E-Swathu Form 11-B (Tax Register Extract)
The Gram Panchayat tax-demand entry for a property that has NOT been granted a Form 9 — a status you can verify, not a certificate the portal issues.
In Kannada: ಇ-ಸ್ವತ್ತು ನಮೂನೆ 11ಬಿ·Also known as: Form 11B · Form 11-B Karnataka · e swathu form 11b · Panchayat tax extract · rural property tax record · DCB extract · ನಮೂನೆ 11ಬಿ
How we know this: we retrieve the Form 11-B from e-Swathu (Gram Panchayat) for clients every working day, so the steps, failure modes and workarounds below are what the portal actually does — not a summary of its documentation.
Shubham Tiwadi is a partner at Anashwar Property Solutions in Vijayapura. His team operates the retrieval systems that pull Karnataka land records directly from the Bhoomi, Kaveri Online and e-Aasthi portals, and handles title verification for buyers across Vijayapura district.
E-Swathu Form 11-B (ಇ-ಸ್ವತ್ತು ನಮೂನೆ 11ಬಿ) is the Demand, Collection and Balance (DCB) register entry a Gram Panchayat keeps for a property it taxes but has NOT approved. Form 9 and Form 11-B are the rural A-khata and B-khata: they are alternatives, not companions. A site that is legally converted and layout-approved gets a Form 9, and the Panchayat prints it. A site lacking those approvals is still assessed for tax, and that assessment is recorded as Form 11-B — which is why the e-Swathu search itself makes you pick one form type or the other. The register entry is real and checkable; it exists to collect tax, not to certify anything about the property.
Form 11-B matters as a finding, not as a document to collect. If a property answers Form 11-B, it is a B-khata site: the Sub-Registrar will not register it and banks will not lend against it until it is regularised and granted a Form 9. For a buyer that single fact usually ends the purchase, which makes it more valuable than any PDF. Sellers sometimes present a tax receipt as though it were proof of approval — it is the opposite, because tax is assessed on unapproved property too. Checking the form type before paying an advance is the point.
Step by step
Open the Karnataka e-Swathu portal at eswathu.karnataka.gov.in.
Use 'Check Property Status' and enter the 18-digit Property ID (ePID) — no login, no fee.
Read the Form Type field. 'Form 9' means the site is approved; 'Form 11B' means it is not.
To list every 11B property in a village instead, use 'Search your Property details', pick the district, block, Gram Panchayat and village, and choose Form 11B with 'All'.
Ask the Gram Panchayat for a counter-issued tax extract if you need paper — the portal does not publish one.
The official portal is e-Swathu eswathu.karnataka.gov.in (Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR)). We fetch from it on your behalf — you never need to register there.
Anashwar Docs runs this sequence for you against the government portal and returns the PDF in 5–10 min. Request it on WhatsApp.
What goes wrong
Expecting a Form 11-B download. There isn't one. The e-Swathu search offers 'Printed Forms' and returns nothing for 11B in any village — the department publishes the fact of an 11B assessment, not a citizen-downloadable certificate. Only Form 9 has a printed, digitally signed PDF.
Treating Form 11-B as a companion to Form 9. They are alternatives. A property has one or the other, and being told to produce "both" is a sign someone has misread the record.
Reading 'APPROVED' on an 11B property as approval of the site. That status refers to the register entry. The form type is the field that decides whether the property can be registered.
Accepting a Panchayat tax receipt as proof of approval. Tax is assessed on unapproved property too — paying it changes nothing about the khata tier.
Assuming an 11B site can be regularised quickly before a sale. It requires the approvals the Form 9 rests on; treat the purchase as blocked until a Form 9 exists.
Fix errors fast
| Symptom on e-Swathu (Gram Panchayat) | How to fix it |
|---|---|
| The property shows Form 11B and the seller insists a Form 9 exists | Ask for the Form 9 document number and check it against e-Swathu — a real Form 9 has a printed, verifiable copy. If the register says 11B, the Panchayat has not approved the site. |
| No Form 11-B PDF is generating on the portal | None will. The 'Printed Forms' search returns 11B results with no document link, in every village. Take the status check as your record, or ask the Panchayat counter for a manual extract. |
| Arrears are shown despite taxes being paid | The Panchayat office has not updated the DCB register. Present the payment receipts to the bill collector or PDO so the entry is corrected. |
| Building is missing from the tax assessment | The construction was likely done without updating the Panchayat. The owner must declare the building, pay the revised tax and penalties, and have the Form 11-B updated. |
| Name on Form 11-B differs from Form 9 | A clerical error linking the tax record to the ownership record. Apply for a correction at the Gram Panchayat office to sync both documents. |
| Seller refuses to clear huge tax arrears | Deduct the exact amount of the arrears from the final sale consideration and pay it directly to the Panchayat yourself before registration. |
| Cannot find property by owner name | Try searching by PID. Kannada-to-English transliteration often causes name searches to fail on government portals. |
E-Swathu Form 11-B is the official extract from the Demand, Collection, and Balance (DCB) register maintained by Gram Panchayats in Karnataka. It records the property tax assessment, the annual tax demanded, taxes paid, and any pending arrears for non-agricultural properties. It acts as the definitive tax record for rural properties.
Form 9 proves legal ownership and outlines the property's physical dimensions. Form 11-B proves that the property is actively assessed for tax and that there are no outstanding dues owed to the government. The Sub-Registrar requires both to ensure they are transferring a legally sound property with no hidden municipal liabilities.
Property tax liabilities are attached to the property, not the individual. If you purchase a property with unpaid arrears shown on Form 11-B, you become legally responsible for paying those past dues, along with any accumulated interest or penalties. Always insist the seller clears the balance and provides a fresh Form 11-B showing zero arrears before registration.
Yes, if a building is legally constructed and assessed for tax, Form 11-B will reflect the assessed value of the structure. If the property has a house but Form 11-B classifies it as a vacant site, it indicates that the building is unassessed and potentially unauthorized.
While the e-Swathu portal allows you to view Form 11-B and your tax demand, actual online payment mechanisms can vary by Panchayat. Many Panchayats require payment via the Bapuji Seva Kendra portal, via designated bank challans, or in person at the Gram Panchayat office. Once paid, the system updates and a new Form 11-B can be generated.
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