blue doors, potted plants on balconies and a blue scooter parked by the steps. Papers & law7 min read मालिकाना या पट्टा?

Freehold or leasehold: the difference that does not show on the plot

Two plots on the same street can be two different things: one owned outright, one held on a lease that runs down. How to tell which you are buying.

3 Oct 2026 Red-and-white painted wooden pegs joined by taut string mark out a rectangular plot on dry, cracked earth, with a stone wall and a village skyline behind. Buying guides8 min read नाप-तौल

Plot sizes and units: square feet, square metres, bigha and hectare

1,500 sq ft, 139.4 sq m, 166.7 gaj and 'one bigha' can all describe the same plot. How to put two plots in one unit before you compare a price.

8 Sep 2026 An empty white hoarding on two rusted steel posts stands over a colony of low houses as the sky turns orange at dusk. Buying guides8 min read इश्तिहार की भाषा

Decoding the advertisement: seven phrases and the question each one hides

Prime location, approved, clear title, loan available — what each pamphlet phrase can honestly mean, and the one question that puts it on paper.

8 Sep 2026 An elderly pair of hands turning the ruled pages of a worn cloth-bound register on a wooden table by a window. Papers & law8 min read काग़ज़ों के शब्द

Seven words on your papers: khasra, khatauni, diversion, FAR, mutation and more

Khasra, khatauni, diversion, layout sanction, guideline rate, FAR and setback, mutation: what each word on your plot's papers means, and why it matters.

8 Sep 2026

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