Square Yards to Bigha: Exploring more on the measurements

India being a secular country, every place is different from each other including, language, way of living, a system of education and much more. Similarly, India has various units of measurements for the determination of area or the land or a plot on which construction might be done or might be kept for agricultural purposes. These units of measurements in India varies from one region to another and then calculated or converted accordingly. Certain units of measurements get converted from one form to another just to make the calculations and the understanding of the land and area a bit easier. In this article, we would focus on some of the conversions like Square yards to bigha, acre to bigha, Kanal to bigha and much more.

Let’s know a bit about Square yards

Square Yards is the area measuring unit which is quite famous and much used these days. This is used all over the world for determining the land area where construction might be done or might be put to farming and also the properties which might be used for residential purposes. Square yard is larger than a square foot and it can be said that one square yard is somewhat equal to 9 square feet- 1 sq. yard = 9 sq.ft.In India, the government has fixed the rate in square yards like Rs. (amount) per sq. yards

Let’s know a bit about Bigha

Bigha is one such traditional ways of measuring the area of something that is used in India for a long time. In some places like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, MP, West Bengal etc. the unit Bigha is used. Bigha is generally of 2 types, Pucca Bigha and Kuccha Bigha. Pucca Bigha is the one which is most popularly known Kuccha Bigha, is generally used by the landowners of a particular region.

The important factor about bigha is that it is not fixed and changes from one place to another.

Converting from Square yards to Bigha

Mainly for the measurement of residential plots, this unit is used.

If we convert Square yards to Bighas, then the result comes out to be,

• 1 square yard= 0.000516 Bigha

Converting from Hectare to Bigha

Hectare is the unit of area measurement used all over the world. Whenever the area is huge, then Hectare is used. For Hectare, the symbol “Ha” is used. When converted from Hectare to Bigha, the result comes out to be:

• 1 Hectare = 6.17 Bigha (in Gujarat)
• 1 Hectare= 3.95 Bigha (in Andhra Pradesh)
• 1 Hectare = 7.47 Bigha (in Assam)
• 1 Hectare = 12.35 Bigha (in Uttarakhand)

Converting from Square Foot to Bigha

Square foot is the unit of measurement, especially used in terms of real estate properties and is mainly used to determine the total area of a property.

So, if we want to relate it with bigha or convert from Square Feet to Bigha, then the result would be:

• 1 sq.ft= 0.000057 Bigha (in Gujarat)
• 1 sq.ft= 0.000036 Bigha (in Bihar)
• 1 sq.ft= 0.000069 Bigha (in Assam)
• 1 sq.ft= 0.00011 Bigha (in Uttarakhand)

Converting from Square Metres to Bigha

Square metre is considered to be in a square with 4 sides, with each side measuring one metre.

Since Bigha varies from place to place,if we convertSquare Metres to Bigha, the result is:

• 1 sq.m= 0.00074 Bigha (in West Bengal)
• 1 sq.m= 0.00039 Bigha (in Andhra Pradesh)
• 1 sq.m= 0.00074 Bigha (in Assam)
• 1 sq.m= 0.00123 Bigha (in Uttarakhand)

Converting from Acre to Bigha

An acre is one of the traditional ways of land area measurement that determines big land or area. If converted from Acre to Bigha,

• 1 acre = 2.50 Bigha (in Gujarat)
• 1 acre= 1.60 Bigha (in Bihar)

Converting from Ghuntha to Bigha

Used in some parts of Maharashtra and AP, Ghuntha is an area measuring unit, which when converted from Guntha to Bigha, the result is:

• 1 Ghuntha = 0.062 Bigha (in Gujarat)
• 1 Ghuntha = 0.040 Bigha (in Bihar)

Converting from Ground to Bigha

One of the most popular units of measurement in Tamil Nadu, especially for measuring plots, the unit Ground is used.

When converted from Ground to Bigha, the result is:

• 1 Ground = 0.137 Bigha (in Gujarat)
• 1 Ground = 0.088 Bigha (in Bihar)

Converting from Biswa to Bigha

One of the most popular units of measurement in the rural areas of our country is Biswa. Especially for measuring the lands which are for agricultural purposes or farming, Biswa is used and it is said to be 12^th part of a Bigha. When converted from Biswa to Bigha:

• 1 Biswa = 0.05 Bigha

Converting from Kanal to Bigha

One of the oldest units of measurement is Kanal. Kanal was introduced during the time of British rule in India. If converted from Kanal to Bigha, the result would be:

• 1 Kanal = 0.2 Bigha (in Andhra Pradesh)
• 1 Kanal = 0.200 Bigha (in Bihar)

Converting from Are to Bigha

Another unit of measurement of area or land is Are. Now if converted from Are to Bigha, it comes:

• 1 Are=0.43 Bigha

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