📐 Land units

How much is 1 bigha in Gujarat?

In Gujarat, 1 bigha is commonly taken as 17,424 square feet — about 0.4 acres or 0.1619 hectares. 1 biswa is one twentieth of that: 871.2 sq ft.

Bigha (Gujarat)

Acre0.4

= 17,424 sq ft · 1,619 sq m · 0.4 acres

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Bigha to acre, sq ft and hectare in Gujarat

Bigha	Acre	Sq ft	Hectare
0.25	0.1	4,356	0.0405
0.5	0.2	8,712	0.0809
1	0.4	17,424	0.1619
2	0.8	34,848	0.3237
3	1.2	52,272	0.4856
4	1.6	69,696	0.6475
5	2	87,120	0.8094
6	2.4	1,04,544	0.9712
7	2.8	1,21,968	1.1331
8	3.2	1,39,392	1.295
9	3.6	1,56,816	1.4569
10	4	1,74,240	1.6187
12	4.8	2,09,088	1.9425
15	6	2,61,360	2.4281
20	8	3,48,480	3.2375
25	10	4,35,600	4.0469
50	20	8,71,200	8.0937
100	40	17,42,400	16.1874

How to convert bigha to acres in Gujarat

Multiply the number of bigha by 0.4. For example, 5 bigha × 0.4 = 2 acres.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 bigha (Gujarat) = 17,424 sq ft and 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. Dividing the first by the second gives the conversion factor.

Is a bigha the same everywhere in Gujarat?

Not always. The figure here is the one most commonly quoted for Gujarat, but some districts and older records use a different bigha — often a larger ‘pucca’ and a smaller ‘kachha’ bigha. The area written in your land record and the survey map are what count legally, so use this as a guide and check the record before buying, selling or fencing.

Our Gujarat land guide explains the local record (7/12 (Satbara Utara) and 8A), where to check it online, and the risks NRI landowners there face.

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 bigha in Gujarat is commonly taken as 17,424 sq ft (1,619 sq m). Some districts and older records use a different bigha, so check your own record.

About 2.5 bigha make 1 acre in Gujarat, using 17,424 sq ft per bigha.

20 biswa make 1 bigha, so 1 biswa in Gujarat is about 871.2 sq ft.

Bigha is an old customary unit. Each region settled on its own size long before metric units, and some areas still use a larger ‘pucca’ and a smaller ‘kachha’ bigha. The area written in your land record is what counts legally.