Land Size Converter
Convert land area between bigha, kanal, cent, gunta, acre, and all Indian regional units instantly.
Land size converter covers all 22 Indian regional and international area units in one view. Convert bigha (UP, Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan, MP, Himachal), kanal, marla, cent, dismil, gunta, ground, ankanam, katha, chatak, acre, and hectare. India uses different units in different states with no single standard. Free, no signup.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many square feet in one bigha?
- Bigha varies by state. One bigha in UP equals 27,000 sq ft. In Bengal and Assam it is 14,400 sq ft. Bihar uses 27,225 sq ft. Rajasthan uses 17,424 sq ft. MP uses 12,000 sq ft. Himachal Pradesh uses 8,712 sq ft. Always confirm which state's bigha applies before any property transaction.
- What is the difference between bigha in UP and West Bengal?
- UP bigha is 27,000 sq ft (roughly 0.62 acres). Bengal bigha is 14,400 sq ft (roughly 0.33 acres). A UP bigha is nearly twice the size of a Bengal bigha. Land buyers often confuse the two sizes when comparing prices across states.
- How many cents in one acre?
- One acre equals exactly 100 cents. Cent is widely used in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh for residential plots. Dismil (used in Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal) is numerically identical to cent: 1 acre = 100 dismil.
- How many kanal in one acre?
- One acre equals 8 kanal. Kanal is used in Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir. Each kanal equals 20 marla, so one acre is 160 marla.
- What is a gunta in land measurement?
- Gunta (also spelled guntha) is a land unit used in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa. One gunta equals 1,089 sq ft. Forty gunta equals one acre. Gunta appears in agricultural and rural land records across these states.
- How many square yards in one ground?
- One ground equals 2,400 sq ft, which is approximately 266.67 square yards. Ground is a unit specific to Tamil Nadu, used mainly for residential plot sizes in Chennai and other Tamil cities.
What is Land Size Converter?
Land size converter translates any area measurement between standard international units and the full set of Indian regional units. India uses different land measurement units in different states with no single national standard. A bigha in UP is nearly twice the size of a bigha in West Bengal. Kanal and marla apply only in Punjab and Haryana. Cent and ground are South Indian units. Katha and chatak are used in Bengal and Bihar.
No other free tool covers all 22 units in one view. Most converters handle only acre, hectare, and square metres. Regional units are absent or incomplete.
How does it work?
Enter any area value, select the unit you know, and see all 22 equivalents grouped by region. Square feet is the internal anchor. Every unit has a fixed square-foot value. Conversion uses a single formula. Multiply the input value by the from-unit's sq-ft factor, then divide by the target unit's sq-ft factor.
Results are grouped into four sections: Standard Units, South India, North and Central India, and East India. The unit you selected is highlighted in the results to confirm the input was recognised correctly.
Land measurement units in India
North India uses bigha, biswa, kanal, and marla. UP bigha is 27,000 sq ft. Bihar bigha is 27,225 sq ft. Rajasthan's kachcha bigha is 17,424 sq ft. MP bigha is 12,000 sq ft. Himachal Pradesh bigha is 8,712 sq ft. Kanal and marla are used in Punjab, Haryana, and J&K. Eight kanal make one acre. One kanal contains 20 marla.
South India uses cent, dismil, gunta, ground, and ankanam. Cent and dismil are different names for the same size: 435.6 sq ft. Cent is used in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and AP. Dismil is used in Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. One hundred cents or dismil equal one acre. Ground is a Tamil Nadu unit. One ground equals 2,400 sq ft, roughly a standard Chennai residential plot size. Ankanam is used in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
East India uses bigha, katha, and chatak. Bengal bigha is 14,400 sq ft, significantly smaller than the UP bigha. One Bengal bigha has 20 katha. One katha has 16 chatak. Bihar uses a different katha size: 1,361.25 sq ft versus 720 sq ft in Bengal.
Tips to get the best results
- Confirm which state's bigha your land document uses. Six different bigha sizes exist. The state is usually noted in the sale deed or khasra record.
- Use acre as a cross-check across regions. Acre is understood everywhere in India and appears in most national land databases.
- Cent and dismil are different names for the same size. A TN seller quoting cents and a Bihar buyer quoting dismil are using the same unit.
- Kanal subdivides into marla, not into katha. Do not mix Punjab and Bengal subdivision terminology.
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