Name Change in Bageshwar
The local side of a name change for people of Bageshwar district: how we serve a small hill district, where each record is corrected, and the points that come up here when a son or daughter living away sorts out a parent's papers, and when land is taken for a road, a project or a lease.
A name change in Bageshwar follows the same three steps as anywhere in the state: an affidavit, a newspaper notice and the Gazette. The Gazette of India file goes to Delhi. We serve Bageshwar, Garur, Kapkot and Kanda on WhatsApp and by courier. A son or daughter living away can manage it for a parent, who still signs.
This page is about name change in Bageshwar district: the town, Garur, Kausani, Kapkot, Kanda and Kafligair. It does not repeat the process. It tells a resident where things are here, and covers the points that come up often with a name change in Bageshwar.
For the steps themselves, read gazette name change in Uttarakhand.
How Do We Serve Bageshwar?
We have no office in Bageshwar district. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and our gazette desk is in Delhi. A name change needs no visit to either.
How a Bageshwar client works with us
- Photos of the papers on WhatsApp 9540005064
- We say, free, if a Gazette is needed
- Drafts sent back for you to read and approve
- You sign before a notary near you, and courier the papers once
- The published Gazette is sent to you as a file to print
Our office, for the record
Dehradun District Court, 47/9, Haridwar Road, Near Prince Chowk, Court Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001
Mon to Sat: 9 AM to 6 PM
Call 9540005026. It is a very long road from Bageshwar, and you do not need to take it for this.
We are a private documentation consultancy, and not a Government office.
What Are the Three Steps, for a Bageshwar Resident?
The process is the same across the state and is set out in full elsewhere. This is the outline, with the local point at each step.
Step 1: Decide if you need a Gazette at all
A spelling slip on one paper is corrected at the office that issued it. Send us the papers and we will tell you, free.
Step 2: Sign the affidavit before a notary
Notaries sit at the court complex at Bageshwar and near the tehsil offices. Read our draft first. See name change affidavit in Uttarakhand.
Step 3: Publish the newspaper notice
In a daily local leading newspaper, in the edition that reaches this district. Keep the full original page.
Step 4: Sign the Gazette form, the undertaking and the certificate
With two witnesses, on the same day as the affidavit if you can. We prepare the typed copies and the CD.
Step 5: Pay the Government charge on BharatKosh
Online, from anywhere. A family member can pay it.
Step 6: Send the file to the Department of Publication in Delhi, and wait for the Gazette
The Gazette of India is published online. Download the notification and print clear copies.
For the detail, read newspaper notice for a gazette name change and how to send the gazette file from Uttarakhand to Delhi.
Where Is Each Record Corrected?
Each record is updated at its own office. These are the kinds of office a resident of the district deals with. Check the address and timings of each before you go.
| Record | Where a resident of the district goes | Our page |
|---|---|---|
| Aadhaar | An Aadhaar centre, or a bank or post office that offers updates | Aadhaar |
| PAN | Online, or through a PAN service centre | PAN |
| Voter card | Online, or the booth level officer for your village | Voter ID |
| Birth and death certificates | The municipal body of your town, or the village's local body | Birth certificate |
| Residence, caste and hill area certificates | The tehsil for your address, or the state's service portal | Residence certificate |
| Land records | The tehsil where the land lies | Khatauni |
| Old age, widow and disability pensions | The district social welfare office, and your bank | Scheme records |
| A soldier's family particulars | The unit while serving, the record office after retirement | Pension records |
| Ration card | The supply office for your area | Ration card |
| Post office savings | The post office that holds the account | Post office savings |
| Bank account | Your own branch | Bank records |
This is a small district, with its headquarters in the valley at Bageshwar and tehsils up each side valley. A resident of Kapkot or Kanda deals with that tehsil.
How Does a Son or Daughter Living Away Sort Out a Parent's Papers?
In many homes of this district the young have gone to the plains for work, and an elderly parent lives in the village alone. The parent's pension stops, or a bank asks for an update, and a name that never mattered now does. The child has to manage it from far away.
What the child can do from away
- Collect photographs of every paper, sent by a neighbour or a relative
- Talk to us, read the drafts and approve them
- Pay the Government charge and the newspaper online
- Fill online forms for PAN, the pension portal and the bank's request
- Receive the published Gazette and send prints home
What only the parent can do
- Sign the affidavit before a notary, in person
- Sign the Gazette form and the undertaking
- Give a fingerprint for an Aadhaar update
- Appear at the bank where the branch insists
- Decide which name is the right one
- The name is the parent's to change. A child cannot swear an affidavit or apply for a Gazette on a parent's behalf.
- A parent who cannot sign puts a thumb impression, which the notary attests after reading the paper out. Tell us, and we will draft for that.
- Plan one outing. Arrange a vehicle, the notary and two witnesses for the same morning, with every paper approved beforehand.
- Ask first if a Gazette is needed at all. An old person's trouble is usually a spelling on Aadhaar or a bank record, which a correction settles.
- Do it while the parent is well. After a death, nothing about the parent's name can be changed, and the heirs are left to prove it.
Read name change in pension and family pension records, name change in bank records and alias name in a gazette notification.
What If Land Is Taken for a Road, a Project or a Lease?
Hill land that lay quiet for generations is now wanted: for a road, a power or water project, or a mining lease on a villager's own field. Each of these pays money to the person recorded as the holder. That is when a family finds out what the land record says.
| What the family finds | What it is | Where it is settled |
|---|---|---|
| The land is still in a grandfather's name | A succession not yet recorded | Mutation at the tehsil, in the heirs' names |
| The holder's name is spelt differently from his Aadhaar | A slip in the record | Correction by the Tahsildar, on older records |
| The record has a home name and the bank account another | Two forms of one living person's name | Older papers, or a Gazette notice stating both |
| Several brothers share the holding and one is away | A joint holding | Each co-sharer's own papers and consent |
| The compensation list misspells a claimant | A slip in the list | The office that drew the list, on the land record and identity proof |
- Compensation and lease money are paid into the bank account of the recorded holder. The land record, Aadhaar and the bank account have to agree.
- A notice of acquisition gives a period for objections and claims. A name problem should be raised in that period, in writing.
- A lease or an agreement over your land is a deed. Read the name in it before you sign, and take a lawyer's advice on the terms.
- Do not wait for a project to arrive. Check the land record now, on the state's portal, from wherever you live.
We did not confirm the rules of any acquisition or lease. Read name correction in khatauni and land records and name change in property documents.
What About Older Records, and Almora?
| When | What changed | What it means for a paper |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bageshwar district was formed out of Almora district | Papers before this name Almora as the district |
| 9 November 2000 | Uttarakhand was formed | Papers before this were issued under Uttar Pradesh |
- A paper that names Almora district or Uttar Pradesh is not a mismatch in your name.
- Land records stayed with the tehsil and were carried into the new district.
- Where an old register cannot be found here, ask the tehsil if it is still held at Almora.
- A degree is corrected by the university named on it.
- A family name spelt two ways in English is a difference of spelling, corrected at each office.
Read name change in Almora, which covers surnames with two spellings.
Which Newspapers Serve for the Notice?
The Department of Publication asks for the change of name to be advertised in a daily local leading newspaper. It does not name newspapers.
- The Hindi dailies that reach the district carry Bageshwar pages in their Kumaon editions.
- The paper reaches the town late in the day. Ask the agent in advance to keep several copies of the issue your notice is in.
- A child living away can book and pay for the notice online or by phone. It is still placed in the edition for the parent's district, since the parent lives there.
- Choose a daily, not a weekly.
- Read the proof before it prints, and keep the full original page.
We do not sell newspaper space. We give you the wording. See newspaper notice for a gazette name change.
What Does It Cost, and How Long Does It Take?
| Item | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Government fee, Gazette of India | Commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, paid on BharatKosh | Commonly 3 to 7 weeks to publication |
| Newspaper notice | The newspaper's own rate | A few days |
| Notary | The notary's fee and stamp | The same day |
| Courier | The courier's rate | Allow several days each way, more when the road is shut |
| Our charge | Quoted per case | We start the day your papers are complete |
The Government fee is the same from every district. Read gazette name change time and fees in Uttarakhand.
Which Areas of the District Do We Serve?
The whole district, on WhatsApp and by courier.
For neighbouring districts, see name change in Almora and name change in Pithoragarh.
People Also Ask About Name Change in Bageshwar
Where can I get a name change done in Bageshwar?
The Gazette of India file is sent to Delhi. We prepare it on WhatsApp and by courier.
Can I get my mother's name changed for her, from Delhi?
You can manage it. She still signs the affidavit and the form herself.
My father cannot sign. Can he still make an affidavit?
Yes, with a thumb impression that the notary attests.
Our land is being taken for a road and the record has my grandfather's name. What do we do?
Apply for a mutation by succession at the tehsil.
Do you have an office in Bageshwar?
No. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and no visit is needed.
How long does a gazette name change take from Bageshwar?
Commonly 3 to 7 weeks, plus courier time each way.
When was Bageshwar district formed?
On 15 September 1997, carved out of Almora district. It became part of Uttarakhand when the state was formed on 9 November 2000.
Which districts border Bageshwar?
Chamoli to the west and north-west, Pithoragarh to the north-east and east, and Almora to the south.
How small is Bageshwar district?
At the 2011 Census it was the third least populous of the state's 13 districts, after Rudraprayag and Champawat. A few tehsils serve the whole district, so the tehsil office is usually the one counter you need.
What was the area called before it was a district?
Danpur. Under British rule it was part of the Danpur pargana of Almora district, and Bageshwar became a separate tehsil in 1974. Very old land papers may use these names.
Why did the High Court stop mining in Bageshwar?
In January 2025 the Uttarakhand High Court suspended mining in the district after reports of cracks in houses in villages of Kanda tehsil, linked to soapstone mining. Ask the district office what applies now before you sign any lease.
Which villages were affected by the soapstone mining cracks?
Reports named villages of Kanda tehsil, with Kande-Kanyal among the worst hit. Families claiming relief there should first see that the land record, Aadhaar and bank account carry one name.
Talk to Us About a Bageshwar Case
Send photos of the papers that do not match, your own or a parent's. We will tell you, free, if a Gazette is needed or only a correction at a local office, and which office that is.
- 📞Call 9540005026
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- 📍Dehradun District Court, 47/9, Haridwar Road, Near Prince Chowk, Court Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001
Name Change in Bageshwar: Frequently Asked Questions
How is a name change in Bageshwar done?
Do you have an office in Bageshwar?
Do I have to travel out of the district?
Where do I get the affidavit notarised?
I live in another city. Can I handle my parent's name correction?
Can I sign the affidavit for my parent?
My mother cannot read or sign. What happens?
Her pension stopped over a spelling. Does she need a Gazette?
Why should it be done while a parent is alive?
Our land is acquired and the record is in my late grandfather's name. Who gets the compensation?
The compensation list spells my name wrongly. Do I need a Gazette?
My land record has my home name and my bank another. What helps?
My old paper says Almora district. Is that a problem?
Is the Government fee different for the hills?
What do you charge?
Will you tell me if I do not need a Gazette?
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Who Wrote and Reviewed This Page?
This page is written by the Documentation Desk Team of UttarakhandNameChange.com, the team that prepares Gazette files for people across Uttarakhand.
It is reviewed by Advocate Vipin Chauhan.
This is a local page. It names kinds of office and not their addresses or timings, which change. The requirement of a daily local leading newspaper is from the Department of Publication's guideline. The notes on the district's history, on managing a parent's papers and on land taken for projects are general guidance, and we did not confirm the rules of any acquisition or lease. Check each office before you visit.
Official Sources
- District Bageshwar, official websiteThe district administration, tehsils and public services.
- Bhulekh, UttarakhandViewing a village land record from wherever you live.
- Department of Publication: Change of Name and Public NoticesThe change of name guideline, for the Gazette of India.
- The Gazette of India, e-Gazette portalWhere the central notification is published.
- Apuni Sarkar, Government of UttarakhandTehsil certificates and local body services online.
Name Change in Bageshwar: The Short Version
The steps are the same as in the rest of the state, and the Gazette of India file goes to Delhi by courier. A child living away can manage a parent's papers, but the parent signs and decides. Do it while the parent is well. Where land is taken for a road, a project or a lease, the land record, Aadhaar and the bank account have to agree before any money is paid.
We serve the district on WhatsApp and by courier. Send your papers on WhatsApp 9540005064, and we will reply in working hours.
Name Change in Bageshwar, for You or for a Parent
Send photos of the papers that do not match. We tell you, free, what is needed.