Akarband

An Akarband is a Karnataka Revenue Department record showing a land parcel's survey number, extent, classification, and revenue assessment.

You can check it via the Bhoomi portal ( landrecords.karnataka.gov.in ) using the survey number, village, hobli, and taluk details.

No, the Akarband focuses on land classification and revenue assessment, while the RTC (Pahani) is broader, covering ownership and cultivation too.

It roughly translates to a "land assessment register" recording area, classification, and revenue details for a specific survey number.

It's typically retrieved rather than freshly "applied for" via the Bhoomi portal online, or by visiting the Tahsildar's office for a certified copy.

It's maintained and issued by the Revenue Department and the Survey and Settlement Department (SSLR) of the Karnataka government.

B Kharab land can generally be sold, but it's officially waste/uncultivable land and cannot be built on or cultivated without proper conversion orders.

The RTC shows the current registered owner; you can search this via the Bhoomi portal using survey number owner-name search may be limited.

Typically, the survey number, prior sale/title documents, and existing RTC or Akarband records help initiate a physical land survey request.