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PGs & Co-living · India

Run your PG bed by bed

PG and co-living management software for India. Bed-wise occupancy, monthly UPI rent with auto-reminders, food and mess billing, tenant KYC, complaint tracking and clean exit settlements — one app for the whole property, however many beds you run.

Live bed map Rent + mess on one bill KYC on record
What it is

What PG & co-living management software does

PG and co-living management software runs a paying-guest or co-living business from one place — bed-wise occupancy, monthly rent collection, food and mess billing, tenant KYC, complaints and exit settlements. EstateDeck tracks the property bed by bed, not flat by flat, so a three-sharing room is three beds, each with its own tenant, rent and joining date. The operator always knows which beds are full, on notice or vacant, collects rent and food on one bill over UPI, and keeps tenant KYC on a lawful footing under the DPDP Act 2023 with Aadhaar masked per the UIDAI circular.

For the operator

Everything a PG runs on, in one app

Built around beds, tenants and meals — the way a PG actually works.

Bed-wise occupancy

Each bed is the unit, not the room. A live bed map shows occupied, on-notice and vacant beds across every property, so empty beds get filled faster.

UPI rent + auto-reminders

Monthly rent billed per bed and collected over UPI, with WhatsApp and SMS reminders to tenants who lag — collection climbs without the manager chasing.

Food & mess billing

Meal plans bundled into rent or billed separately — veg/non-veg, guest meals and opt-outs handled per tenant, all on the same monthly bill.

Tenant KYC & verification

ID, emergency contact and police tenant-verification documents captured at joining, with Aadhaar masked to the last four digits — KYC on record, not loose photocopies.

Complaint tracking

Tenants raise a wifi, water or maintenance issue from the app with a photo; you assign and close it with a sign-off — not a buried message in a group chat.

Exit & deposit settlement

Notice period, dues check and a clean deposit refund with deductions itemised — the bed frees on the map the moment the tenant leaves.

The bed map

What "bed-wise" actually looks like

One floor of a real co-living property — every bed its own tenant, rent and status.

Nest Co-living — Indiranagar, Bengaluru · 1st floor Working-professional co-living · 9 beds across 3 rooms · live status as of Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Room 101 · Triple-sharing
101-A · OccupiedRohan K. · Rs 13,500 + mess · joined 12 Mar
101-B · OccupiedAditya S. · Rs 13,500 + mess · joined 04 Jan
101-C · On noticeVivek M. · vacating 30 Jun · enquiry queued
Room 102 · Twin-sharing
102-A · OccupiedKaran P. · Rs 16,000 + mess · joined 18 Feb
102-B · VacantReady to fill · last cleaned 20 Jun
Room 103 · Twin-sharing (single-occupancy)
103 · OccupiedSneha R. · Rs 22,000 + mess · joined 09 Dec
Add-on bed · VacantConvertible to twin on demand
What the operator sees at a glance: 5 of 9 beds occupied, one vacating 30 Jun with an enquiry already queued for 101-C, and two beds ready to fill today. Rent and mess for each occupied bed are on one monthly bill; the moment Vivek moves out, 101-C frees on the map for the next joiner — no spreadsheet, no double-booking, no guessing occupancy at month-end.
Live in a week

From spreadsheets to one app, in three steps

  1. Map your beds

    Add every room and bed across your properties. EstateDeck builds a live bed map — occupied, on notice, or vacant and ready to fill.

  2. Onboard tenants with KYC

    Capture each tenant's KYC — ID with masked Aadhaar, police verification, emergency contact — and attach them to a bed with rent, deposit and meal plan.

  3. Collect, feed, settle

    EstateDeck raises rent and food bills, collects over UPI with auto-reminders, logs complaints, and settles deposits cleanly at move-out.

Why operators switch

Fewer empty beds, fuller collection, no exit drama

Empty beds get filled faster

The bed map shows exactly which beds are free and when notices end, so you market the right bed at the right time instead of guessing.

Rent comes in on time

UPI plus auto-reminders means tenants pay rent and mess on one bill, so you're not short at month-end or chasing on WhatsApp.

Exits stop being arguments

Notice, dues and deposit deductions are itemised, so the move-out settlement is a clean number both sides can see — not a fight at the door.

KYC you can stand behind

Tenant verification and masked-Aadhaar records are on file under DPDP, so police verification and parent queries are answered from data, not memory.

Built to the rules

Run a PG on a lawful footing

EstateDeck is shaped around the Indian frameworks a PG and its mess are actually held to.

DPDP Act 2023 + UIDAI

Young tenants' data, protected

Phasing in from 13 November 2025, the DPDP Act treats tenant KYC as personal data. EstateDeck captures §6 notice-and-consent at joining and masks any shared Aadhaar to the last four digits per the UIDAI circular — vital when most PG tenants are students and young professionals.

FSS Act 2006 · FSSAI

A mess that's food-safe

An in-house PG kitchen is a food business under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. From 1 April 2026, FSSAI Basic Registration covers turnover up to Rs 1.5 crore, with a State Licence above that or by category. EstateDeck handles the mess billing; the kitchen carries its own FSSAI credential.

Model Tenancy Act 2021

Deposits that come back clean

In states adopting the Model Tenancy Act 2021, residential security deposits are capped at two months' rent. EstateDeck records the deposit against the bed and settles it with itemised deductions at exit — so refunds follow the norm, not a guess.

Built for real operators

PGs and co-living that run better on EstateDeck

Working-professional PG

City-centre co-living

A co-living brand for young professionals runs bed-wise rent, mess and complaints across buildings from one dashboard.

Student PG / hostel

Near a college or coaching hub

A student PG handles term-time joining and exits, parent-friendly KYC, and a mess plan on the same monthly bill.

Multi-property operator

A chain of PGs

An operator with several buildings rolls up occupancy, collection and complaints across the chain, per bed, from one screen.

★★★★★

"We run 4 buildings and used to track beds on a whiteboard and rent on a Google Sheet. We'd lose a week each month just figuring out who'd paid and which beds were actually free. Now it's one bed map, rent and mess on one bill, and exits that don't end in a deposit fight. Our occupancy is finally a number, not a guess."

Nikhil Raghavan
Founder · Co-living Operator · Bengaluru
Honest scope

Is this the right EstateDeck page for you?

This page is for monthly PG and co-living stays. Here's where the neighbours live.

Nightly stays

Renting by the night?

If guests book by the night through Airbnb or Booking.com with hospitality GST, that's Short-Term Rental & Serviced Apartments — nightly-stay shaped, not bed-and-mess shaped like this page.

Whole-flat tenancy

Letting full flats to families?

If you let whole units to families on year-long leases, you want Residential Property Management — unit-wise and lease-shaped, not bed-wise.

A society, not a PG

Managing an apartment body?

If you run a resident welfare association or apartment owners association, see RWA & Apartment Association Management — committee-and-member shaped.

PG & co-living FAQs

Questions operators ask before switching

What is PG & co-living management software?

Software to run a paying-guest or co-living business — bed-wise occupancy, monthly rent, food and mess billing, tenant KYC, complaints and exits. EstateDeck tracks the property bed by bed, so you always know which beds are full, on notice or vacant.

How is it different from short-term rental software?

Different stays. PG and co-living is monthly-tenancy shaped — a bed for months, monthly rent and a food charge, notice to leave. Short-term rental is nightly-stay shaped — Airbnb-style bookings with hospitality GST. Stay for months and eat at a mess? This page. Book by the night? See short-term rental.

How does bed-wise occupancy work?

Each bed is the unit, not the room. A three-sharing room is three beds, each with its own tenant, rent, deposit and joining date. The live bed map shows occupied, on-notice and vacant beds across all your properties so you fill empties faster and never double-book.

Can it handle food and mess billing?

Yes. Meal plans bundle into rent or bill separately, with veg/non-veg, guest meals and opt-outs per tenant — all on one monthly bill. An in-house kitchen runs under FSSAI registration; EstateDeck handles the billing, not the cooking.

How does tenant KYC and police verification work?

At joining, EstateDeck captures ID, emergency contact and the documents for police tenant verification (Form 1 in many states). Any Aadhaar is stored masked to the last four digits per the UIDAI circular, under DPDP §6 consent — KYC on record, not loose photocopies.

How is rent collected and are reminders automatic?

Rent and food are billed monthly and collected over UPI with auto-receipts. Reminders go out on WhatsApp and SMS to tenants who haven't paid, and the owner sees who's paid, pending or overdue across every property — collection climbs without chasing.

How are deposits and exits handled?

On notice, EstateDeck runs the move-out — notice period, dues check and a clean deposit settlement with deductions itemised. Deposits follow Model Tenancy Act 2021 norms (two months' rent in adopting states). The bed frees on the map the moment the tenant leaves.

Does it work across multiple properties?

Yes. Pricing is per bed, so a 30-bed PG and a 600-bed operator get the same modules and pay for the beds they have. The owner dashboard rolls up occupancy, collection and complaints across every property.

Is GST applicable on PG rent and food?

PG accommodation and food taxation has its own rules — turning on rent level, services and turnover — and differs from nightly hotel GST. EstateDeck keeps rent and food heads separate so figures are clean for your CA, who decides the position. This is software support, not tax advice.

How is tenant data protected?

Tenant KYC is personal data under the DPDP Act 2023, phasing in from 13 November 2025. EstateDeck captures §6 consent at joining and masks any shared Aadhaar to the last four digits per the UIDAI circular — so a young tenant's documents are held securely, not in a drawer.

See your beds, rent and mess on one screen

Bring your room and tenant list, and we'll set up your bed map, rent and mess billing on your own data. 30 minutes, no card.