In short
Stamp duty is not computed for Bihar: its rate pages cannot be read from outside India. Across the RBI's 18 cities, house prices rose +3.6% over a year (Q1:2026-27 (April-June 2026)). A bank lends at most 80% of a ₹50 lakh home (RBI); the average rate on new housing loans was 7.68% in September 2026.
Calculate for Bihar
Buying: no stamp duty is computed for Bihar; the home loan calculator works everywhere.
Bihar in context
Where Payotte reads the rates, the duty on a ₹50 lakh home runs from ₹2,50,000 in Uttarakhand (5% of the price) to ₹5,00,000 in Puducherry (10%): seven states and union territories out of 36, which leaves Bihar off that scale.
On the simplified outline Payotte draws, Bihar spans about 500 km east to west and 360 km north to south. The nearest of the seven states and union territories whose duty Payotte reads is Odisha, about 650 km from the centre of Bihar, at 5% of the market value: a point of comparison, not Bihar's rate.
Payotte covers one city in this state: Patna. It has no RESIDEX figure, so the price movement here can only be read from the RBI's index of 18 cities (+3.6%).
| State | Stamp duty on ₹50 lakh | Distance from the centre of Bihar |
|---|---|---|
| Puducherry | ₹5,00,000 | 1,785 km |
| Kerala | ₹4,00,000 | 1,990 km |
| Rajasthan | ₹3,00,000 | 1,190 km |
| Chandigarh | ₹2,50,000 | 1,035 km |
| Maharashtra | ₹2,50,000 | 1,215 km |
| Odisha | ₹2,50,000 | 650 km |
| Uttarakhand | ₹2,50,000 | 790 km |
Where to check in Bihar
The official sites to use before buying in Bihar: the portal that registers the sale deed and the land records. Each link goes to a government site.
- Deed registration and stamp duty: Registration, Excise & Prohibition Department, Bihar (did not open from outside India).
- Land records: Bhu AbhiLekh Portal, Bihar (did not open from outside India).
Sites listed by the Integrated Government Online Directory of the National Informatics Centre and the list of State and UT registration websites of the National Generic Document Registration System, read between 18 October 2026 and 2 November 2026; 2 sites did not open from outside India that day, the address is the one the official list gives. Search a registration number, a deed or a land record yourself on these sites: Payotte copies nothing from the registers.
The questions, answered
How much stamp duty in Bihar?
Payotte shows no figure: the rate pages of Bihar could not be read from outside India. Ask the sub-registrar office.
What EMI on a ₹50 lakh home in Bihar?
On the largest loan an Indian bank may grant (80% of the price, RBI), ₹40 lakh over 20 years at the 7.68% average rate costs ₹32,665 a month.
How much tax when you sell a home in Bihar?
The Income-tax Act applies across India: a gain on a home held more than 24 months is taxed at 12.5% without indexation, ₹2,50,000 on a ₹20 lakh gain, before surcharge and cess
More on the tax when you sell: capital gains tax on property. On the loan: eligibility and EMI.
The figures
The RBI and the NHB publish price indices, not prices in rupees. National figures: RBI House Price Index +3.6% over a year (Q1:2026-27 (April-June 2026)); average rate on new housing loans 7.68% (September 2026).
Cities of Bihar on Payotte
Sources
- Prices and loans: NHB RESIDEX (source acknowledged); RBI House Price Index; RBI lending rates; RBI Credit Facilities Directions 2025, paragraph 111.