Land Area Converter – How Many Square Feet in a Bigha?

A bigha is not a fixed size — it varies by Indian state, from 6,804 sq ft in Uttarakhand to 27,225 sq ft in Rajasthan. Land Area Converter has the correct bigha (and katha) size built in for each state, plus every other Indian and standard land unit.

State1 bigha (sq ft)
Uttar Pradesh27,000
Bihar27,220
Rajasthan27,225
Gujarat17,424
Madhya Pradesh12,000
Assam14,400
West Bengal14,400
Uttarakhand6,804
Himachal Pradesh8,712
Punjab / Haryana9,070

Worked examples

1 acre = 43,560 sq ft = 40 guntha.

1 hectare = 2.4711 acre.

1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft.

1 kanal = 5,445 sq ft = 20 marla.

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How many square feet in a bigha, by state?

Bigha size varies by state, from 6,804 sq ft (Uttarakhand) to 27,225 sq ft (Rajasthan). See the table above for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab/Haryana.

How do you convert guntha to acre?

1 acre = 40 guntha, so 1 guntha = 1 ÷ 40 = 0.025 acre. Equivalently, 1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft.

How many square feet in a katha, by state?

Katha also varies by state: 1,361.25 sq ft in Bihar, 720 sq ft in West Bengal, and 2,880 sq ft in Assam.

How many square feet in a cent?

1 cent = 435.6 sq ft, a unit commonly used for land in South India.

How many square feet in a ground?

1 ground = 2,400 sq ft, a land unit used mainly in Tamil Nadu.

How do you convert kanal to marla?

1 kanal = 20 marla = 5,445 sq ft, so 1 marla = 272.25 sq ft.

How many acres in a hectare?

1 hectare = 2.4711 acre. Conversely, 1 acre ≈ 0.4047 hectare.

Does Land Area Converter work offline?

Yes. Every conversion runs on-device, with no internet connection, account or sign-in required.

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