Index 2 (सूची क्र. २, Index II) is the Sub-Registrar’s one-page summary of a registered property document — who sold or mortgaged what, to whom, for how much, and when. You can view and download it free on IGR Maharashtra’s free search using the year, village and survey or CTS number. If you need every registration on a property over many years, BhuMe’s Title Check runs that search for you.
What is Index 2?
Every registration office in India keeps four indexes under Section 55 of the Registration Act, 1908. Index I lists the people who executed or claim under a document; Index II records the particulars of the property and the transaction. In Maharashtra the extract of that entry is what everyone calls “Index 2”. When a bank or buyer asks for the Index 2 of a property, or the Index 2 in your agreement file, this extract is what they mean.
An Index 2 is generated for every registered property document — a sale deed (kharedi khat), agreement for sale, gift deed, mortgage, lease or release. It records:
- Type of document — sale deed, agreement for sale, gift, mortgage, lease, etc.
- Consideration — the amount paid under the document.
- Market value — the government valuation used for stamp duty, which can differ from the price actually paid.
- Property description — village, survey/gat, CTS or plot number, and for flats the society, unit and floor.
- Area — in square metres or square feet.
- Parties — names (and usually PAN and address) of the executants and the claimants.
- Dates — execution date and registration date.
- Document number — for example
1234/GDY/2023: serial number, Sub-Registrar office code, year. - Stamp duty and registration fee paid, and the Sub-Registrar office that registered it.
This is what an Index 2 looks like on the free search (an Index 2 sample; the format is the same across Maharashtra):
If the plot is in an unauthorised layout, read the Index 2 trail together with our guide to gunthewari regularization in Maharashtra before registering anything.
What is Index 2 called in Marathi?
Index 2 meaning in Marathi: it is सूची क्र. २ (sūchi kramānk 2), often written इंडेक्स २. The extract is printed in Marathi with numbered rows. The ones you will read most:
| Row | Marathi label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | विलेखाचा प्रकार | Type of document |
| (2) | मोबदला | Consideration (amount paid) |
| (3) | बाजारभाव | Market value |
| (4) | भू-मापन, पोटहिस्सा व घरक्रमांक | Property description (survey, sub-division, house/flat number) |
| (5) | क्षेत्रफळ | Area |
| (7) | दस्तऐवज करुन देणाऱ्या पक्षकाराचे नाव | Executant (seller, mortgagor) |
| (8) | दस्तऐवज करुन घेणाऱ्या पक्षकाराचे नाव | Claimant (buyer, lender) |
| (9) | दस्तऐवज करुन दिल्याचा दिनांक | Date of execution |
| (10) | दस्त नोंदणी केल्याचा दिनांक | Date of registration |
| (12) | बाजारभावाप्रमाणे मुद्रांक शुल्क | Stamp duty on the market value |
The header shows the Sub-Registrar office (दुय्यम निबंधक) and the document number (दस्त क्रमांक).
How to get Index 2 of your property online
To download Index 2 online in Maharashtra, use IGR’s free search at freesearchigrservice.maharashtra.gov.in (linked from igrmaharashtra.gov.in). No login and no fee. Online records generally go back to 1985 for Mumbai and to about 2002 for the rest of Maharashtra. There are two ways to search.
Option A: Index 2 search by property details
Use this when you know the property but not the document number.
- Open the IGR free search.
- Pick the area tab: Mumbai, Urban areas in rest of Maharashtra, or Rest of Maharashtra.
- Select the year of registration, district, taluka and village.
- Enter the property number — survey, gat, CTS, milkat or plot number.
- Optionally add a party’s name to narrow the list: in English capitals for e-filing records, in Marathi for the rest.
- Enter the captcha and click शोध (Search).
- Open the matching document in the results to view its Index 2, then print or save it as PDF.
The search covers one year at a time. To trace a property’s history, repeat it for each year.
Option B: Index 2 search by document number
Faster, if you have the number from the registration receipt or an earlier Index 2.
- Open the IGR free search and choose दस्त क्रमांकानुसार शोध (Search by Document Number).
- Pick the registration type: eFiling, eRegistration, Regular or iSarita 2.0.
- Select the district and the Sub-Registrar office (SRO). In
1234/GDY/2023,GDYis the office code — Gondia here. - Select the year (2023 in the example) and enter the serial number only (
1234). - Click शोध (Search) and open the result to view the Index 2.
Registered users can also search on esearchigr.maharashtra.gov.in. Our IGR Maharashtra guide covers the portal’s other services.
Index 2 download PDF: is the online copy valid?
An Index 2 download from the free search is for information — the printout itself says it was generated through the e-search module and that the original is with the Sub-Registrar office. It is enough to check that a document was registered and to read its details, and many banks use it for a first check. When a bank, court or authority needs proof, they ask for a certified copy: apply at the Sub-Registrar office that registered the document, quote the document number and year, and pay the copying fee.
IGR portal not working or record not found?
- Wrong area tab. Records are split across Mumbai, urban areas and rest of Maharashtra. If a search returns nothing, run it again under the other tabs.
- Wrong year. The search is year by year. Registration year is the year on the registration receipt, not the year you paid.
- Village spelling. Village names are in Marathi on the portal and can differ from the English spelling you use. Try neighbouring names in the dropdown.
- Old registration. Records before 1985 (Mumbai) or about 2002 (elsewhere) are usually not online — ask the Sub-Registrar office.
- Captcha or session errors. The portal times out quickly. Reload, re-enter the details and search again without switching tabs.
- Portal down. The free search is sometimes unavailable for hours. Try esearchigr, or come back later.
- Have the document number? Option B skips most of these problems.
Is Index 2 the same as 7/12?
No. They come from different departments and answer different questions. A clean purchase leaves a trail across all of them: the sale deed is registered → its Index 2 is generated → the talathi certifies the ferfar (mutation) → the buyer’s name appears on the 7/12 or property card.
| Document | Issued by | What it shows | Proves ownership? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index 2 (सूची क्र. २) | Sub-Registrar (IGR) | One registered transaction: parties, property, amount, date | No — proves registration |
| 7/12 utara | Revenue department (talathi) | Current holder, area, rights and loans on rural land | Record of rights |
| Property card | City survey office | Holder and area of city survey (CTS) land | Record of rights (urban) |
| Kharedi khat (sale deed) | Executed by the parties, registered at the SRO | The full terms of the transfer | Yes, with the revenue record |
Why banks and buyers ask for Index 2
- Home loans — the bank confirms from government records that your purchase was registered, at what value and between whom, before it disburses.
- Title checks — a buyer’s lawyer searches the Index 2 entries on a survey or CTS number year by year to find every sale, mortgage or lease on the property.
- Resale and disputes — it is the quickest official evidence that a transaction happened.
Find every Index 2 on a property
One Index 2 shows one transaction. To see a property’s full registration history you need every Index 2 on that survey or CTS number, across years and across the area tabs — which is the slow part of a title search. BhuMe’s Title Check runs that search for a survey number and reports the registered documents it finds. If you only need the full deed, you can order a certified kharedi khat copy.
Related guides
- 7/12 utara: the complete Mahabhulekh guide
- Property card Maharashtra: download online
- Ferfar (mutation entry): check status online
- How to get a kharedi khat copy online
- All Maharashtra land records