There are certain procedure to convert the agricultural land into non-agricultural land. First, you will have to identify the cogent reasons for doing the same. Secondly you will have to apply before the appropriate body in charge of the land records of rights and title or before the local appropriate jurisdictions collector/tehsildara's office where the said properties are located. You have to give the necessary details regarding the transactions along with the objective and by paying the necessary charges as stipulated by law. After systematic verifications regarding the zone and other property details as per the property records and after checking the needed compliances by the officials, the agricultural property could be converted into non-agricultural property. if needed you can consult legal expert for complying with the said proposed processes.

My cousin is planning to buy a piece of agricultural land and will try to convert it to residential one for his own use (for bungalow). We have never done this before and completely newbie on this, the land is in outskirts of Bangalore.

Recently I read an article about some guidelines before buying a property in some of the website, I am sharing the link with you Things to Know Before Buying a Property. You can check the link and we can discuss the same here.

I saw home loan expert at http://www.commonfloor.com/services/home-loan Similarly you can get a legal expert help to verify before buying Land.

I am interested in buying. Can you pls post your no.?

I don't find any information about this in Duo Associates official website....