Unit | Value |
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Sq.Mile | 3.228305785124E-7 |
Sq.Kilometer | 8.3613119834711E-7 |
Hectare | 8.3612732438017E-5 |
Acre | 0.00020661328125 |
Sq.Meter | 0.83612735998838 |
Are | 0.0083612735989153 |
Sq.Feet | 9 |
Sq.Yard | 1 |
Sq.Inch | 1296 |
Guntha | 0.0082645314759814 |
Vigha(23.5) | 0.00035168220557851 |
Vigha(16) | 0.00051653321926653 |
Land Measurement Unit 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.Units of land called in North India
Term of Unit | Used Conversion | Used in States |
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1 Bigha | Pucca 3025 sq yd | Bihar & some parts of UP, Punjab, Haryana |
1 Bigha | 968 sq yd | Bigha size used in some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. |
1 Bigha | 900 sq yd | Bigha size used in some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. |
Bigha | Kachha 1008.33 sq yd | Some parts of Punjab, Haryana,UP Kachha Bigha is one-third of Pucca Bigha. |
1 Biswa | Pucca 151.25 sq yd | It’s mostly used in upper parts of UP, Punjab, Haryana |
1 Biswa | 48.4 sq yd | Some parts of HP, Uttarakhand |
1 Biswa | 45 sq yd | Some parts of HP, Uttarakhand |
1 Biswa(Kaccha) | 50.417 sq yd | Lower parts of Punjab, Haryana,UP |
1 Biswansi | 1/20 Biswa | Used in UP, Punjab, Haryana,Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. |
1 Killa | 4840 sq yd | Used in some parts of Haryana and Punjab |
1 Ghumaon | 4840 sq yd | in some parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. |
1 Kanal | 5445 sq ft | Unit used in Haryana, Punjab,Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir |
1 Sarsahi(Square Karam) | 30.25 sq ft | sometimes used in Punjab,Haryana and Himachal Pradesh |
Units of land called in South India
Term of Unit | Used Conversion | Used in States |
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1 Ankanam | 72 sqft | used in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
1 Bigha | 1600 sqyd | in Assam and Bengal |
1 Cent | 435.6 sqft | used in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
1 Ground | 2400 sqft | parts of Tamil Nadu. |
1 Guntha | 1089 sqft | used in Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka & Maharashtra |
1 Kuncham | 484 sqyd | used in Andhra Pradesh |
Units of land called in East India
Term of Unit | Used Conversion | Used in States |
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1 Chatak | 180 sqft | Unit used in West Bengal |
1 Decimal | 48.4 sqyd | Unit used in West Bengal |
1 Dhur | 68.0625 sqft | Bihar/ Jharkhand |
1 Dhur | 3.6 sqft | Unit used in Tripura |
1 Kattha | 2880 sqft | Unit used in Assam |
1 Kattha | 720 sqft | Unit used in Bengal |
1 Kattha | 1361.25 sqft | Unit used in Bihar |
1 Lecha | 144 sqft | Unit used in Assam |
Units of land called in Central India
Term of Unit | Used Conversion | Used in States |
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1 Bigha | 1333.33 sqyd | Bigha size used in parts of Madhya Pradesh. |
1 Kattha | 600 sqft | Unit used in MP |
Units of land called in West India
Term of Unit | Used Conversion | Used in States |
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1 Bigha | Pucca 3025 sq yd | Bihar & some parts of Rajasthan |
1 Bigha | 1936 sq yd | Bigha size used in Gujarat and some parts of Rajasthan |
1 Biswa | Pucca 151.25 sq yd | Its mostly used in upper parts of Rajasthan |
1 Biswa | 96.8 sq yd | Lower parts of Rajasthan |
1 Biswansi | 1/20 Biswa | Used in Rajasthan |