India land measurements
India Land Units Guide
Compare common Indian land units and open direct converters for bigha, katha, gaj, ground, guntha, acre, square feet, and square meters.
Direct India Land Converters
Bigha to Acre Converter
Common Bengal/Assam bigha preset
Bigha to Square Feet Converter
Bigha area into square feet
Katha to Square Feet Converter
Common West Bengal katha preset
Gaj to Square Feet Converter
Gaj as square yard: 9 sq ft
Ground to Square Feet Converter
Common Tamil Nadu ground value
Guntha to Acre Converter
40 guntha per acre
India Land Unit Converter
Full dropdown converter for mixed units
Common India Land Unit Values
These are common calculator presets used for quick planning. Local revenue records, deeds, and survey documents can use different regional definitions.
| Unit | Square feet | Region | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square Feet | 1 | Standard | Common building and property listing unit. |
| Square Yards / Gaj | 9 | Standard / North India | One square yard is 9 square feet; gaj is commonly used the same way. |
| Square Meters | 10.7639 | Metric | Official metric area unit. |
| Acre | 43,560 | Standard | Common land unit used across India and globally. |
| Hectare | 107,639.1042 | Metric | Metric land unit equal to 10,000 square meters. |
| Cent | 435.6 | South India | One cent is 1/100 acre. |
| Decimal / Dismil | 435.6 | East India | Often used as 1/100 acre, same square-foot value as cent. |
| Ground | 2,400 | Tamil Nadu | Common Chennai/Tamil Nadu urban land unit. |
| Guntha / Gunta | 1,089 | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra/Telangana | Commonly treated as 1/40 acre. |
| Marla | 272.25 | Punjab, Haryana, North India | Commonly 30.25 square yards. |
| Kanal | 5,445 | Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir | Commonly 20 marla. |
| Bigha - Bengal/Assam common | 14,400 | West Bengal, Assam, Tripura | Common eastern India value; bigha varies widely by region. |
| Bigha - Punjab/Haryana common | 21,780 | Punjab, Haryana | Common value where 2 bigha is treated as 1 acre. |
| Katha - West Bengal common | 720 | West Bengal | Common West Bengal value; katha varies by region. |
| Katha - Assam common | 2,880 | Assam | Common Assam value where 5 katha is 1 bigha. |