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Buying in DNH & Daman & Diu? Portuguese-era survey records still carry many titles.

The records here

Your documents are in Gujarati, Marathi, Portuguese or English. The engine reads the record in its own language.

Your survey records, old notarial deeds, gaothan documents, current sale deeds — read with no translation step and no document set aside because of its script.

What the record won't tell you.

Whether the land is gaothan or community land that cannot be privately conveyed, whether the Portuguese-era root of title was reconciled with the post-1961 records, and whether the survey description matches the land as it stands. Registration records a transaction; it does not prove ownership.

If a document is missing, your Preliminary Title Scrutiny Report names it, names the check it unlocks, and names the office holding it — the Sub-Registrar's office for current deeds, the land records office for survey records.

DNH & Daman & Diu · authorities, records, checks

Title check in DNH & Daman & Diu: who keeps the record, and what to verify

The merged union territory runs on the old survey record — the land was under Portuguese-era administration in Daman and Diu and tribal customary tenure in Dadra and Nagar Haveli — so a parcel's history decides which system's records carry its title.

Compiled by the Property Opinion research team · last verified 23 September 2026

Who administers what

Revenue Department (Mamlatdar / Circle Officer): Survey records and mutation.
Collectorates (Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, Diu): Land administration in the three districts.
Sub-Registrar: Registration of deeds.
District panchayats and municipal councils: Urban holdings and permissions.
Survey and settlement: Cadastral records and maps.

The records your report reads

Survey record (record of rights): The survey number-wise record of the holder, area and entries.
Mutation entries: Changes of holder in the survey record.
Portuguese-era records (Daman and Diu): The older registration and land administration records of the former territories.
Customary tenure records (DNH): The tribal and community tenure record in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Encumbrance certificate: The Sub-Registrar's index of registered transactions.

Registration and stamp duty

Deeds are registered under the Registration Act, 1908, with stamp duty under the Stamp Act in force in the UT. The three districts' different administrative histories mean the supporting records differ: survey record and mutation, Portuguese-era registration in Daman and Diu, customary tenure in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Encumbrance searches

The registration index shows the deeds and the survey record shows the holder and mutation trail. In Dadra and Nagar Haveli the customary layer decides whether tribal land could move; in Daman and Diu the older Portuguese-era records may sit behind the modern chain.

What a title check should verify in DNH & Daman & Diu

Which district holds the land — the records of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu rest on different histories?
Does the survey record show the seller for the same survey number as the deed, with mutation after each transfer?
In Dadra and Nagar Haveli, is the land tribal or customary, where transfer is restricted?
In Daman and Diu, does the chain account for the Portuguese-era records behind the modern deeds?
Do the survey map and the deed describe the same plot and area?
For municipal areas, does the urban holding record match the survey record?

Portal names and office structures change, and the law is applied to the facts of each property. Your report cites what your own documents and the records show, and names the office holding anything that is missing. It is an AI title analysis, not a legal opinion. Read a sample title scrutiny report or see the price.

What your report shows

Every finding linked to its source

— the document and clause, verifiable by you.

The checks that passed

— what was examined and found clean, listed.

Search depth stated as a year

— "traced back to 2004," with the offices searched.

Limitations in the report

— what the record shows, and what it cannot.

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Pricing

Preliminary ₹1,999 + GST (₹2,359 all-in) — covers up to 100 pages, then ₹10 a page. The full title report is a separate ₹1,999 + GST.

FAQ — DNH & Daman & Diu

The title starts with a Portuguese-era deed. Can you read it?

Yes — the engine reads the record in its own language and traces the chain from the older root through the post-1961 registration system. The report shows you where the chain holds and where the two systems never met.

The land is gaothan land. Can it be sold?

Gaothan (village habitation) and community land carry their own rules and often cannot be privately conveyed. The check reads the land class and the chain; the report tells you what applies to this property.

It's the property check where you see everything it checked.

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Districts we cover in DNH & Daman & Diu

The check is the same across DNH & Daman & Diu — the record terminology on this page applies statewide. Major districts, with dedicated district pages opening as search volume builds:

Silvassa (DNH) · Daman · Diu · Naroli (DNH) · Amli (DNH)

Coverage is not limited to this list — if the land records office for your district issues the documents, the engine reads them.