Convert all Indian land units — gaj, bigha, marla, kanal, guntha, biswa, katha — to square yards, square feet, and acres. State-specific bigha sizes included.
1 gaj equals 1 square yard, which equals 9 square feet. The terms gaj and square yard are used interchangeably in Indian real estate.
Bigha varies by state. Rajasthan and UP: 1 bigha ≈ 3,025 gaj. West Bengal: 1 bigha = 1,600 gaj. Punjab: 1 bigha = 2,420 gaj. Always specify the state when converting bigha.
1 Kanal (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh) = 20 Marla = 5,445 square feet = 605 square yards.
1 Marla in Punjab and Haryana = 272.25 square feet = 30.25 square yards. In some older usage, 1 marla can also refer to 25 square yards.
1 acre = 4,840 square yards = 43,560 square feet. In India, 1 acre is commonly used in land measurement alongside local units like bigha and guntha.
A cent is a unit used in South India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka). 1 cent = 1/100 of an acre = 435.6 square feet = 48.4 square yards.
In Tamil Nadu, 1 Ground = 2,400 square feet = 266.67 square yards. It is a common residential plot measurement in Chennai and other Tamil Nadu cities.