8% TOTAL (6% + 2%). Bihar Bhumi portal + Khatian + Khasra. Affordable markets for first-time buyers. Patna IT corridor + Bihta airport growth. Title verification critical.
BIHAR: (1) 6% stamp + 2% registration = 8% TOTAL. (2) WOMEN buyer: no separate concession (under review). (3) Gift relatives 1%. (4) Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur same. EXAMPLE Patna ₹40L: 8% × ₹40L = ₹3.2L.
BIHAR MAJOR CITIES: (1) PATNA: capital + IT growth + Bihta airport development. (2) GAYA: tourism + religious. (3) MUZAFFARPUR: agro + commercial. (4) BHAGALPUR: silk + cotton. PATNA premium. AFFORDABLE compared to NCR/Mumbai. Bihar diaspora returning + investing.
BIHAR LAND RECORDS: (1) Bihar Bhumi (parimarjan.bihar.gov.in). (2) Khatian (revenue records). (3) Khasra plot details. (4) Encumbrance Certificate. (5) Online mutation transfer. (6) Bihar land record digitization ongoing. CRITICAL: verify before purchase. Bihar land titles historically complex.
BIHAR REGISTRATION: (1) Visit registration.bihar.gov.in. (2) Property valuation via Circle Rate. (3) Pay stamp duty online. (4) Schedule SRO appointment. (5) Document registration 2-4 weeks. SUPPORTING: PAN + ID + Khatian + property docs + EC.
BIHAR STRATEGY: (1) AFFORDABLE markets — ideal for first-time buyers. (2) PATNA IT corridor growth. (3) BIHAR DIASPORA returning — investment demand. (4) RERA verification mandatory. (5) Title verification critical (Bihar historically complex). (6) Gift family 1% concessional. (7) NRI: same rates, NRO mandatory. (8) Engage Bihar-specialist property lawyer for clean title transactions.