Biswa to Kanal Conversion Guide

Biswa and Kanal are among several globally accepted land measurement units in India, most commonly used in its northern states including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. Though the measuring units such as Acre and Hectare are the most commonly used to measure land areas, however, Biswa and Kanal are traditionally used to measure agricultural land in rural parts of these states. Let’s learn about these units, their usage and the conversion through the below article; keep reading:

What is Biswa?

Biswa is majorly a small unit used for measuring agricultural land in rural areas of the states (as mentioned above). This unit has no standard size throughout the country. 4-6 Bighas are generally used for covering 1 acre and Biswa is known to be the 20th part of a Bigha. However, the value keeps varying based upon the specified parts of the state where the measurement is applicable. In the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, 20 Biswa is equal to a Pucca Bigha and 10 Biswa is equal to 1 Kucha Bigha. Based on the state where it is used, one Biswa may vary between 50 and 150 square yards whereas there is a total of 27,225 square feet in 20 Biswa.

What is Kanal?

As we discussed above, Kanal is a local land measurement unit in India, popularly used in many rural zones for a long time. While the measurements might differ from state to state, a Kanal is usually equal to 4,500 square feet in India and is also called to be the 1/8th of 1 acre – the most commonly used measurement unit throughout the world. The use of Kanal is also popular for land measurement across various regions of Pakistan including Lahore and Karachi. However, a Kanal represents different land areas in different cities of Pakistan. It is equal to 4,500 square feet in Lahore and 5,400 square feet in Karachi. In addition to this, Kanal was standardized to make it equal to 605 square yards, 1/8 acre and 505.857 square meters during the British rule in India. A Kanal is equal to 20 Marlas as well – another local area measurement unit.

Relationship between Biswa to Kanal

The relationship between Biswa and Kanal is not difficult to understand. A Biswa is equivalent to 0.2479338843 Kanal and a Kanal is equivalent to 10 Biswa. You need to understand the relationship carefully for undertaking the conversion procedure. Once you are clear about the relationship between these two units, it will not take much time to get the conversation done.

The mathematical relationship between these two units can be described as:

1 Biswa = 0.2479338843 Kanal

1 Kanal = 10 Biswa

How to Convert Biswa to Kanal

We hope you have understood the relationship between these two local land measurement units by now, and it’s time to learn how to convert Biswa to Kanal. It is quite easy to make the conversion by following a really simple method.

You need to simply multiply the figure by 0.2479338843 to convert 1 Biswa to Kanal. Isn’t that easy? Well, you just need to follow this procedure to make the calculation.

Read further to learn the mathematical formula to convert Biswa to Kanal.

Formula for Converting Biswa to Kanal

Since you know now that one Biswa is equal to 0.2479338843 Kanal and one Kanal is equivalent to 10 Biswa, use the below simple formula to convert:

Kanal = Biswa * 0.2479338843

To understand better, take a look below at a few examples:

Example 1: Convert 5 Biswa to Kanal

Solution 1: Using the above formula, we will get

5 Biswa = (5 x 0.2479338843) = 1.2396694 Kanal

Therefore, 5 Biswa is equal to 1.2396694 Kanal

Example 2: Convert 20 Biswa to Kanal

Solution 2: Just like above

20 Biswa = (20 x 0.2479338843) = 4.9586776 Kanal

Hence, 20 Biswa equals 4.9586776 Kanal

Example 3: Convert 1000 Biswa to Kanal

 Solution 2: Again using the above formula

1000 Biswa = (1000 x 0.2479338843) = 247.93388 Kanal

Hence, 1000 Biswa is equal to 247.93388 Kanal

Biswa to Kanal Conversion Table

Check below the conversion table for these local land measurement units that helps simplify the calculation process:

Difference between Biswa and Kanal

Well, we have learned now what exactly Biswa and Kanal are and how to do the conversion between the units but we still do not know the difference between these two – right? Let’s take a look below at the table where we can understand how these units differ from each other:

Current Use of Biswa

Biswa is a popular local land measurement unit in many northern states of India, particularly used in the rural areas of the states.

Current Use of Kanal

Kanal is another renowned local land measurement unit in India that is used in several rural areas of the northern states.

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