In short
Stamp duty is not computed for Karnataka: 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 7.61% in August 2026.
Calculate for Karnataka
Buying: no stamp duty is computed for Karnataka; the home loan calculator works everywhere.
Karnataka 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 Karnataka off that scale.
On the simplified outline Payotte draws, Karnataka spans about 485 km east to west and 760 km north to south. The nearest of the seven states and union territories whose duty Payotte reads is Maharashtra, about 425 km from the centre of Karnataka, at 5% of the Annual Statement of Rates (ready reckoner): a point of comparison, not Karnataka's rate.
Payotte covers one city in this state: Bengaluru. Only Bengaluru has a RESIDEX figure, +21.5%: 14.5 points ahead of the 50-city composite (+7%).
| State | Stamp duty on ₹50 lakh | Distance from the centre of Karnataka |
|---|---|---|
| Puducherry | ₹5,00,000 | 590 km |
| Kerala | ₹4,00,000 | 500 km |
| Rajasthan | ₹3,00,000 | 1,315 km |
| Chandigarh | ₹2,50,000 | 1,745 km |
| Maharashtra | ₹2,50,000 | 425 km |
| Odisha | ₹2,50,000 | 1,035 km |
| Uttarakhand | ₹2,50,000 | 1,700 km |
Where to check in Karnataka
The official sites to use before buying in Karnataka: the register of projects and agents and the portal that registers the sale deed. Each link goes to a government site.
- Real estate regulator (RERA): Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (did not open from outside India).
- Deed registration and stamp duty: igr.karnataka.gov.in (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 Karnataka?
Payotte shows no figure: the rate pages of Karnataka could not be read from outside India. Ask the sub-registrar office.
What EMI on a ₹50 lakh home in Karnataka?
On the largest loan an Indian bank may grant (80% of the price, RBI), ₹40 lakh over 20 years at the 7.61% average rate costs ₹32,493 a month.
How much tax when you sell a home in Karnataka?
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 7.61% (August 2026).
Cities of Karnataka on Payotte
Sources
- Prices and loans: NHB RESIDEX (source acknowledged); RBI House Price Index; RBI lending rates; RBI Credit Facilities Directions 2025, paragraph 111.