Land measurement units in West Bengal
West Bengal land records show area in acres and decimals, with older records using bigha, katha and chhatak. Convert acres, decimals and square feet with values taken from fixed definitions. The traditional units are not converted here because their sizes vary between sources.
Same amount in every unit
- Acre1
- Cent100
- Gunta40
- Gajam4,840
- Ankanam605
- Kanal8
- Marla160
- Decimal100
- Ground18.15
- Square foot43,560
- Square metre4,046.86
- Are40.4686
- Hectare0.404686
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Units used in West Bengal
- Acre
- 100 decimals make 1 acre. 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft
- Decimal
- 1 decimal is one hundredth of an acre, 435.6 sq ft. 1 decimal = 435.6 sq ft
- Hectare
- Appears in government statistics and notices. 1 hectare = 1,07,639.1 sq ft
- Square foot
- Flats and buildings are quoted in square feet. 1 square foot = 1 sq ft
- Square metre
- Used in building plans. 1 square metre = 10.7639 sq ft
Reading land records
Land records (the RoR) usually show area in acres and decimals, so 1.25 means 1 acre and 25 decimals, which is also 1.25 acres. Older records use bigha, katha and chhatak, and their sizes differ between sources, so use the extent written on your record.
Calculators that help here
Common plot sizes
| Plot size | sq ft | gajam | sq m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 decimals | 871.2 | 96.8 | 80.9371 |
| 3 decimals | 1,306.8 | 145.2 | 121.4057 |
| 5 decimals | 2,178 | 242 | 202.3428 |
| 10 decimals | 4,356 | 484 | 404.6856 |
| 15 decimals | 6,534 | 726 | 607.0285 |
| 20 decimals | 8,712 | 968 | 809.3713 |
On the ground
These sizes are examples. The exact area of a plot is on its deed or survey sketch.
Quick reference for this state
| acres | decimals | hectares | sq ft | sq m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 acre | 1 | 100 | 0.404686 | 43,560 | 4,046.86 |
| 1 decimal | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00404686 | 435.6 | 40.4686 |
| 1 hectare | 2.4711 | 247.1054 | 1 | 1,07,639.1 | 10,000 |
| 1 square foot | 0.00002296 | 0.00229568 | 0.00000929 | 1 | 0.092903 |
| 1 square metre | 0.00024711 | 0.024711 | 0.0001 | 10.7639 | 1 |
Names in Bengali
| Unit | Bengali |
|---|---|
| Acre | একর |
| Decimal | ডেসিমেল |
| Hectare | হেক্টর |
| Square foot | বর্গফুট |
| Square metre | বর্গমিটার |
Spellings can vary in everyday use.