Kanal to Acre: An Essential Conversion Tool

What is Kanal?

Kanal is one of the localized units for measuring land area in India. It is used in several Northern Indian States including Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and also Himachal Pradesh. Although usage of this traditional measurement unit has come down in recent times owing to more commonly used units for measurement like Hectare and Acre, Kanal is still used extensively throughout rural zones of these Indian States where it has been conventionally used. Measurements may vary from one State to another although a Kanal in the Indian market is the direct equivalent of 5, 400 square feet which is also accepted globally. It is also 1/8^th of an acre which is another commonly used unit for measurement worldwide. Kanal is used differently in several neighboring countries like Pakistan for instance. Here, in various cities, one Kanal indicates varying areas of land in turn. A Kanal is usually taken as equivalent to 5, 400 square feet in Pakistan although cities like Lahore equate it to 4, 500 square feet on average.

In tandem with Marla, another local measurement unit for land, Kanal underwent standardization for being equal to 605 square yards in all. It is also equal to 505.857 square meters and was standardized to this figure throughout the rule of the British in the country. A Kanal is also equivalent to 20 Marlas and 605 square yards in total.

What is Acre?

An acre is one of the oldest units for measuring land throughout the world. It is majorly used for measurement of vast land tracts and plots of land and has witnessed several changes over the years. Traditionally used during the rule of the British Empire, the Anglo-Saxon acre has been defined as a strip of land which is equivalent to 1×1/10 furlong or 40×4 rods which is roughly 660×66 feet on average. Used within the aegis of the Imperial System of units and also within the system in the U.S, the contemporary acre is equivalent to 4, 840 square yards and 43, 560 square feet along with 4, 047 square meters and also 0.4047 hectares in total. An acre may also be defined as the area which is a furlong long and four rods wide.

It should be noted here that imperial units are usually systems of weights and measures that have been officially used from 1824 in Great Britain till the adoption of the metric system, a procedure that commenced in the year 1965. Defined currently in metric terms, the units are also a part of the U.S. Customary System which has been derived from the British Imperial System as well. Acre comes from aker, the ancient English term, which indicates open field. Acre does not come with any shape that is prescribed while the ac abbreviation is the symbol of the unit as well.

Acre is used extensively throughout several countries of the world as a unit for measuring land, including Jamaica, Canada, Spain, Germany, France and the U.S. along with countries within South Asia including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka among others. It is the United Kingdom (UK) where this unit is commonly in practice. Back in the Middle Ages in England, an acre of land was defined as the area that could be ploughed by a yoke of oxen or eight oxen in a single day. The huge popularity of the measurement unit throughout the British Empire has meant that farm sizes have always been expressed through acres even though it may have been more logical to express them in square miles owing to the large figures involved in the process.

You should also make a note of the fact that acre does not come with any standardized measurement. It does not indicate the same area in countries where it is in usage. An acre of land in Scotland works out to 1.27 standard acres while the Irish acre works out to 1.6 British or U.S. acres in turn. Residential plots in India are usually measured via square feet while agricultural land is measured via hectares or acres. Bigha is a unit that is used more locally throughout northern India. Bigha denotes varying measurement values in various States. The value of Bigha to Acre will naturally vary, depending upon these parameters.

Relation between Kanal and Acre

The relationship between Kanal to Acre is not hard to figure out. A Kanal is equivalent to 0.125 acres while an acre is equivalent to 8 Kanal. This is the underlying relationship between these two units that you should be aware of. Once you know these figures, it will be easier for you to convert between these units.

How to Convert from Kanal to Acre

You can readily convert from Kanal to Acre by following a simple method. You have to multiply the figure in Kanal by 0.125 to arrive at the final figure in Acres. This is all you need to do for successfully undertaking the conversion procedure.

The formula for Converting Kanal to Acre

There is a simple formula for converting Kanal to Acre that you can follow. This formula has been given below:

Acre = Kanal * 0.125.

Kanal to Acre Conversion Table

Current Use of Kanal

Kanal is a land measurement unit that is used in several parts of India including various northern Indian States as well.

Current Use of Acre

Acre is a globally popular land measurement unit that is majorly used for measuring bigger plots of land.

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