Circle Rate API: ₹0.40 per call, ₹50 free credit
Endpoints
All calls are GET under https://indiapropertyregister.com/api/v1 with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY. Parameters are the ones in the OpenAPI spec and the docs.
| Endpoint | What it returns |
|---|---|
GET /village/{lgd}/rates | Government land rates of a village by land use, with year and source |
GET /plot/{ipr_id} | A plot record that includes the government rate of its village |
GET /ask?q={question} | A rate question in plain words, e.g. circle rate in Bantaria Jagdish, Gopalganj |
Example request
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
"https://indiapropertyregister.com/api/v1/village/125245/rates"Replace YOUR_KEY with your key. Values like $VILLAGE_LGD come from the call before it. Sign up at /signup to get a key and ₹50 of credit.
What comes back
Village rates
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
rates[].land_use | Residential, agricultural, commercial and so on |
rates[].rate_inr, per | The rate and its unit (per sqm, per hectare, per decimal) |
rates[].year | The year of the rate |
rates[].zone, locality | Zone or locality where the state publishes one |
rates[].source, read_on | The source and the date it was read |
Coverage
Rates are loaded for 22 states and union territories. No rate is loaded for: Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal.
| State or union territory | Rate rows |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 5.45 lakh |
| Assam | 34,248 |
| Bihar | 1.97 lakh |
| Chandigarh | 143 |
| Delhi | 6,933 |
| Goa | 419 |
| Gujarat | 32.3 lakh |
| Haryana | 63,941 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 3,731 |
| Karnataka | 3.16 lakh |
| Ladakh | 278 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4.70 lakh |
| Maharashtra | 3.56 lakh |
| Manipur | 236 |
| Meghalaya | 98 |
| Odisha | 2.20 lakh |
| Puducherry | 79,631 |
| Rajasthan | 5.18 lakh |
| Tamil Nadu | 8,046 |
| Telangana | 2.45 lakh |
| Uttarakhand | 1.31 lakh |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8.86 lakh |
Rate rows are by village and land use, so a state with many land uses shows more rows than villages.
Use cases
- Collateral valuation: a government floor value next to a market estimate
- Stamp duty estimation in a property app
- Real estate portals showing the circle rate of a locality
- Land aggregation: compare village rates across a tehsil
Price
₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit. Errors, not-found lookups and refused calls are free; a 200 with an empty list is billed. New accounts get ₹50 of free credit, about 125 calls, with no card. Top up with ₹500, ₹5,000, ₹50,000 plus 18% GST. There is no subscription. The full price list is on the API page.
Limits
AI agents and MCP
The same data is available to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client at https://indiapropertyregister.com/mcp. Tools for this job: get_village_rates, ask. Sign in with your account over OAuth; calls are billed like API calls. Setup for each app.
Questions people ask
What is a circle rate API?
An API that returns the government-notified land rate of a place, called circle rate, guideline value, jantri, ready reckoner or DLC rate depending on the state.
Is the circle rate the market price?
No. It is the minimum value used to charge stamp duty. Market prices are often higher or lower.
How do I get the circle rate of a village?
Find the village LGD code with /search?q=, then call /village/{lgd}/rates.
How much does the Circle Rate API cost?
₹0.40 per successful call (HTTP 200), paid from a prepaid wallet. Errors, not-found lookups and refused calls are free; a 200 with an empty list is billed. New accounts get ₹50 of free credit, about 125 calls, with no card. Top up with ₹500, ₹5,000, ₹50,000 plus 18% GST.
Can an AI agent use the Circle Rate API?
Yes. The same account works over the MCP server at https://indiapropertyregister.com/mcp, with the tools get_village_rates, ask. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients sign in with OAuth, and calls are billed to the same wallet. Setup is on https://indiapropertyregister.com/connect.
Related APIs
- Land Record Check API: Plot holders, mutations and charges by village and plot number.
- Sale Deed Search API: Registered deeds by sub-registrar office and locality.
- Village LGD Code API: State, district, tehsil and village codes with boundaries.
- Property Tax Records API: Municipal assessee, tax, dues and payment status by city.
- All APIs by use case
Guides
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Records on India Property Register are read from public government sources and show each source and date. They are not proof of title and not certified copies. For a purchase, loan or lease, get certified copies from the issuing office and have an advocate examine the title.