Index 2 is the summary extract that the Sub-Registrar's office prepares for every registered document. It records the type of document (sale, gift, mortgage, lease), the parties, the property description, the consideration and market value, the stamp duty and registration fee paid, and the document's registration number and date.

Index 2 Maharashtra: What It Shows & How to Download Online

Q: How do I download Index 2 online?

Use IGR Maharashtra's free search at freesearchigrservice.maharashtra.gov.in — select the district and year, enter the village and survey/CTS or plot number, and open the matching registration to view its Index 2. The e-search portal esearchigr.maharashtra.gov.in offers the same records for registered users.

Q: What does an Index 2 look like?

It is a one-to-two page tabular extract, usually in Marathi, with numbered rows: document type; consideration; market value; property description with survey/CTS number, area and village; names of the executing and claiming parties; dates of execution and registration; document serial number; and the stamp duty and registration fee paid.

Q: Is Index 2 proof of ownership?

No. Index 2 proves that a document was registered — it is strong evidence that a transaction happened, but ownership is established by the deed itself read with the revenue records (7/12 or property card) and the mutation chain.

Q: What is the difference between Index 2 and 7/12?

Index 2 comes from the registration department and describes one registered transaction. The 7/12 comes from the revenue department and shows the current holder of a rural plot. After a sale is registered (Index 2 exists), a mutation must still be certified before the buyer's name appears on the 7/12.

Q: What is the difference between Index 2 and the sale deed?

The sale deed (kharedi khat) is the full legal document that transfers ownership, often running to many pages. Index 2 is the registrar's short summary of that deed. Banks often accept Index 2 as quick proof of registration, but a title check needs the deed itself.

Q: Why does the bank ask for Index 2 for a home loan?

Index 2 lets the bank verify from government records that the purchase was actually registered, at what consideration, and between which parties — a fast, tamper-resistant cross-check on the sale agreement before disbursing the loan.

Q: What is the Index 2 meaning in Marathi?

In Marathi, Index 2 is called सूची क्र. २ (Sūchi Kramank 2) — the Sub-Registrar's summary of a registered document. The extract itself is usually issued in Marathi, listing the document type, parties, property, consideration and stamp duty.

Index 2 (Sūchi Kr. 2) is the extract the Sub-Registrar's office issues for every registered document — it summarizes the parties, the property, the consideration amount and the stamp duty paid on a sale, gift, mortgage or lease. You can search and view it online on IGR Maharashtra's free e-search portal (freesearchigrservice.maharashtra.gov.in) by district, village and survey/CTS number.

Index 2 (Sūchi Kr. 2) at a glance

Also called	Index II, Sūchi Kr. 2, सूची क्र. २, registration index
Issued by	Sub-Registrar's office, IGR (Registration & Stamps Dept), Maharashtra
Shows	Parties, property, consideration, stamp duty and document number of a registration
Free search	freesearchigrservice.maharashtra.gov.in (also esearchigr.maharashtra.gov.in)
Certified copy	Sub-Registrar's office or Aaple Sarkar online, for a fee
Time taken	Online search is instant; certified copies take longer

Also called

Index II, Sūchi Kr. 2, सूची क्र. २, registration index

Issued by

Sub-Registrar's office, IGR (Registration & Stamps Dept), Maharashtra

Shows

Parties, property, consideration, stamp duty and document number of a registration

Free search

freesearchigrservice.maharashtra.gov.in (also esearchigr.maharashtra.gov.in)

Certified copy

Sub-Registrar's office or Aaple Sarkar online, for a fee

Time taken

Online search is instant; certified copies take longer

Facts verified against official Government of Maharashtra portals.

What Index 2 shows

Every time a document is registered at a Sub-Registrar’s office in Maharashtra, the office enters it into its indexes; Index 2 covers documents relating to immovable property. The extract records:

Document type — sale (kharedi khat), gift, mortgage, lease, release, etc.
Parties — who executed the document and in whose favour
Property — village, survey/CTS number, area, and description
Consideration and market value — the transaction amount and the government valuation
Stamp duty and registration fee paid
Document number, date of execution and date of registration

Deep dive with a sample: what is Index II and how to search and download it online.

Why Index 2 matters

Home loans — banks ask for it to confirm the purchase was registered and at what value.
Title checks — a buyer searches years of Index 2 entries on a survey number to find every registered sale, mortgage or lease affecting the plot.
Resale and legal disputes — it is the quickest official proof that a transaction exists in government records.

Search and download Index 2 online

The free IGR Maharashtra Index 2 search works like this:

Open freesearchigrservice.maharashtra.gov.in
Choose the property area (Mumbai, rest of Maharashtra urban, or rural)
Select year, district and village, then enter the survey/CTS/plot number
Enter the captcha and run the search
Open the matching registration entry to view and save its Index 2

Registered users can also use esearchigr.maharashtra.gov.in. Searches for index 2 download Maharashtra all end at these two IGR portals — there is no separate download site. Fair warning: the IGR portals are notoriously fiddly — session timeouts, captchas, Marathi-only village names and year-by-year searching. The full portal guide is here: IGR Maharashtra explained. Or skip the portal — the BhuMe app takes your survey number in any script, runs the search, and delivers the Index 2 on WhatsApp.

Get a certified copy offline

The online view is for information. For a certified copy of the Index 2 or the registered document itself, apply at the Sub-Registrar’s office where the document was registered (or through Aaple Sarkar online services) and pay the copying fee. Carry the document number and year from your online search — it makes retrieval much faster.

Index 2 vs 7/12 vs sale deed

Document	Issued by	What it proves
Index 2	Sub-Registrar (IGR)	A transaction was registered — parties, property, amount
7/12 utara	Revenue Dept (Talathi)	Who currently holds a rural plot, rights and encumbrances
Kharedi khat	Executed by parties, registered at Sub-Registrar	The full terms of the ownership transfer

A clean chain looks like: sale deed registered → Index 2 issued → mutation (ferfar) certified → buyer’s name on the 7/12. If any link is missing, dig deeper before you pay.

Track registrations on your land

Someone could register a document affecting your plot without you noticing for months. BhuMe can watch the survey numbers you care about, alert you when a new registration or mutation appears, and deliver the Index 2 and latest 7/12 on WhatsApp.

Frequently asked questions

What is Index 2?

How do I download Index 2 online?

What does an Index 2 look like?

Is Index 2 proof of ownership?

What is the difference between Index 2 and 7/12?

What is the difference between Index 2 and the sale deed?

Why does the bank ask for Index 2 for a home loan?

What is the Index 2 meaning in Marathi?