Land Area Converter
Convert regional land units such as cent, guntha, kanal, marla, ground, dunam and rai to standard units.
About the Land Area Converter
Imperial and metric units are exact (1 acre = 4,046.8564224 m²). Indian local units are defined from the acre or square feet: a cent is 1/100 acre (435.6 ft²), a guntha 1/40 acre (1,089 ft²), a revenue marla 272.25 ft² with 20 marla to a kanal. Some units vary locally (urban marla is often 225 or 250 ft²; bigha varies by state), so check your land records.
The formula
Value in unit B = value × (m² per unit A) ÷ (m² per unit B)
Unit sizes
| Unit | m² | ft² |
|---|---|---|
| Square metres | 1 | 10.76 |
| Square feet | 0.0929 | 1 |
| Square yards (gaj) | 0.8361 | 9 |
| Acres | 4,046.8564 | 43,560 |
| Hectares | 10,000 | 107,639.1 |
| Square kilometres | 1,000,000 | 10,763,910.42 |
| Square miles | 2,589,988.1103 | 27,878,400 |
| Cents / decimals (1/100 acre) | 40.4686 | 435.6 |
| Guntha (1/40 acre) | 101.1714 | 1,089 |
| Kanal (20 marla of 272.25 ft²) | 505.8571 | 5,445 |
| Marla (272.25 ft²) | 25.2929 | 272.25 |
| Ground (Tamil Nadu, 2,400 ft²) | 222.9673 | 2,400 |
| Ankanam (72 ft²) | 6.689 | 72 |
| Dunam (1,000 m²) | 1,000 | 10,763.91 |
| Rai (Thailand, 1,600 m²) | 1,600 | 17,222.26 |
| Feddan (Egypt, 4,200.83 m²) | 4,200.83 | 45,217.36 |
Worked example
Example: In square feet = 87,120 ft²
- Inputs: Area: 2; From: Acres.
- Formula: Value in unit B = value × (m² per unit A) ÷ (m² per unit B)
- Result: In square feet = 87,120 ft²
Questions people ask
Why is bigha missing?
Its size differs by state; use the bigha converter.
Is a decimal the same as a cent?
Yes, both are 1/100 acre.