How Many Bigha in 1 Acre in in India - Up-Asaam Need To Know More
By Investoxpert | 19 Dec 2020 | Real Estate

As per the Indian real estate landscape, bigha is a traditional term used for measuring an area of land. Besides bigha, there are other units also for measuring a parcel of land like acre, square foot, square kilometers to name a few. There is no standard size of bigha and its sizes vary from one location to another. In India, the bigha unit is extensively used for measuring land in states like Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, etc. The southern states of India do not use bigha for measuring an area of land. Other countries like Nepal and Bangladesh use this unit for measuring land.
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Common Land Measurements Units in India
• Bigha
• Acre
• Hectare
• Square Feet
• Square Centimeters
• Square Kilometer
• Square Meter
• Square Inch
• Square Mile
• Square Yard
There are many questions about land measurements like how to convert 1 acre into bigha, how much is 1 acre, what are land measurement units in Southern cities of India and so on. Let’s answers some of the most common questions asked by the general public.
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What is the standard size of 1 Bigha?
Interestingly, there is no standard size of 1 bigha. It varies from 1500-6771 square meters or 16,150-72880 square feet. In several small pockets, it is as high as 133,000 square feet or 12, 400 square meters. Biswa or Katha is its sub-unit with no “standard” size. In some regions, a bigha has 5-200 biswa. The other important facts are:
In Assam: 1 bigha is equal to 0.3306 acres, 2 bigha is equal to 0.6612 acres and so on.
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In Himachal Pradesh: 1 bigha is equal to 0.2 acres, 2 bigha is equal to 0.4 acres and so on.
In Karnataka: 1 bigha is equal to 0.62 acres, 2 bigha is 1.24 acres and so on.
In Punjab & Haryana: 1 bigha is equal to 0.25 acres, 2 bigha is equal to 0.5 acres and so on.
In Madhya Prades: 1 bigha is equal to 0.115 acres, 2 bigha is 0.223 acres, 3 bigha is 0.331 acres, etc.
In Rajasthan: 1 bigha is equal to 1.6 acres, 2 bigha is 3.2 acres, 3 bigha is 4.8 acres, etc.
In Uttar Pradesh: 2 bigha is equal to 0.5162 acres, 3 bigha is 0.7743 acres, 4 bigha is 1.0324 acres, etc.
In Uttarakhand: 1 bigha is equal to 0.0809 acres, 2 bigha is 0.1619 acres, etc.
In West Bengal: 1 bigha is equal to 0.1338 acres, 2 bigha is 0.2676 acres, etc.
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What is an Acre?
An acre is another popular unit of measurement of land commonly used in the United States of America. The acre unit is used for measuring large parcels of land for forests, cities, farmlands, etc. For instance, the White House of America spreads across 18 acres of land. 1 acre is equal to 43,560 square feet and 4480 square yards. Approximately, 1 bigha is equal to 0.40052356 acres.
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What is a hectare?
Hectare is another unit for measuring a land area. Roughly, 1 hectare is equal to 10, 000 square meters and 100 acres. You may find different land measurement units in South and East India. For instance, in South India, the common land measurement units are:
• 1 Ankanam
• 1 Cent
• 1 Ground
• 1 Guntha
• 1 Kuncham
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In East India, land measurement units are:
• 1 Chatak
• 1 Decimal
• 1 Dhur
• 1 Dhur
• 1 Kattha
• 1 Lecha
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Thus, when you buy residential or commercial property in different cities of India, you will come across the different land measurement units. You can easily convert different units into 1 bigha, hectare or acre, by using online area conversion calculator. These calculators convert any measurement unit of land into another unit in a fast and effective manner.
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