Square Meter to Katha (Sq M to Katha) Conversion: Formula, Examples, Calculator

Before you learn to convert Square Meter to Katha, are you even familiar with the concept of Square Meter and Katha? Too many hands for Square Meter and a few to no hands for Katha, I guess! Fret not and stop crusading against this mathematical jargon. We have an ultimate Sq M to Katha convertor and formula for you.

Firstly, understand the notion of these units and the relationship between them, then proceed further with the conversion process. What makes this guide more interesting is the solved examples. So, without framing any more sentences, let us begin with the definition of Square Meter.

What is Square Meter?

Square Meter is an SI or metric unit in use for mapping the area of the land. It refers to the area of any square containing each side of exactly one meter.

The unit is highly popular across the world and is used for measuring various spaces of a two-dimensional nature, including the entire field, floor, and more.

As Square Meter is a standard unit of area measurement across the world, its application is quite popular throughout the present real estate industry.

Square Meter is also written as Square Metre and is denoted by sq m or m². For example, you can write 6 Square Meters as 6 m² or 6 sq m, 9 Square Meter as 9 sq m or 9 m², etc.

Current Use of Square Meter

A Square Meter is used to measure the area of plots, lands, rooms, and even houses. It has its applications mostly in the modern real estate sector.

Since it’s an SI unit, countries like India, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada, Liberia, Singapore, Mynamar, Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, and others employ it for area measurement.

What is Katha?

Katha is a conventional or local form of measurement system used to measure the area of the land. With the inception of the metric system in the mid 20th century, Katha became obsolete in most places. However, various rural parts of South Asia still apply this unit to measure the area of agricultural land.

Katha is specifically in use in several parts of Eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Now that it’s a local unit of measurement, it doesn’t possess any official symbol or short form.

The biggest problem with this unit is that it keeps changing from one region to another, and hence, it causes trouble in the conversion process. However, our calculator will make your work easy by letting you choose the region for which you want to convert the unit.

The below table shows how the value of Katha varies significantly from one place to another.

Besides Katha, Bigha, Guntha, Ground, Kanal, Decimal, etc., are some other local land measurement units used in India. Some of them are common across the southern part of Asia.

Now a very obvious question that may arise is- why do you even need to convert the units, even though Square Meter is such a popular one across the world? Well, locals are often oblivious of the standard units, and hence, real estate agents have to convert those metric units to the local ones.

For instance, a housing property measures in Square Meter but to ensure locals of Bihar, Assam, and West Bengal understand the measurement, the agent will convert it into Katha.

Current Use of Katha

Katha is presently employed for measuring the agricultural lands and in the sale and purchase of properties in the rural regions where are the use of standard land measurement units is still undiscovered.

Kattha is especially used in some parts of Bihar, Assam, and West Bengal. Besides, it also has applications in Nepal and Bangladesh.

Relationship Between Sq Mtr and Katha

While we take steps toward changing Square Meter to Katha, ensure that you are familiar with the relationship they share. Since the value of Katha keeps changing, it might be intricate for you to memorize the value of Square Meter in Katha. But Katha is mainly used in parts of Bihar and Assam, so we will consider its value in those states only.

Based on the same, the relation between Square Meter and Katha can be described as:

1 Square Meter = 0.00790 Katha (rounded to 5 decimal places)

Similarly, 1 Katha = 126.4410374 Square Meter

From the above-mentioned table, you can find a few more relationships between Square Meter and Katha of other Indian states, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

How to Convert Sq Mtr to Katha

To convert the value of Square Meter to Katha, we must know what 1 Square Meter means in Katha. We have already covered this in the above section that is 1 Kath is equal to 126.4410374 Square Meter, and 1 Square Meter is equivalent to 0.00790 Katha in Bihar.

For the conversion of Square Meter into Katha, multiply the value of Square Meter by 0.00790. Solving the equation, you will get the value in Katha.

Now, you may wonder- if it is difficult to remember the values of Katha, how can we calculate or convert the units? Don’t worry, these calculators render details on the value of a unit for a specific location you are searching for. Therefore, carry out the conversion accordingly.

Formula & Examples on Converting Sq Mtr to Katha

The formula for the conversion can be expressed as follows:

Katha =  total area of the land measured in Square Meter × 0.00790.

Let us solve a few examples-

Example 1: 700 Square Meter in Katha

Sol: Following the above formula, we can convert 700 Sq M in Katha.

Therefore, 700 Sq M in Katha = 700 x 0.00790 = 5.53 Katha.

Example 2: 600 Square Meter in Katha

Sol: Similar to above, 600 Sq M in Katha = 600 x 0.00790 = 4.74 Katha.

Example 3: 1005 Square Meter in Kattha

Sol: Putting the value of Square Meter in the following equation:

Katha =  value of Square Meter × 0.00790, we will get

Katha = 1005 x 0.00790 = 7.9395 Katha.

Therefore, 1005 Sq M in Katha is equivalent to 7.9395 Katha.

Sq Mtr to Katha Conversion Table

Difference Between Square Meter to Katha

Not only do these units differ in terms of their acceptance as metric and non-metric, but they differ in various other contexts as well. Some of them are as follows:

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