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India is a diverse country that is clearly reflected in various aspects of this country. When it comes to local land measurement units in India, the land measurement units tend to vary from one state to another. If we look towards the northern region then the measurements that come into play within this region are Bigha, Biswa, Marla, Kanal, Kattha, and others.
In the southern part of the country, Ground, Cent, Ankanam, and Guntha units are used. Popular measurement units are Chatak, Dhur, Kattha, and Lecha in East Indian states such as Tripura, Assam, and West Bengal, while Bigha, Biswa, Biswansi are extremely common in the western states such as Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Key Standard Units of Measuring Land
Since the local land measurement system is not completely non-existent yet. But the standard units of land are still considered the apex units for land measurement in India and these standards units are widely used, accepted, and recognized as the hallmark of land measurement in India. These units are Square feet, acres, Square yards, Square meters, etc.
Let's try to understand how the Indian land conversion chart works, the land measurement conversion table, and standard measurement units.
|
Units |
Conversion |
States |
Details |
|
1 Bigha |
968 square yard |
Parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
|
|
1 Bigha pucca |
3025 square yard |
Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, and parts of Uttar Pradesh |
1 pucca Bigha=165sq.ft |
|
1 Bigha kacha |
1008.33 square yard |
Parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh |
Kachha Bigha=? of pucca Bigha |
|
1 Biswa |
48.4 square yard |
Parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
1 Biswa = 1/20 Bigha |
|
1 Biswa Pucca |
151.25 square yard |
Northern parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana |
1 Biswa = 1/20 Bigha (Pucca) |
|
1 Biswa Kaccha |
50.417 square yard |
Parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh |
1 Biswa = 1/20 Bigha (Kaccha) |
|
1 Biswansi |
1/20 Biswa |
UP, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, and Uttarakhand |
1 Biswa = 20 Biswansis |
|
1 Killa |
4840 square yard |
Parts of Haryana and Punjab |
1 Killa = 1 acre |
|
1 Ghumaun |
4840 square yard |
Parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab |
1Ghumaun = 1 acre |
|
1 Decimal |
48.4 Square yard |
West Bengal |
1 acre = 100 decimals |
|
1 Dhur |
68.0625 sq.ft |
Bihar and Jharkhand |
1 Kattha = 20 Dhurs |
|
1 Kattha |
3.6 sq.ft |
Tripura |
1 Kattha = 20 Dhurs |
|
1 Chatak |
180 sq.ft |
West Bengal |
16 Chatak = 1 Kattha |
|
1 Kattha |
2880 sq.ft |
Assam |
1 Bigha = 5 katthas |
|
1 Kattha |
720 sq.ft |
Bengal |
1 Bigha = 20 katthas |
|
1 Lecha |
144 sq.ft |
Assam |
20 lechas = 1 katthas |
|
1 Bigha |
Pucca 3025 sq.yard |
Bihar and parts of Rajasthan |
1 Bigha = 165ft × 165ft |
|
1 Bigha |
1936 sq.yard |
Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan |
1 Bigha = 132 ft × 132 ft |
|
1 Biswa |
Pucca 151.25 sq yd |
Northern parts of Rajasthan |
1 Biswa = 1/20 Bigha |
|
1 Biswa |
96.8 sq.yd |
Lower parts of Rajasthan |
1 Biswa = 1/20 Bigha |
|
1 Biswansi |
1/20 Biswa |
Rajasthan |
|
|
1 Bigha |
1333.33 sq.yd |
Parts of Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
1 Kattha |
600 sq.ft |
Madhya Pradesh |
1 Bigha = 20 katthas |
Process of Measuring the Land Area
In every residential area, be it a village, layout, colony, or a private gated community there are certain norms to be followed while dividing the area into residential plots. To measure the land area, the first thing to be done is making a layout and then deriving the size of the land from that sketch. After making the rough estimates for the land covered by roads, parks, community spaces, amenities, the exact land area is calculated. A sale deed would be made for the same. The total length and width of the land are calculated to determine the exact land area.
Now let's have a look at the Land Measurement Conversion Table
|
Length in Unit |
Conversion factor |
|
1 centimeter |
10mm, 0.1 m |
|
1 chain |
66 ft, 22 yds (gaj), 100 links (Kadi), 4 rods |
|
1 foot (ft.) |
12 inches, 30.48 cm |
|
1 furlong |
660 ft, 220 yds, 40 rods, 10 chains |
|
1 Gaj |
1 yd, 0.91444 m, 3 ft, 36 in |
|
1 Gattha |
5.5 hath, 2.75 yds, 8.25 ft, 99 in |
|
1 Hath |
0.5 yd, 18 in, 1.5 ft |
|
1 inch (in) |
2.54 cm, 0.0833 ft |
|
1 Jarib (Shahjahani) |
165 ft |
|
1 Jarib (Gantari) |
132 ft |
|
1 Karam |
66 in, 5.5 ft |
|
1 Kilometres |
1000m, 3280.84 ft |
|
1 meter |
100 cm, 39.3701 in, 3.28084 ft |
|
1 mile (ml) |
1.60934 km, 5280 |
|
1milimeter |
0.1 cm, 0.001m |
|
1 perch |
16.5 sqft, 5.5 yd |
|
1 yard |
1 Gaj, 3 ft, 36 in, 0.91444 m |
Key Measurements Conversion:
1 hectare = 2.5 Acres
1 Acre = 40 Guntas, 100 cents, 605 Ankanam, 4046.86 sq.mtrs., 4840 sq yards, 43560 sq.ft.
1 sq.metre = 1.190 sq.yds, 10.76 sq.fts.
