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Acre to Square Feet Converter

1 acre = 43,560 square feet = 4,046.86 square metres. Convert any number of acres, with a table from 0.1 to 10 acres.

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Quick answer

1 acre = 43,560 sq ft = 4,840 sq yd (gaj) = 4,046.86 sq m. Half an acre is 21,780 sq ft and a quarter acre 10,890 sq ft. An acre is also 40 guntha, 100 cents or 8 kanal.

Bigha, katha and biswa change size by state.

Result
43,560 sq ft
In square feet
43,560 sq ft
In square metres
4,046.86 sq m

Uttar Pradesh: The pucca bigha of 3,025 sq yd (27,225 sq ft, 5/8 acre) is the figure most widely quoted for UP, but the kachcha bigha used in many western and central districts is a third of that or less. Khatauni records are kept in hectares; confirm the local bigha with your tehsil. The most widely used figure; it can differ by district. Source: Bigha sizes by region (Wikipedia, with the UP range 6,806 to 27,225 sq ft).

1 acre in every unit (16 rows)
UnitValue
Bigha1.6
Biswa (1/20 bigha)32
Biswansi (1/20 biswa)640
Square feet (sq ft)43,560
Square metres (sq m)4,046.86
Gaj / square yards (sq yd)4,840
Acre1
Hectare0.404686
Are (100 sq m)40.4686
Cent / decimal (1/100 acre)100
Guntha / gunta (1/40 acre)40
Kanal (Punjab, Haryana, HP, J&K)8
Marla (1/20 kanal)160
Ground (Tamil Nadu)18.15
Ankanam (AP, Telangana)605
Square kilometres0.00404686

Acre to square feet (sq ft)

acresq ftSquare metres
0.1 acre4,356 sq ft404.686 sq m
0.25 acre10,890 sq ft1,011.71 sq m
0.5 acre21,780 sq ft2,023.43 sq m
0.75 acre32,670 sq ft3,035.14 sq m
1 acre43,560 sq ft4,046.86 sq m
1.5 acre65,340 sq ft6,070.28 sq m
2 acre87,120 sq ft8,093.71 sq m
2.5 acre108,900 sq ft10,117.1 sq m
3 acre130,680 sq ft12,140.6 sq m
4 acre174,240 sq ft16,187.4 sq m
5 acre217,800 sq ft20,234.3 sq m
10 acre435,600 sq ft40,468.6 sq m

How the conversion works

Square feet = acres × 43,560. The acre was historically the area a team of oxen could plough in a day, standardised as a strip of one furlong by one chain (660 ft × 66 ft).

Dividing an acre the Indian ways: 40 guntha of 1,089 sq ft, 100 cents of 435.6 sq ft, or 8 kanal of 5,445 sq ft.

For any other pair, use the full land area converter.

Frequently asked questions

How many square feet are in 1 acre?

43,560 sq ft exactly.

How many square metres are in 1 acre?

4,046.8564224 sq m exactly, about 0.4047 hectare.

How many gaj are in an acre?

4,840 gaj (square yards).

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