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Hectare to Acre Converter

1 hectare = 2.4711 acres = 10,000 square metres. Convert hectares from land records into acres, with a table from 0.1 to 100 hectares.

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Quick answer

1 hectare = 10,000 sq m = 2.4710538 acres = 1,07,639 sq ft. Going the other way, 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare. Most state land records give area in hectares, so this is the conversion to read a khatauni, jamabandi or 7/12 in acres.

Bigha, katha and biswa change size by state.

Result
2.47105 acre
In square feet
107,639 sq ft
In square metres
10,000 sq m

Maharashtra: Maharashtra 7/12 extracts show area as hectare-are (H.R.); a guntha (1,089 sq ft, about 101.2 sq m) is close to, but not the same as, one are (1,076.4 sq ft). 1 acre = 40 guntha. From the state’s own land records department. Source: Standard units: guntha = 1/40 acre; are = 100 sq m.

1 hectare in every unit (13 rows)
UnitValue
Square feet (sq ft)107,639
Square metres (sq m)10,000
Gaj / square yards (sq yd)11,959.9
Acre2.47105
Hectare1
Are (100 sq m)100
Guntha / gunta (1/40 acre)98.8422
Cent / decimal (1/100 acre)247.105
Kanal (Punjab, Haryana, HP, J&K)19.7684
Marla (1/20 kanal)395.369
Ground (Tamil Nadu)44.8496
Ankanam (AP, Telangana)1,494.99
Square kilometres0.01

Hectare to acre

hectareacreSquare metresSquare feet
0.1 hectare0.247105 acre1,000 sq m10,763.9 sq ft
0.2 hectare0.494211 acre2,000 sq m21,527.8 sq ft
0.25 hectare0.617763 acre2,500 sq m26,909.8 sq ft
0.4 hectare0.988422 acre4,000 sq m43,055.6 sq ft
0.5 hectare1.23553 acre5,000 sq m53,819.6 sq ft
1 hectare2.47105 acre10,000 sq m107,639 sq ft
2 hectare4.94211 acre20,000 sq m215,278 sq ft
2.5 hectare6.17763 acre25,000 sq m269,098 sq ft
5 hectare12.3553 acre50,000 sq m538,196 sq ft
10 hectare24.7105 acre100,000 sq m1,076,391 sq ft
25 hectare61.7763 acre250,000 sq m2,690,978 sq ft
100 hectare247.105 acre1,000,000 sq m10,763,910 sq ft

How the conversion works

Acres = hectares × 2.4710538. A hectare is a square 100 m on each side; an acre is 4,046.8564224 sq m, so the ratio is 10,000 ÷ 4,046.8564224.

Records often split hectares into ares (1 are = 100 sq m): Maharashtra’s 7/12 shows H.R., hectare and are. 1 are is about 2.47 cents.

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

Frequently asked questions

How many acres is 1 hectare?

2.4710538 acres, roughly 2.47.

How many bigha is 1 hectare?

It depends on the state’s bigha: about 3.95 pucca bigha of 27,225 sq ft, or 7.47 bigha in West Bengal (14,400 sq ft).

How many square feet is a hectare?

1,07,639.1 sq ft (10,000 × 10.7639).

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