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Restricted land check API for India: forest, eco-sensitive, CRZ, SEZ and land acquisition by village

A restricted land check API tells you whether a village has forest, eco-sensitive zone, CRZ, SEZ or industrial estate land and any land acquisition notices naming it, for lenders, developers and lawyers.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20263 providers comparedAlso searched as: forest land check, crz check api, eco sensitive zone check api, land acquisition notice check

Short answer

IndiaPropertyRegister returns restricted land in a village (forest, eco-sensitive zone, CRZ, SEZ, industrial estate) with its share of the village, notified land, and land acquisition notices with survey numbers. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call with INR 50 free credit. We found no other seller with a published API for this check.

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Which API does a Restricted land check check?

IndiaPropertyRegister village layers API: 2 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 77 out of 100

IndiaPropertyRegister village layers API

JurisGrid score 77 of 100. ₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://indiapropertyregister.com/api/v1/village/{lgd}/layersRestricted and notified land, land acquisition notices and programme progress
Endpoint: GET https://indiapropertyregister.com/api/v1/plot/{ipr_id}A plot record with its restricted land flags
MCP URL: https://indiapropertyregister.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $IPR_API_KEY" \
  "https://indiapropertyregister.com/api/v1/village/125245/layers"

What does it return?

5 fields, as documented by the provider.

Restricted land kind (forest, eco-sensitive, CRZ, SEZ, industrial estate) and name
Share of the village the layer covers
Notified land
Land acquisition notices: date, title, stage and survey numbers
Programme progress such as SVAMITVA and DILRMP

Who else sells a Restricted land check API in India?

3 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
IndiaPropertyRegister	IndiaPropertyRegister village layers API	77	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
DILRMP (Department of Land Resources)	Central programme for computerising land records and ULPIN, not a lookup service	16	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Bhu-Naksha	NIC cadastral maps for village parcels, no API or fees listed	11	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page

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"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

When is it the right choice?

Lending: flag a village with forest or CRZ land before sanction

Good for

Lending: flag a village with forest or CRZ land before sanction
Developers: screen land for acquisition notices
Lawyers: check whether a survey number is named in a notification
Solar and infrastructure site screening

Limits

The layer is by village with a share of the village, not a parcel boundary check unless a plot record carries a flag
It reflects the notices and layers the register has loaded, so a missing flag is not clearance
Not a legal opinion on whether the land can be sold or built on

Frequently asked questions

Can I check if land is forest or CRZ by API?

Yes at village level: /village/{lgd}/layers returns restricted land kinds with their share of the village, plus acquisition notices with survey numbers.

How much does a restricted land check cost with India Property Register?

Each successful call costs INR 0.40, including searches that find nothing; errors and not-found responses are free. New accounts get INR 50 of free credit, enough for about 125 calls, and top-ups are INR 500, INR 5,000 or INR 50,000 plus 18% GST.

Can an AI agent do a restricted land check?

Yes. India Property Register runs an MCP server at https://indiapropertyregister.com/mcp with tools such as ask, find_plot, get_plot, get_village_rates and list_rera_projects, and clients like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can sign in with OAuth. Tool calls are billed like API calls.

Does a clean result mean the land is free of restrictions?

No. It means none is recorded in what the register has loaded. Confirm with the forest, coastal or revenue authority.

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