Karnataka · checked October 2026
Stamp duty, Bangalore
What you pay the Karnataka government to register a home in Bengaluru, line by line, and a calculator for your own price.
Calculator
Your stamp duty and registration
What you pay the government
- Stamp duty5% of value
- ₹7.50 lakh
- Additional duty (cess)10% of the duty
- ₹75,000
- Surcharge2% of the duty, city corporation area
- ₹15,000
- Registration fee2%, no cap, since 31 Aug 2025
- ₹3.00 lakh
- Total7.60%
- ₹11.40 lakh
- Price plus duty and fees
- ₹1.61 crore
An estimate for a residential sale in the city area, before e-stamping, scanning and document charges. The sub-registrar's assessment is final; confirm before you pay.
Find the government value for your area: Bangalore guidance values.
The rules
- Stamp duty
- 5% of the property's value. There is no lower rate for women buyers.
- Karnataka Stamps & Registration
- Cess and surcharge
- Additional duty of 10% of the stamp duty, plus a 2% surcharge on it in city corporation areas: 5.6% in all.
- Karnataka Stamps & Registration fee table
- Registration fee
- 2% of value with no cap, up from 1% since 31 August 2025.
- Notification RD/46/MNMU/2025
- Charged on
- The higher of the agreement price and the guidance value.
- Karnataka Stamps & Registration
- Typical total
- About 7.6% of the value for a flat in Bengaluru.
- Property Point arithmetic
Worked examples
What it comes to
| Value | Flat |
|---|---|
| ₹75 lakh | ₹5.70 lakh7.6% |
| ₹1.50 crore | ₹11.40 lakh7.6% |
| ₹3 crore | ₹22.80 lakh7.6% |
Stamp duty, cesses and registration fee together, assuming the price is at or above the government value. Our own arithmetic.
Worth knowing
Before you register
- The 2025 increase
- Karnataka doubled the registration fee from 1% to 2% from 31 August 2025, with no upper limit. On a ₹1.5 crore flat that alone adds ₹1.5 lakh compared with a year earlier.
- Reported lower slabs for new flats
- Some guides mention 2% and 3% stamp duty for the first sale of new flats priced up to ₹45 lakh. We couldn't confirm this on an official site, and the department's fee table lists 5%, so the calculator uses 5%. Ask your sub-registrar if your flat is in that range.
- Before you register
- Bengaluru sales now need an e-Khata. How to get one: e-Khata guide.
What is the stamp duty in Bangalore in 2026?
5% of the property's value, plus additional duty of 10% of the duty and a 2% surcharge in city corporation areas, which comes to 5.6%. Add the 2% registration fee and the total is about 7.6%.
What is the registration fee in Karnataka?
2% of the property's value, with no cap. It was raised from 1% from 31 August 2025 by notification RD/46/MNMU/2025.
Is there a stamp duty concession for women in Karnataka?
No. Karnataka charges the same stamp duty for men and women buyers.
Is stamp duty charged on guidance value or the agreement price?
On whichever is higher. If you buy below the guidance value, duty is still charged on the guidance value.
How much is stamp duty on a ₹1 crore flat in Bangalore?
About ₹5.6 lakh in stamp duty, cess and surcharge, plus ₹2 lakh in registration fee: roughly ₹7.6 lakh in all.
Sources
- Karnataka Department of Stamps & Registration — fee table
- Registration fee notification RD/46/MNMU/2025 (29 Aug 2025)
- Karnataka IGR press note on the registration fee
Checked 8 October 2026. Where an official notification wasn't available online, the source shown is the report we relied on. Rates change by government order; the sub-registrar's assessment is final. This is not legal or tax advice.