Square Meter to Kanal Unit Conversion in Real Estate

Residential property as well as commercial property can be purchased or sold only when the measurement of the land is considered after making the necessary provisions for schools, hospitals, roads, and other important amenities. A layout sketch is made by the engineers and one can get the details about the number and size of the plot. In case if you are purchasing a resale property, then all the details can be derived from the Sale Deed. Generally, the residential properties are measured in terms of Square Feet and the agricultural properties are measured in terms of acres or hectares. But in the northern region of India, there are some local measuring units like Kanal.

What is Kanal

Kanal is a local land measuring unit used in Northern states of India and northeastern part of Pakistan. The Indian states include Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. It was standardized under British Rule and is still used in the suburban and rural areas. In India, one Kanal is equal to 5445 square feet. In parts of Pakistan, it measures 5400 square feet, whereas in Lahore it is equivalent to 4500 square feet.

One Kanal is equal to –

• ⅛ acre
• 0.05 hectare
• 505.8 square meters
• 20 marlas
• 5400 square feet
• 605 square yards

About Square Meter

Square Meter is one of the standard land measuring units used globally. It is used to measure two-dimensional space. In real estate, a floor area or property areas are measured in terms of Square Meter. This unit cannot be used for measuring length or a distance in a single direction. A square meter area is a part of the land which is square in dimension and each of the boundary wall lengths is equal to 1 meter.

1 square meter is equal to 10.76 square feet

1 acre = 4047 square meter

1 hectare = 10,000 square meter

All about land measuring units

The land measurement units in consideration of the vast geographical area of India varies from state to state. For the locals of northern and northeastern India, it is important to learn the conversion of various land measurement units to Kanal, for example, 505.86 square meter is equivalent to 1 Kanal.

Standard land measuring units are square feet, square yards, square meter, acre, and hectares. These units are globally Standardized and the real estate agents are asked to fix a price in terms of these units. Yet some people prefer local units over them especially the unregistered agents of RERA in India.

To know how much is 1 square yard to kanal, you can use an online area converter calculator. 605.02 square yards is equivalent to 1 Kanal. Use the same method to convert Square Feet to Kanal.

For people from the state, rehabilitating in another state of India must know the conversion of local units like Bigha to Kanal, Guntha to Kanal, Ground to Kanal, Biswa to Kanal, ares/are to Kanal, and so on.

• 1 bigha = 4.94 Kanal
• 1 Guntha = 2.15 Kanal
• 1 Ground = 4.74 Kanal
• 1 Biswa = 688.89 Kanal and 1076.38 Kanal
• 1 Are = 2.13 Kanal
• 1 Marla = 10.67 Kanal
• 1 Hectare = 19.77 Kanal
• 1 Acre = 8 Kanal
• 1 Aankadam = 0.14 Kanal
• 1 Rood = 21.53 Kanal
• 1 Chatak = 0.89 Kanal
• 1 Kottah = 0.13 Kanal
• 1 Cent = 0.08 Kanal
• 1 Perch = 0.54 Kanal

Below is the table that shows which part of India measures their land using which local measuring units.

Enter the total area and the unit of measurement in the correct boxes and the measuring unit you want to convert in its respective box, and then calculate. There are several others, one can easily find them from anywhere and at any time.

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