📐 Land units

Are to acre converter

1 are = 0.0247 acres. To convert ares to acres, multiply by 0.0247 (or divide by 40.4686).

Are

Acre0.0247

= 1,076 sq ft · 100 sq m · 0.0247 acres

Need other units or states? Use the full land unit converter, or measure your land on a satellite map.

Are to acre table

Are	Acre	Sq ft
0.25	0.006178	269.1
0.5	0.0124	538.2
1	0.0247	1,076
2	0.0494	2,153
3	0.0741	3,229
4	0.0988	4,306
5	0.1236	5,382
6	0.1483	6,458
7	0.173	7,535
8	0.1977	8,611
9	0.2224	9,688
10	0.2471	10,764
12	0.2965	12,917
15	0.3707	16,146
20	0.4942	21,528
25	0.6178	26,910
50	1.2355	53,820
100	2.4711	1,07,639

How to convert ares to acres

Multiply the number of ares by 0.0247. For example, 5 ares × 0.0247 = 0.1236 acres.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 are = 1,076 sq ft and 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. Dividing the first by the second gives the conversion factor.

What is an are?

One are is 100 square metres, or about 1,076.4 square feet — roughly 2.47 cents. Kerala records often write it as R (for example 24 R), and 100 ares make a hectare.

Where it’s used: Kerala land records, Maharashtra’s 7/12 and Goa’s Form I & XIV.

What is an acre?

One acre is 43,560 square feet, or about 4,047 square metres. It is the most widely understood farmland unit in India and abroad.

Where it’s used: Farmland across India.

Which figure should you trust in a dispute?

Conversions help you understand and compare; they don’t change what your record says. Trust the area in your record of rights and the survey map. If the land on the ground looks smaller than the record, the next step is a demarcation by the revenue office — and if you live abroad, satellite monitoring can flag field-scale change if a neighbour starts using your land.

Questions people ask

1 are = 0.0247 acres (1,076 sq ft).

1 acre = 40.4686 ares.

Kerala land records, Maharashtra’s 7/12 and Goa’s Form I & XIV. One are is 100 square metres, or about 1,076.4 square feet — roughly 2.47 cents. Kerala records often write it as R (for example 24 R), and 100 ares make a hectare.

Trust the area in your land record (jamabandi, khatauni, 7/12, patta or khatian) and the survey map, not a converted figure. If the land on the ground seems smaller, ask the tehsil office for a demarcation.