Guide

Bigha, katha, kanal, marla: land units in square meters

The land units of South Asia, converted, and the one that changes from state to state.

The units

Unit	Square meters	Relation
Acre	4,046.86	40 guntha, 100 cents
Guntha	101.17	1/40 acre
Cent, dismil	40.47	1/100 acre
Kanal	505.86	20 marla
Marla	25.29	1/20 kanal
Ground	222.97	2,400 sq ft
Bigha (pucca)	2,529.29	20 katha
Bigha, Bangladesh	1,337.80	20 katha of 66.89 m²

The bigha is not one unit

The bigha changes from one state to the next, and sometimes from one district to the next. Check the value used in your land records before converting, and use it as your own unit.

With Batwara

Choose the Area unit in the settings, or a Custom unit with its size in square meters. Composite display writes areas the way they are said: “4 bigha 15 katha”, “3 kanal 12 marla”. See Measure the plot.

Other guides

Divide land among heirs

A fair division is decided in this order: the shares, the plot, what stays shared, the lines, the stones, the papers.

Hindu Succession Act shares

Without a will, a Hindu man's property goes first to his Class I heirs, each taking an equal share.

Faraid shares

Faraid gives some heirs a fixed share, then the residue to the nearest residuary heirs.

Owelty payment

Equal areas are not always equal value. Owelty is the cash that makes up the difference.

Divide the land before anyone picks up a tape

Measure the plot, set the shares, and let the app draw the lines and print the deed.