Land area converter
Bigha to acre, guntha to square yards, hectare to square feet: convert once and compare prices honestly.
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Land unit converter
Convert between bigha, biswa, katha, guntha, kanal, marla, cent, acre, hectare, square yards (gaj) and square feet.
What locals would call this area
The same word can mean very different ground depending on where you are standing. Here is your 17,424 sq ft read back in the terms people actually use, state by state.
| Region | Local term | Your area |
|---|---|---|
| Haryana (Gurugram, Sohna, Naugaon) | Bigha | 0.64 bigha |
| Haryana and Punjab | Kanal | 3.2 kanal |
| Haryana and Punjab | Marla | 64 marla |
| Rajasthan (Alwar, Jaipur) | Pucca bigha | 0.64 pucca bigha |
| Rajasthan villages | Kachcha bigha | 1.92 kachcha bigha |
| Western Uttar Pradesh | Bigha | 0.6453 bigha |
| Uttar Pradesh and Haryana | Biswa | 12.91 biswa |
| Gujarat | Vigha | 1 vigha |
| Gujarat and Maharashtra | Guntha | 16 guntha |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bigha | 1.452 bigha |
| Bihar and Jharkhand | Katha | 12.8 katha |
| West Bengal | Cottah (katha) | 24.2 cottah (katha) |
| Assam | Katha | 6.05 katha |
| Uttarakhand hills | Bigha | 2.5608 bigha |
| Tamil Nadu and Kerala | Cent | 40 cent |
| Chennai | Ground | 7.26 ground |
| Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | Ankanam | 242 ankanam |
| Delhi NCR | Gaj (square yard) | 1,936 gaj (square yard) |
Local values are the ones commonly used in each area. Districts and villages sometimes work with their own figures, so always ask the seller which version they mean and get the area written in square yards on paper.
Reference table
What one of each unit is worth in square feet and square yards.
| Unit | Square feet | Square yards | Where it is used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bigha (Vigha) | 17,424 sq ft | 1,936 sq. yd. | Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 1 Biswa | 1,350 sq ft | 150 sq. yd. | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
| 1 Katha (Kattha) | 1,361 sq ft | 151 sq. yd. | Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh |
| 1 Guntha | 1,089 sq ft | 121 sq. yd. | Maharashtra, Gujarat, parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
| 1 Kanal | 5,445 sq ft | 605 sq. yd. | Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh |
| 1 Marla | 272.25 sq ft | 30 sq. yd. | Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir |
| 1 Cent | 435.6 sq ft | 48 sq. yd. | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| 1 Acre | 43,560 sq ft | 4,840 sq. yd. | Used across India for farms, estates and large land deals |
| 1 Hectare | 1,07,639 sq ft | 11,960 sq. yd. | Government land records, revenue maps and agricultural surveys |
| 1 Square Yard (Gaj) | 9 sq ft | 1 sq. yd. | Delhi NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh urban and farm land sales |
| 1 Square Feet | 1 sq ft | 0 sq. yd. | Urban land, construction costing and price comparison across India |
Bigha is not a fixed unit, it varies by state and sometimes by district. That is exactly why we quote every Landkhojo farm land in square yards. See the full unit guide for the local variations.
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