Area Converter

Square Meter (sq m)

Base metric unit. 1 sq m = 10.7639 sq ft.

Square Feet (sq ft)

Standard in most property listings. 1 sq ft = 0.092903 sq m.

Square Yard / Gaj (sq yd)

Common in North India. 1 sq yd = 9 sq ft = 0.8361 sq m.

Acre

Used for large plots and farms. 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft = 4046.86 sq m.

Hectare

Metric agricultural unit. 1 hectare = 10,000 sq m = 2.471 acres.

Guntha / Gunta

Used in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana. 1 Guntha = 1,089 sq ft = 101.17 sq m.

Cent

Used in South India. 1 Cent = 435.6 sq ft = 40.47 sq m.

Ground

Popular in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry. 1 Ground = 2,400 sq ft = 222.967 sq m.

Uttar Pradesh (UP)

Bigha: ~2,500 sq m
Biswa: 1/20th of a Bigha

Bihar

Bigha: ~2,713 sq m
Katha: ~136 sq m

Assam

Bigha: ~1,337 sq m
Katha: ~66.9 sq m

Punjab / Haryana

Kanal: 505.857 sq m
Marla: 25.29 sq m

Rajasthan

Bigha: ~2,500 sq m
Biswa: 1/20th of a Bigha

West Bengal

Bigha: ~1,337 sq m
Katha: ~66.9 sq m

Maharashtra

Guntha: 1,089 sq ft = 101.17 sq m

Tamil Nadu

Ground: 2,400 sq ft = 222.967 sq m

Kerala

Cent: 435.6 sq ft = 40.47 sq m

Karnataka

Guntha: 1,089 sq ft = 101.17 sq m
Cent: 40.47 sq m

Andhra Pradesh / Telangana

Gunta / Cent: same as Karnataka

Odisha

Guntha: ~1,000 sq ft = 92.9 sq m

Uttarakhand

Nali: ~202.34 sq m

Himachal Pradesh

Biswa: ~50.4 sq m

Jammu & Kashmir / Ladakh

Kanal / Marla: same as Punjab

Goa, Delhi, Chandigarh

Use Square Meter or Square Yard (Gaj).