---
title: Getting a Birth Certificate in Uttar Pradesh
country: india
service: "birth-certificate"
category: identification
difficulty: moderate
estimated_time: "Same-day at hospital where the Medical Officer files the record; otherwise dependent on Registrar approval — see processing note below"
cost_range: "INR — fee not published on state-level sources; verify at the e-Nagarsewa UP disclaimer page or counter"
last_verified: 2026-05-13
canonical: https://publicservices.guide/india/birth-certificate/uttar-pradesh/
status: current
confidence: low
tags:
  - "uttar-pradesh"
  - "e-nagarsewa"
  - "gram-panchayat"
  - "nagar-nigam"
sources:
  - https://services.india.gov.in/service/search?kw=birth+certificate+uttar+pradesh
  - https://localbodies.up.nic.in/
  - https://e-nagarsewaup.gov.in/ulbappsmain/birthDeathDisclaimer
  - https://varanasi.nic.in/service/apply-for-death-certificate/
  - https://bareilly.nic.in/
  - https://dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/
---

# Getting a Birth Certificate in Uttar Pradesh

**Country:** 🇮🇳 India  
**Last verified:** 2026-05-13  
**Estimated time:** Same-day at hospital where the Medical Officer files the record; otherwise dependent on Registrar approval — see processing note below  
**Cost:** INR — fee not published on state-level sources; verify at the e-Nagarsewa UP disclaimer page or counter

## Required documents

- **Hospital discharge slip or maternity certificate** *(जन्म प्रमाण पत्र (janma pramāṇa patra) — supporting record)*
  - Required: For hospital births: discharge slip from the institution where the birth occurred
  - Cost: Free (issued by hospital)
  - _Note:_ Required for the e-Nagarsewa UP Hospital Registration For Birth Certificate flow. The hospital pre-registers the institutional birth via the urban-local-body system.
- **Aadhaar of parents**
  - Required: 12-digit Aadhaar of either or both parents (Indian parents); passport for non-Indian or non-resident parents
  - Cost: Free
  - _Note:_ Identity proof on e-Nagarsewa UP urban submissions, captured on the National Government Services Portal description of the Hospital Registration For Birth Certificate in Uttar Pradesh service.
- **Address proof in UP jurisdiction**
  - Required: Utility bill, voter ID, or ration card establishing the place-of-birth registration area within UP
  - Cost: Free
  - _Note:_ Establishes the relevant Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parishad, Nagar Panchayat, or Gram Panchayat jurisdiction.
- **Witness affidavits (rural domiciliary births)** *(ग्राम पंचायत (grāma pañcāyat) submission)*
  - Required: Two affidavits from village witnesses for home births outside an institution
  - Cost: Notary fee varies (operator-set; not state-published)
  - _Note:_ Submitted to the Gram Panchayat Secretary as the designated registrar under UP Panchayati Raj Department delegation.
- **Affidavit on stamp paper for delayed registration** *(विलंब पंजीकरण (vilamba pañjīkaraṇa) affidavit)*
  - Required: Notarised affidavit when registering 30 days to 1 year after the birth
  - Cost: Notary fee varies (operator-set)
  - _Note:_ Federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 § 13(2) requires Registrar permission with affidavit support for this delay tier.
- **First Class Magistrate order (delayed registration beyond 1 year)**
  - Required: Court order from a First Class Magistrate authorising late registration
  - Cost: Court fee + filing time variable
  - _Note:_ Federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 § 13(3) — applies to any birth registered more than one year after the event.

## Costs

- **Urban issuance fee on e-Nagarsewa UP (Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parishad, or Nagar Panchayat):** 0 INR — Uttar Pradesh-specific fee figures for urban issuance on e-Nagarsewa UP, rural Gram Panchayat issuance, and District Magistrate office counter handling are not published verbatim on state-level portals. The rupee amount displays on the prescribed-fee page once the urban-local-body category (Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parishad, or Nagar Panchayat) and city are selected on e-nagarsewaup.gov.in/ulbappsmain/birthDeathDisclaimer. Confirm at the disclaimer page before submitting; the figure here is a placeholder, not the published rate. Currency: INR.
- **Rural Gram Panchayat issuance:** 0 INR — The rural fee is collected at the Gram Panchayat counter when the Secretary forwards the entry to the Block Development Office. The Uttar Pradesh-specific amount is not published on state-level sources — confirm directly with the Gram Panchayat Bhavan of the birth village. Currency: INR.
- **District Magistrate office handling (district NIC routing):** 0 INR — Where the district NIC sub-host routes the applicant to the District Magistrate office for counter handling, the local handling fee is not published verbatim. Confirm at the district counter. Currency: INR.
- **Late registration 30 days to 1 year (federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 § 13(2)):** 0 INR — Federal framework requires Registrar permission for this delay tier. The state-level late fee is not published verbatim on the Uttar Pradesh-level surfaces resolved for this entry. Currency: INR.
- **Late registration beyond 1 year (federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 § 13(3)):** 0 INR — Federal framework requires an order from a First Class Magistrate authorising registration. Court filing fees and time are separate from any counter handling charge. Currency: INR.

## Steps

### 1. Identify whether your birth event falls under the urban Nagar Nigam track or the rural Gram Panchayat track *(नगर निगम (nagara nigam) · ग्राम पंचायत (grāma pañcāyat))*

- Urban places of birth (Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parishad, or Nagar Panchayat areas): registration runs through e-Nagarsewa UP, operated by the Directorate of Local Bodies under the Urban Development Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- Rural places of birth: registration runs through the Gram Panchayat Secretary as the designated registrar under UP Panchayati Raj Department delegation, with the Block Development Office as the record tier.
- Cantonment-area births (e.g. Jhansi Cantonment): apply through the Cantonment Board under the Ministry of Defence — a separate authority governed by the Cantonments Act 2006, not e-Nagarsewa UP.
- Track is set by the place of birth (the jurisdictional area), not by the parents' current address.

> **Tip:** The Directorate of Local Bodies, Uttar Pradesh Government (Urban Development Department) was established in 1973 on the Urban Relations Committee recommendation and covers Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika, and Nagar Panchayat. The Birth Death Registration Office for Varanasi is located at Nagar Nigam (Municipal Corporation), Varanasi.

### 2. Register the birth within 21 days at the place-of-birth registrar

- Hospital births: the hospital pre-registers the event via the e-Nagarsewa UP Hospital Registration For Birth Certificate flow.
- Urban domiciliary births: the head of household submits at the Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parishad, or Nagar Panchayat health-officer counter for the relevant city or town.
- Rural domiciliary births: the head of household submits a written application with witness affidavits to the Gram Panchayat Secretary at the Gram Panchayat Bhavan of the birth village.
- The 21-day informant duty derives from § 8 of the federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 and applies state-wide.

> **Tip:** The e-Nagarsewa Portal by the Government of Uttar Pradesh's urban local bodies is a digital platform for citizens to access services like birth and death certificates, online water/sewerage connection, property tax payment, and trade licenses, building plan approvals etc. It aims to simplify local government processes, providing easy access to urban residents.

_Useful phrases:_
- "मुझे जन्म प्रमाण पत्र चाहिए" (mujhe janma pramāṇa patra cāhiye) — I need a birth certificate. — use when Approaching a Nagar Nigam health-officer counter or a Gram Panchayat Bhavan
- "क्या यह पंजीकरण यहाँ होता है?" (kyā yah pañjīkaraṇa yahām̐ hotā hai?) — Is the registration done here? — use when Confirming jurisdiction at a Nagar Palika Parishad or Block Development Office

### 3. Submit the application — urban Nagar Nigam route or rural Gram Panchayat route *(ब्लॉक विकास अधिकारी (blok vikāsa adhikārī — Block Development Officer))*

- Urban Nagar Nigam route: open the e-Nagarsewa UP disclaimer-acceptance page, select the urban-local-body category (Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parishad, or Nagar Panchayat) and the specific city or town, choose Apply for Birth Certificate, submit informant, child, and parent details, upload the supporting documents, then pay the prescribed fee through the integrated payment gateway.
- Rural Gram Panchayat route: visit the Gram Panchayat Bhavan in the village of birth, submit the written application with hospital discharge slip (institutional birth) or two witness affidavits (domiciliary birth) to the Gram Panchayat Secretary, who forwards the entry to the Block Development Office.
- District Magistrate routing: some district NIC sub-host portals (such as varanasi.nic.in, bareilly.nic.in, bijnor.nic.in, fatehpur.nic.in, moradabad.nic.in, ghaziabad.nic.in, jhansi.nic.in) publish citizen-services pages that route applicants to the urban or rural channel above.

> **If this fails:** If the e-Nagarsewa UP entry page does not load, route via services.india.gov.in/service/search?kw=birth+certificate+uttar+pradesh, which lists ten Uttar Pradesh-specific service entries and links to the canonical disclaimer page through service_url_redirect. Both esathi.up.gov.in and up.gov.in have been intermittently unresponsive at automated probe.

### 4. Handle delayed registration if more than 21 days have passed

- 30 days to 1 year: submit a notarised affidavit on stamp paper stating the birth fact and reason for delay. The Registrar's written permission is required under § 13(2) of the federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969.
- Beyond 1 year: file a petition with a First Class Magistrate for an order authorising the registration. Submit the order alongside the affidavit and supporting documents. § 13(3) of the federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 applies.
- The 2023 Amendment to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act mandated centralised national-database sharing by State Chief Registrars, simplifying cross-jurisdiction certificate access once the Registrar entry lands.

> **Tip:** Allow several weeks for the Magistrate filing on top of the registrar's processing window. Carry originals plus copies of every document referenced in the affidavit.

### 5. Download the certificate from the federal Civil Registration System

- Both urban and rural tracks: once the Registrar entry lands, download the certificate from dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/.
- The federal Civil Registration System is the unified national download surface following the 2023 Amendment to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act.
- Cantonment-area applicants download from the Cantonment Board's service rather than the federal CRS pathway above.

> **Tip:** Federalised civil-service mirror entries for Ghaziabad, Varanasi, and Fatehpur all resolve to dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/ as the download surface.

### 6. Confirm the processing window with the registrar handling your case

- Hospital births pre-registered via e-Nagarsewa: the institutional record typically lands within a short cycle once submission is accepted.
- Rural Gram Panchayat issuance: timing follows the Block Development Office record-of-register entry, which varies by district.
- District NIC counter handling: confirm directly with the District Magistrate office for the relevant district.

> **If this fails:** Uttar Pradesh-specific processing timelines (e-Nagarsewa urban day-counts vs Gram Panchayat rural day-counts) are not published verbatim on state-level portals. The federal Civil Registration System surfaces ten Uttar Pradesh-specific services as Fully Online; same-day to short-cycle processing is typical once Registrar approval lands. Rural Gram Panchayat issuance follows the Block Development Office record-of-register entry timeline. Confirm the exact window at the Nagar Nigam health office, Gram Panchayat Bhavan, or District Magistrate office handling your case.

## FAQ

### Urban birth in UP — which portal do I use?

e-Nagarsewa UP at e-nagarsewaup.gov.in/ulbappsmain/birthDeathDisclaimer covers all three urban-local-body categories: Nagar Nigam (Municipal Corporation), Nagar Palika Parishad (Municipal Council), and Nagar Panchayat (Town Council). Hospital-born children are pre-registered by the institution through the Hospital Registration For Birth Certificate service flow. Domiciliary births require head-of-household submission at the Nagar Nigam health-officer counter. The Directorate of Local Bodies, Uttar Pradesh Government (Urban Development Department) operates the platform.

### Rural birth in UP — which authority handles registration?

The Gram Panchayat Secretary is the designated registrar for rural births under UP Panchayati Raj Department delegation. The entry is forwarded to the Block Development Office for record-of-register entry under § 8 of the federal Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969. The certificate can be issued at the Gram Panchayat counter or downloaded from the federal Civil Registration System at dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/ after the Registrar entry lands.

### I was born in UP but live outside UP now — where do I apply?

Apply through the registrar of the birth district. Place-of-birth jurisdiction governs, not current residence. Once the Registrar entry lands, download from dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/. The 2023 Amendment to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act enables centralised national-database access, making the federal Civil Registration System the unified download surface.

### The e-Sathi UP portal does not load — what now?

Both esathi.up.gov.in and up.gov.in have been intermittently unresponsive at automated probe. Use the National Government Services Portal at services.india.gov.in/service/search?kw=birth+certificate+uttar+pradesh as the discovery entry point. It lists ten Uttar Pradesh-specific service entries and resolves to canonical state-level hosts (e-nagarsewaup.gov.in, varanasi.nic.in, dc.crsorgi.gov.in) through service_url_redirect.

### Are the urban and rural fees different?

Uttar Pradesh-specific fee figures (urban issuance on e-Nagarsewa UP and rural Gram Panchayat issuance) are not published verbatim on state-level portals. The rupee amount displays on the prescribed-fee page once the urban-local-body and city are selected on the e-Nagarsewa UP disclaimer page. Rural Gram Panchayat fees are collected at the counter. Contact the Nagar Nigam health office or the Gram Panchayat Bhavan for the exact figure that applies to your case.

### I live in a Cantonment area in UP — do I use e-Nagarsewa?

No. Cantonment-area residents apply through the relevant Cantonment Board under the Ministry of Defence. Jhansi Cantonment Board, for example, runs a separate birth and death certificate download service. Cantonment Boards are administered under the Cantonments Act 2006 and are not part of the UP urban-local-body system.

### What does the Birth Death Registration Office address in Varanasi look like?

Varanasi district publishes the Birth Death Registration Office at Nagar Nigam (Municipal Corporation), Varanasi, PIN 221001. Phone: 0542-2222600. Email: enagarsewa-up[at]nic[dot]in. The District Magistrate office routes applicants either to e-Nagarsewa UP (urban) or to the federal Civil Registration System at dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/.

## Local tips

- Two distinct issuing tracks run in parallel: e-Nagarsewa UP for urban-local-body births (Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parishad, Nagar Panchayat); Gram Panchayat for rural births under the UP Panchayati Raj Department.
- Place-of-birth jurisdiction governs registration. A UP-born resident living outside UP must apply through the registrar of the birth district, then download from the federal Civil Registration System.
- Cantonment-area residents (such as Jhansi Cantonment) apply through the Cantonment Board under the Ministry of Defence — not through e-Nagarsewa UP.
- Direct UP state portals (esathi.up.gov.in, e-nagarsewaup.gov.in root) have been intermittently unresponsive; the National Government Services Portal at services.india.gov.in is the most reliable discovery entry point.

## Sources

- [National Government Services Portal, NIC, Ministry of Electronics & IT](https://services.india.gov.in/service/search?kw=birth+certificate+uttar+pradesh) — accessed 2026-05-13 — _T1_ — Federalised civil-service mirror listing ten Uttar Pradesh-specific service entries for birth-certificate workflows. e-Nagarsewa UP urban-local-body routing and district-level rural routing (Bijnor, Bareilly, Fatehpur, Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Varanasi) surfaced through service_url_redirect resolution to canonical state-level hosts.
- [Directorate of Local Bodies, Uttar Pradesh Government (Urban Development Department)](https://localbodies.up.nic.in/) — accessed 2026-05-13 — _T1_ — Directorate of Local Bodies, Uttar Pradesh Government (Urban Development Department) established 1973 on Urban Relations Committee recommendation. Coverage: Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika, Nagar Panchayat. Services via e-Nagarsewa include birth and death certificate verification, trade license verification, complaint tracking, and RTI status.
- [Government of Uttar Pradesh urban local bodies, via Directorate of Local Bodies, Urban Development Department](https://e-nagarsewaup.gov.in/ulbappsmain/birthDeathDisclaimer) — accessed 2026-05-13 — _T1_ — e-Nagarsewa UP disclaimer-acceptance page is the canonical entry point for urban-local-body birth-certificate submission. The e-Nagarsewa Portal is a digital platform for citizens to access services like birth and death certificates, online water and sewerage connection, property tax payment, trade licenses, and building plan approvals.
- [District Magistrate, Varanasi (NIC-hosted Uttar Pradesh district portal)](https://varanasi.nic.in/service/apply-for-death-certificate/) — accessed 2026-05-13 — _T1_ — Birth Death Registration Office located at Nagar Nigam (Municipal Corporation), Varanasi, PIN 221001. Phone 0542-2222600. Email enagarsewa-up[at]nic[dot]in. District Magistrate office routes applicants either to e-Nagarsewa UP (urban) or to the federal Civil Registration System.
- [District Magistrate, Bareilly (NIC-hosted Uttar Pradesh district portal)](https://bareilly.nic.in/) — accessed 2026-05-13 — _T1_ — Bareilly district NIC portal citizen-services list includes Birth certificates and civil registration. District Magistrate authority documented; portal headed 'Bareilly | The Zari Nagar of Uttar Pradesh | India'.
- [Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs](https://dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/) — accessed 2026-05-13 — _T1_ — Federal Civil Registration System is the centralised national download surface for Uttar Pradesh-issued certificates. Federalised mirror entries for Ghaziabad, Varanasi, and Fatehpur all resolve to dc.crsorgi.gov.in/crs/. The 2023 Amendment to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act mandated centralised national-database sharing by State Chief Registrars.

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