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Bigha to Acre Converter (State-wise)

Convert bigha to acre for your state: 1 bigha is 0.33 acre in West Bengal and Assam, 0.625 acre as a pucca bigha in UP, Bihar and Rajasthan.

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Quick answer

There is no single answer because the bigha changes by state: 1 bigha = 0.331 acre in West Bengal and Assam (14,400 sq ft), 0.625 acre for the 27,225 sq ft pucca bigha of UP, Bihar and Rajasthan, 0.208 acre in Haryana’s old records and 0.5 acre for Punjab’s 4-kanal bigha.

Bigha, katha and biswa change size by state.

Result
0.625 acre
In square feet
27,225 sq ft
In square metres
2,529.29 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 bigha in every unit (16 rows)
UnitValue
Bigha1
Biswa (1/20 bigha)20
Biswansi (1/20 biswa)400
Square feet (sq ft)27,225
Square metres (sq m)2,529.29
Gaj / square yards (sq yd)3,025
Acre0.625
Hectare0.252929
Are (100 sq m)25.2929
Cent / decimal (1/100 acre)62.5
Guntha / gunta (1/40 acre)25
Kanal (Punjab, Haryana, HP, J&K)5
Marla (1/20 kanal)100
Ground (Tamil Nadu)11.3438
Ankanam (AP, Telangana)378.125
Square kilometres0.00252929

One bigha by state

StateSquare feetAcresSquare metresConfidence
Uttar Pradesh27,2250.6252,529.29Widely used, varies
Bihar27,2250.6252,529.29Widely used, varies
Jharkhand27,2250.6252,529.29Varies a lot
Rajasthan27,2250.6252,529.29Widely used, varies
Punjab21,7800.52,023.43Widely used, varies
Haryana9,0750.208333843.095Official
Himachal Pradesh8,7120.2809.371Varies a lot
Uttarakhand6,806.250.15625632.321Varies a lot
Madhya Pradesh12,0000.2754821,114.84Varies a lot
West Bengal14,4000.3305791,337.8Widely used, varies
Assam14,4000.3305791,337.8Widely used, varies

How the conversion works

Acres = bigha × (bigha size in sq ft ÷ 43,560). The acre is fixed at 43,560 sq ft everywhere; the bigha is not, which is why two people can both be right and still disagree by a factor of three.

Within a state, districts can differ too: western UP’s kachcha bigha is a fraction of the pucca bigha, and Bihar’s varies from district to district. If your khatauni or jamabandi gives the area in hectares or acres, that figure is the one to rely on.

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

Frequently asked questions

How many acres is 1 bigha in UP?

A pucca bigha of 27,225 sq ft (3,025 sq yd) is exactly 0.625 acre, so 1.6 bigha make an acre. Many western and central UP districts use a smaller kachcha bigha; check the local figure with your tehsil.

How many acres is 1 bigha in West Bengal?

0.3306 acre: a West Bengal bigha is 14,400 sq ft (20 katha of 720 sq ft), and 14,400 ÷ 43,560 = 0.3306. About 3 bigha make an acre.

How many acres is 1 bigha in Haryana?

In Haryana’s pre-settlement records, 4 bigha 16 biswa = 1 acre, so 1 bigha = 1/4.8 = 0.2083 acre (9,075 sq ft). Current records use kanal and marla: 8 kanal = 1 acre.

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