📐 Land units

How much is 1 bigha in Haryana?

In Haryana, 1 bigha is commonly taken as 27,225 square feet — about 0.625 acres or 0.2529 hectares. 1 biswa is one twentieth of that: 1,361 sq ft.

Bigha (Haryana)

Acre0.625

= 27,225 sq ft · 2,529 sq m · 0.625 acres

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Bigha to acre, sq ft and hectare in Haryana

Bigha	Acre	Sq ft	Hectare
0.25	0.1563	6,806	0.0632
0.5	0.3125	13,613	0.1265
1	0.625	27,225	0.2529
2	1.25	54,450	0.5059
3	1.875	81,675	0.7588
4	2.5	1,08,900	1.0117
5	3.125	1,36,125	1.2646
6	3.75	1,63,350	1.5176
7	4.375	1,90,575	1.7705
8	5	2,17,800	2.0234
9	5.625	2,45,025	2.2764
10	6.25	2,72,250	2.5293
12	7.5	3,26,700	3.0351
15	9.375	4,08,375	3.7939
20	12.5	5,44,500	5.0586
25	15.625	6,80,625	6.3232
50	31.25	13,61,250	12.6464
100	62.5	27,22,500	25.2929

How to convert bigha to acres in Haryana

Multiply the number of bigha by 0.625. For example, 5 bigha × 0.625 = 3.125 acres.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 bigha (Haryana) = 27,225 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 Haryana?

Not always. The figure here is the one most commonly quoted for Haryana, 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 Haryana land guide explains the local record (Jamabandi (Nakal)), 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 Haryana is commonly taken as 27,225 sq ft (2,529 sq m). Some districts and older records use a different bigha, so check your own record.

About 1.6 bigha make 1 acre in Haryana, using 27,225 sq ft per bigha.

20 biswa make 1 bigha, so 1 biswa in Haryana is about 1,361 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.