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Land Unit Converter

Convert between acres, square feet, bigha, guntha, cent and other Indian land units.

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How this is calculated
Converts via a common base unit (square feet); bigha/biswa use a region-specific value

Assumptions used in this calculation

  • Regional variance: Bigha and biswa values vary significantly by state and are commonly-cited approximations, not legal survey figures. Guntha/ground/cent/kanal/marla use their standard conventional regions.India ยท effective 2026-01-01

About this calculator

Indian property listings and land records mix modern units like acres and square feet with traditional regional units, bigha, guntha, cent, ground, kanal and marla, that don't have a single standardized size and vary by state, making manual comparison genuinely error-prone rather than just tedious. This calculator converts a land area value between square feet and these regional units, using commonly-cited approximate conversion values for the traditional units and exact multipliers for standardized ones like acres and hectares, so you can quickly compare a plot's size across the units used in different listings or regions. It's meant for getting a practical sense of scale when browsing property or comparing land parcels, not as a substitute for the exact figures in official survey or revenue department records.

Worked example

1 acre to square feet

Result: 43,560 sqft

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