Guidance Value in Bangalore 2026
The government valuation your stamp duty is actually charged on in Bangalore — which of the 5 taluk schedules applies to you, where to look the rate up, and what changed in the latest revision.
There is no single guidance value for Bangalore
Bengaluru Urban district is made up of five taluks, subdivided into 20 hoblis and 588 villages — and guidance value is notified right down to the village and street. That is why a Kaveri lookup asks for far more than just your taluk. Each schedule then breaks down again by locality, and by whether the property is agricultural land, a plot or a built-up unit. So a page — ours or anyone else's — that quotes one rupee figure as “the Bangalore guidance value” is quoting one line out of thousands.
What is worth knowing before you look anything up is which schedule governs your deed, because that depends on the taluk your property registers at rather than on your postal address. The rate is set by the Department of Stamps and Registration, Karnataka — district committees under the Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps.
The 5 schedules that cover Bengaluru Urban
- Bengaluru North
- Bengaluru North (Additional) — Yelahanka
- Bengaluru South
- Bengaluru East
- Anekal
How to check yours officially
Kaveri Online Services has a free guidance-value search that needs no login. Choose Bengaluru Urban, then your taluk, hobli and village or street; for an apartment, search on the project or khata details instead.
Open Kaveri Online ServicesWe deliberately do not publish per-locality rupee figures for Bangalore — they are re-notified without warning and vary street to street, so a figure copied onto a page like this is wrong the moment it goes stale. The official source above is authoritative for every one of them.
Latest revision in Bengaluru Urban
The 1 October 2023 statewide revision — average 25-30%, up to 50% in places — is still the notified one. A further statewide hike of roughly 10-15% was proposed for 1 April 2026, and property blogs also report a February 2026 revision of 6-15% in some Bengaluru pockets, but we could not find a gazette notification for either — so the October 2023 values are the ones we can verify. What did definitely change is the registration fee: it doubled from 1% to 2% on 31 August 2025, the first increase since 2003.
What catches people out in Bangalore
Karnataka slabs stamp duty by value — 2% up to ₹20 lakh, 3% to ₹45 lakh, 5% above — so in Bengaluru the guidance value can push a deal into a higher slab rather than merely raise the base it is charged on. Add the 10% cess and 2% urban surcharge levied on the duty and a flat above ₹45 lakh inside BBMP limits works out near 5.6% stamp duty plus 2% registration.
How stamp duty uses the rate in Bangalore
Say you agree a Bangalore flat at ₹1,10,40,000 — around the city's median 2BHK — but the notified government value of that flat works out to ₹1,20,00,000. Stamp duty is charged on ₹1,20,00,000, the higher figure, at 5%: about ₹6,00,000, plus registration charges. Writing the lower price into the deed does not reduce the duty by a rupee.
The same value drives income tax on both sides of the deal. Under Section 50C the seller's capital gains are computed as if they had received at least the notified value; under Section 56(2)(x) the buyer is taxed on the shortfall if the price is more than 10% below it; and the buyer's 1% TDS is deducted on the higher value too.
Frequently asked questions
What is the guidance value in Bangalore in 2026?+
There is no single figure. Bangalore's guidance value is notified taluk by taluk and then locality by locality inside each — 5 separate schedules cover Bengaluru Urban. The 1 October 2023 statewide revision — average 25-30%, up to 50% in places — is still the notified one. Look your own locality up on the official source rather than relying on a quoted average.
How do I check the guidance value for my area in Bangalore?+
Kaveri Online Services has a free guidance-value search that needs no login. Choose Bengaluru Urban, then your taluk, hobli and village or street; for an apartment, search on the project or khata details instead.
Which sub-registrar offices cover Bangalore?+
Bengaluru Urban district is made up of five taluks, subdivided into 20 hoblis and 588 villages — and guidance value is notified right down to the village and street. That is why a Kaveri lookup asks for far more than just your taluk. In full: Bengaluru North; Bengaluru North (Additional) — Yelahanka; Bengaluru South; Bengaluru East; Anekal.
When was the guidance value last revised in Bangalore?+
The 1 October 2023 statewide revision — average 25-30%, up to 50% in places — is still the notified one. A further statewide hike of roughly 10-15% was proposed for 1 April 2026, and property blogs also report a February 2026 revision of 6-15% in some Bengaluru pockets, but we could not find a gazette notification for either — so the October 2023 values are the ones we can verify. What did definitely change is the registration fee: it doubled from 1% to 2% on 31 August 2025, the first increase since 2003.
What if I buy in Bangalore below the guidance value?+
Stamp duty is still charged on the government value, so declaring a lower price saves nothing. It also triggers income tax on both sides: if the declared price is more than 10% below the notified value, Section 50C taxes the seller as though they sold at that value and Section 56(2)(x) taxes the buyer on the difference as income from other sources.
Is the guidance value the same as the market price in Bangalore?+
No. The market price is what buyers actually pay; the guidance value is an administrative floor for collecting duty. In prime Bangalore localities the market price usually runs well above it, and occasionally — after a correction, or after a revision that overshot — the notified value sits above market, which inflates the duty payable.
Sources
Office names and revision dates taken from the official district or state source above. Rates change by government notification — always confirm the current notified value with the portal or your sub-registrar before a transaction.
Related
How the state sets, names and revises the rate
Current rates, slabs and concessions
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) — rates, rebates and due dates
Median prices, rents and the duty on top
Duty and registration on any property value