MULTI-STATE INDIAN REVENUE & CIVIL UNITS

Indian Land Area & Civil Unit Converter

Real-time bidirectional conversion for regional land measures (Bigha, Guntha, Cottah, Kanal, Cent, Ground) and construction engineering units (Brass, CFT, m³, N/mm²).

1. Land & Plot Area Units

Type in any box to recalculate all
State Specific Land Units:

2. Construction Volume & Aggregate (Brass, CFT, m³)

1 Brass = 100 CFT = 2.832 m³

3. Linear Dimensions & Rebar Spacing (mm, cm, m, ft, in)

Direct structural conversion

4. Concrete Strength & Stress Units (N/mm², MPa, kg/cm², PSI)

1 MPa = 1 N/mm² = 10.197 kg/cm²

Standard Indian Land Conversion Reference Table

State-wise Indian Land Measurement Systems Explained

West Bengal & Eastern India

In West Bengal and parts of Eastern India, land areas are commonly recorded in Cottah (Katha), Chatak, and Bigha:

  • • 1 Chatak = 45 Sq. Ft. (Govt Standard)
  • • 1 Cottah = 16 Chatak = 720 Sq. Ft.
  • • 1 Bigha = 20 Cottah = 14,400 Sq. Ft.
  • • 1 Acre = 3.025 Bigha = 43,560 Sq. Ft.

Northern India (UP, Bihar, Punjab)

In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Punjab, rural agricultural holdings use Bigha, Biswa, Kanal, and Marla:

  • • 1 Pucca Bigha (UP) = 27,225 Sq. Ft.
  • • 1 Kucha Bigha (UP) = 9,075 Sq. Ft.
  • • 1 Kanal (PB/HR) = 20 Marla = 5,445 Sq. Ft.
  • • 1 Marla = 272.25 Sq. Ft. (9 Sq. Karams)

Western & Southern India

In Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, urban plots and farm parcels use Guntha, Ground, and Cent:

  • • 1 Guntha = 1,089 Sq. Ft. = 33 ft × 33 ft
  • • 40 Guntha = 1 Acre = 43,560 Sq. Ft.
  • • 1 Ground (Tamil Nadu) = 2,400 Sq. Ft.
  • • 1 Cent (South India) = 435.6 Sq. Ft.