Area converter
Sq ft, sq m, gaj, marla, kanal, cent, guntha, ground, acre, hectare and bigha — plus the step almost everyone skips: converting the rate so a plot and a flat can be compared.
Your numbers
| Marla | — |
| Kanal | — |
| Cent | — |
| Guntha | — |
| Ground | — |
| Acre | — |
| Hectare | — |
| Bigha (approximate)Bigha varies by state and district. Confirm the local definition. | — |
| Total value at that rate | — |
| Equivalent rate per sq ft | — |
Indian property is quoted in whatever unit the local market uses, and buyers routinely compare a flat in square feet against a plot in gaj against agricultural land in bigha.
Most conversions are exact. Bigha is not — it varies substantially between and even within states, so treat any bigha figure as approximate and confirm the local definition before it matters.
The conversions
- 1 square metre = 10.7639 square feet
- 1 square yard (gaj) = 9 square feet
- 1 marla = 272.25 square feet · 1 kanal = 20 marla = 5,445 square feet
- 1 cent = 435.6 square feet · 1 guntha = 1,089 square feet · 1 ground = 2,400 square feet
- 1 acre = 43,560 square feet = 4,840 square yards · 1 hectare = 10,000 square metres = 2.471 acres
Bigha is the exception
Bigha has no single national definition. It differs across states and sometimes across districts within a state, ranging very widely. This calculator uses a common approximation purely to give a sense of scale — for any transaction, confirm the local definition with the revenue records rather than a converter.
Worked example
A plot quoted as 200 gaj is 1,800 square feet, or 167.2 square metres, or about 6.6 marla. At ₹45,000 per gaj the total is ₹90 lakh — which is ₹5,000 per square foot, a number that lets you compare it directly against a flat quoted per square foot.
That last step is the useful one. Buyers comparing a plot in gaj against an apartment in square feet almost never convert the rate, only the area.
Questions
Is gaj the same as square yard?
Yes — gaj is the common North Indian term for a square yard, which is exactly nine square feet.
Why does bigha vary so much?
It is a traditional unit that was never standardised nationally. Its size differs across states and sometimes within them, so revenue records rather than conversion tables are the authority for any given piece of land.
Which unit should a listing use?
Whatever the local market thinks in, plus square feet in brackets. Buyers arriving from a portal or from another city are almost always thinking in square feet.
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