Land Measurement Units in India

In India Land measurement are in varieties and if you go from one state to another you will get to

listen different words for it. So, here I am with an informative article about land measurement across

India. In India you go North you will come across units like Bigha, Marla,etc and when you will switch

to south you will hear Cent, Guntha, Ground, etc. According to different name of units, sizes also

vary from state to state. There are only some units like Square Meters, Hectares Square Feet and

Square Yards and Acres which are commonly used all over India.

Here are some commonly used Units:-

Unit of Area

Conversion Unit

Remarks

1 Square Feet

0.092903 Square Metres

1 Acre

43560 Square Feet

1 Acre

40 Gunta

1 Gunta

1089 Square Feet

1 Square Centimeters

0.00107639 sq ft

1 Square Metres is 10000 Square

Centimetres

1 Square Inch

0.0069444 sq ft

1 feet is 12 inches

1 Square Kilometer

247.1 acres

Standard International Unit of area to

measure land. 1 Sq km is 0.3861 Sq Miles,

100 Hectares, 247.1 Acres or 1000000 Sq

Mtr.

1 Square Meter

10.76391042 sq ft

Standard International Unit of area to

measure land.

1 Square Mile

640 acres

1 Sq Mile is 2.59 Sq km or 259 Hectares

1 Square Yard

9 sq ft.

sq yd is 9 sq ft, measured as 3 ft X 3 ft.

Also known as “Gaj” in India.

1 Acre

4840 sq yd

Standard Unit to measure land, used in

India and internationally.

1 Hectare

10000 sq mtr

An international unit to measure land, 1

hectare is equal to 100 ares or 10,000 sq

mtr or 2.47 acres approximately.

1 Acre

100 sqmtr

1 hectare is equal to 100 ares.