Record of Rights
(Khatiyan)
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This
is a Persian word.
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Document
for identifying land.
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Documents
prepared through survey for the purpose of determining possession, ownership
and assessing Land Development Tax is known as Khatiyan.
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It
is also known as Record of Rights, Sottolipi or porcha.
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This
is only record of rights but this is not a deed of ownership.
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Each
Upazilla is divided into small plots. These plots are known as mouza. The mouza
is given a number. The number is known as mouza number. It is also known as
Jurisdiction List Number.
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Mouza
again is divided into plots. This number usually begins from north-west point
and ends up to the south-east point.
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A
particular owner or several owners may have several plots. A Khatiyan is opened
for a/more complete plot or part of a plot.
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Hundred
Khatiyans are bound together mouza wise. So it may increase in number depending
on the Khatiyans.
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A
separate Jott number is also given in tahsil office for payment of Land
Development Tax.
Contents of Khatiyan
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Rule,
Tenancy Rules,
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Plot
No. ---partial or complete.
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Name,
father’s name, address of the owner or owners.
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Portion
of a owner, total amount of land, class and nature of land, location, easement
right, amount of Land Development Tax payable, mode of paying tax, rights and
obligations of the tenants, rent free status etc.
Classification of Khatiyan
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Jareep
Khatiyan
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SA Khatiyan
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RS
Khatiyan
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BS
Khatiyan
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City Jareep
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CS
Khatiyan
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Diara Jareep etc
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Mutation
Khatiyan
Mutation Khatiyan:
Normally Khatyan is made through jareep. But jareep does not always take place.
Property may be transferred in-between two jareeps. Then the change of ownership
needs to be reflected in the Khatiyan. Such kahtiyan done through mutation
proceedings is known as mutation khatiyan. AC Land office does this.
Survey/Jareep
Khatiyan:
Khatiyan is prepared through land survey. This survey is conducted by Land
Record and Survey Department situated at Tejgoan. It has its own press to print
Khatiyan. Khatiyan are given nomenclature according to the name of the survey
i.e. CS khatiyan, RS Khatiyan SA Khatiyan etc
Classification of
“Survey Khatiyan
CS Khatiyan : This khatiyan was
prepared under Bengal Tenancy Act 1885. This is known as Cadastral Survey. This
survey started from ramu of Cox’s Bazar upazila on 1888 and ends on 1940.
RS Khatiyan : After 50 years of
CS survey another survey was held on. This survey was known as Revisional
Survey and the khatiyan made from this survey is known as RS Khatiyan. The
purpose of this survey is to update the amount of land, owner’s name and
possessor’s name. It is more authentic than the CS khatiyan.
SA Khatiyan :
This Khatiyan was
prepared under State Acquisition and Tenancy Act 1950. Actually this is not a
practical Survey or this is not based on field survey. This khatiyan was made
on the information was given by the Zamindar or Landlord. SA khatiyan means
State acquisition khatiyan or Settlement Attestation. It is also known as PS
khatiyan or Pakistan Survey Khatiyan. This is not an authentic khatiyan.
BS Khatiyan :
This is the more authentic khatiyan than all
other khatiyan. A survey was started on 1970 which is continuing till now. This
survey is known as Bangladesh Survey and the khatiyan made from BS survey is
known as BS Khatiyan or Bangladesh Survey Khatiyan.
Some important assessments
for Khatiyan and Land :
20 Til/ 06 Donto = 1
Kranti/ Konto.
03 Kranti/ Konto = 1
Kora.
04 Kora = 01 Gonda.
20 Gonda = 01 Aana/
Kani.
16 Aana = 01/ 01
Taka.
16 Kani = 01 Dron.
01 Gonda = 2 Shotok/
Decimal.
01 Gonda = 1.2 Katha.
01 Gonda = 864 Sq Ft.
01 Katha = 715 Sq Ft.
01 Shotok/ Decimal =
432 Sq Ft.
How to identify
Different types of Khatiyan :
RS Khatiyan :
1. Vertical and it
has two pages.
2. The name of the
district, Mouja and number of khatiyan is witten on the top of the first page
of this Khatiyan.
3. “According to
Section 105/106/108/109…” this is written at the bottom of the first page.
4. “Possessor of
north frontier” is the second column of second page.
5. The owners are
mentioned in different groups and this groups are marked by Bengali alphabet.
PS Khatiyan :
1. Vertical and it
has two pages.
2. The name of the
district, Mouja and number of khatiyan is witten on the top of the first page
of this Khatiyan. Besides RS Khatiyan number is mentioned over the PS Khatiyan
number.
3. “According to
Section 49/50/51/52 or 53…” this is written at the bottom of the first page.
BS Khatiyan :
1. Horizontal and it
has one page.
2. All Columns are
mentioned in the front page of this khatiyan.
