Land and revenue

Pay land rent (lagan) or get the receipt

Annual land rent for your holding is paid at the revenue circle; the rent receipt is needed for later land services.

Last verified: 2026-09-26

Verified routeRevenue circleLast verified: 26 Sept 2026

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Pay the land rent (lagan/malguzari) for your holding at the revenue circle office, or through the state land-revenue payment service, and keep the rent receipt.

Who is responsible

  • Circle Officer (Anchal Adhikari)Implements mutation at circle level: hears objections, conducts inquiry and passes the dakhil-kharij order.
  • Revenue and Land Reforms Department, BiharOwns mutation policy, land records and Circle Officer implementation of dakhil-kharij in Bihar.

Annual land rent for agricultural holdings is assessed and collected through circle-level revenue administration. The circle office accepts the payment and issues the rent receipt, which is later needed for mutation, possession and record services.

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  1. You

    Your home, village, or ward — where the problem is.

  2. Start here

    Pay the land rent (lagan/malguzari) for your holding at the revenue circle office, or through the state land-revenue payment service, and keep the rent receipt.

  3. Revenue circle

    Circle Officer (Anchal Adhikari)

    Implements mutation at circle level: hears objections, conducts inquiry and passes the dakhil-kharij order.

  4. State

    Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Bihar

    Owns mutation policy, land records and Circle Officer implementation of dakhil-kharij in Bihar.

    1800-345-6215revenue-bih@gov.in

  5. State

    Government of BiharPatna · state headquarters

    State government; departments deliver citizen services through ServicePlus and department portals.

What to carry and expect

  • Khata number or plot (khasra) details
  • Previous rent receipt, if available

Tracking: Keep the rent receipt; quote khata/khasra numbers in any follow-up.

If that does not work

  1. 1

    Pay at the circle office and take the rent receipt

    Carry khata/khasra details and any previous receipt so the correct holding is credited.

    Open official page
  2. 2

    If the receipt shows a wrong amount, ask for a rent correction

    Open official page
  3. 3

    If not resolved, file a departmental grievance

    Open official page
Sources and evidence
  1. [1] Bihar Land Revenue Manual — administration and record of rightsThe departmental manual sets out circle-level assessment and collection of land rent with a receipt.
  2. [2] Biharbhumi — RCMS record of rights and servicesBiharbhumi is the official land-record system carrying jamabandi and revenue services.
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Next review: 2027-03-25

What changed

  • 2026-09-26 — New route: lagan/malguzari mapped to circle revenue administration.