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Area & Land Converter

Convert square metres, square feet, acres, and Indian units like bigha, gaj, guntha, cent and more.

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About the Area & Land Converter

Property, farmland and flooring are all measured in different area units depending on where you are — square feet for a flat, acres or hectares for land, square metres on a plan. The AlarmDaddy Area & Land Converter switches between square kilometre, square metre, square centimetre, hectare, acre, square mile, square yard, square foot and square inch.

Crucially for Indian buyers and farmers, it also covers the traditional land units used across the country: gaj (square yard), bigha, biswa, katha, guntha, cent, decimal (dismil), ground, ankanam, kanal, marla and killa. So you can convert bigha to square feet, gaj to square metres, or guntha to acre in one place.

Enter a value, choose units, and read the result plus the full table — handy when a listing quotes square feet but the seller talks in bigha or gaj. Everything runs in your browser.

How to use this converter

  1. 1Enter the area value.
  2. 2Choose the unit to convert from (e.g. Bigha or Gaj).
  3. 3Choose the unit to convert to (e.g. Square feet).
  4. 4Read the result and the all-units table.
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The formula

result = value × (factor_from ÷ factor_to), where each factor is the unit's size in square metres.

Each unit is defined in square metres (1 acre = 4046.8564224 m², 1 gaj = 0.8361 m², 1 guntha = 101.17 m², 1 cent = 40.47 m²). The value is converted to square metres, then divided by the target unit. Note: bigha, biswa and katha are not standardised nationally — this tool uses widely-cited standard ("pucca") values, so always confirm the local definition for legal or purchase decisions.

Frequently asked questions

It varies by state — there is no single national bigha. This converter uses a common standard of about 27,000 sq ft (≈ 2508 m²) per bigha, but a bigha can range from roughly 1,500 to 27,000 sq ft depending on the region (e.g. UP, Rajasthan, Bengal and Punjab all differ). Always verify the local definition before a land deal.
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