Knowing the land area measuring units in detail

All About conversion of Kanal to Acre Land Measurement units. In today’s world, the land area is nothing but an asset, which can be used for various purposes. In India, there is a huge culture of agriculture and farming and whenever we see barren lands, it is either utilized for agriculture or farming or can be used for the construction of residential or commercial properties. Not only this, at the time of emergency it can be either bought or sold.

Some of the major land measuring units are Kanal, Guntha, Square yards, Acres, Bighas. These are quite widely used and the people around are quite familiar with these units. Apart from these units, there are a few more units like square yards, square metre, hectare,  etc. These units are used mainly in the urban sides of the country and are also popular in India for the measurement of land areas.

Later, as we proceed with this article, we would see that there are various conversions, that are done to make it easier for the people of India to understand the total value of the plot or land accurately, be it in any region or any state. In this article, we would see some of the basic conversions of units like; we will see conversions of Kanal to Acre land measurement units, Ground to Acre, square feet to Acre, Bigha to Acre and much more.

Let’s understand a bit about Guntha and Acre

When we hear or get to know about land measurements, we get to know about various units, among those two most important and commonly used units for land area measurement are Guntha and Acre.

One of the most traditionally used unit for measurement is Acre and also this unit is mainly used in the rural areas of our country. When we denote a piece of land with Acre we mean a huge land area which can be or is being used for various purposes. Like Acre, Guntha is also a unit of land measurement which is used to determine huge land areas mainly in the northern part of India. Guntha is a unit of land area measurement, which is mainly used for the measurement of agricultural land. Both these units can be converted to other forms as well so that the value or amount of the land area can be understood even in other forms as well.

Let’s see, what the result happens to be when Acre gets converted to other forms of units in India:

1 Acre= 43560 square feet
1 Acre = 4046 square metre
1 Acre = 4839 square yards
1 Acre = 0.4046 Hectare
1 Acre = 3.025 Bigha (Assam)
1 Acre = 1.600 Bigha (Bihar)
1 Acre = 1.6 Bigha (Chhattisgarh)
1 Acre = 2.500 Bigha (Gujarat)
1 Acre = 8.000 Kanal
1 Acre = 32.00 Biswa
1 Acre = 18.14 Ground
1 Acre = 40.46Are
1 Acre = 40.00 Guntha

Converting the values from Kanal to Acre

The unit of land area measurement which is being used since a very long time and can be said from the British rule in India is Kanal. Kanal when converted to Acre, gives the value as:

1 Kanal = 0.125 Acre

Converting the values from Square Feet to Acre

Used mainly in the urban areas of our country square foot got its existence. This unit is mainly used for the measurement of residential or commercial purposes and not in India but around the globe. Square foot when converted to Acre, that is from Square foot to Acre, the value happens to be:

1 Sq.ft = 0.00002295 Acre

Converting the values from Square Meter to Acre

Square metre is the land measuring unit which is another important unit which is used for measuring both land and property area. It is said, that if a land is square in shape then using this unit is always favourable. So, square metre when converted to Acre, that is Square metre to Acre, the value happens to be:

1 Sq.m = 0.0002471 Acre

Converting the values from Square yards to Acre

Square yard is the unit of measurement used for huge lands or plot. Thus, when the conversion of value is done from Square yards to Acre, is:

1 Sq.yard = 0.0002066 Acre

Converting the values from Hectare to Acres

Another most important unit like Acre is Hectare, which is used widely for land or plot measurement in India. Thus, when converted from Hectare to Acre, the result is:

1 Hectare = 2.471 Acre

Converting the values from the Bigha to Acre

Bigha is as useful as Acre and also is very popular among the Indians, especially in the rural areas of the country. Both the units are used for the measurement of land and plot which are generally huge in size and the values can be converted to each other as well. But like every-time, there is a twist in this, the value of the unit Bigha varies from one state to another. Thus, when the conversion of value is done from the Bigha to Acre, is:

1 Bigha (Assam) = 0.330 Acre
1 Bigha (Bihar) = 0.6248 Acre
1 Bigha (Gujarat) = 0.3999 Acre
1 Bigha (Madhya Pradesh) = 0.275 Acre
1 Bigha (West Bengal) = 0.3305 Acre

Converting the values from Guntha to Acre

Though we have discussed it earlier in this article, both the units are very important and used especially in the rural areas of the country and for the measurement of huge land and plot areas.

After measuring the land area with these units, the land is used for agricultural or farming purposes. Thus, when converted from Guntha to Acre, the result happens to be:

1 Guntha = 0.02499 Acre

Converting the values from Ground to Acre

In India especially in the southern parts, this unit Ground is used. Tamil Nadu is the place where this unit is used maximum. When converted from Ground to Acre, the value happens to be:

1 Ground = 0.05510 Acre

Converting the values from Biswa to Acre

Biswa is the land measuring unit which is used both in the rural parts of our country, which is used for farming or agricultural purposes. Thus, when converted from Biswa to Acre, the result happens to be:

1 Biswa = 0.01999Acre

Also, Read     Converting Ground to Kanal

                        Why and How to Convert Guntha to Kanal in Indian Land Measurement Units?

FAQS

1. Can unit conversions be done online?

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2. What is the value of 10 square meters in Acres?

When 10 square metres is converted in Acres the result comes out to be:
10 Square metre = 0.00247 Acre

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