📐 Land units

How much is 1 bigha in Punjab?

In Punjab, 1 bigha is commonly taken as 9,070 square feet — about 0.2082 acres or 0.0843 hectares. 1 biswa is one twentieth of that: 453.5 sq ft.

Bigha (Punjab)

Acre0.2082

= 9,070 sq ft · 842.63 sq m · 0.2082 acres

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Bigha to acre, sq ft and hectare in Punjab

Bigha	Acre	Sq ft	Hectare
0.25	0.0521	2,268	0.0211
0.5	0.1041	4,535	0.0421
1	0.2082	9,070	0.0843
2	0.4164	18,140	0.1685
3	0.6247	27,210	0.2528
4	0.8329	36,280	0.3371
5	1.0411	45,350	0.4213
6	1.2493	54,420	0.5056
7	1.4575	63,490	0.5898
8	1.6657	72,560	0.6741
9	1.874	81,630	0.7584
10	2.0822	90,700	0.8426
12	2.4986	1,08,840	1.0112
15	3.1233	1,36,050	1.2639
20	4.1644	1,81,400	1.6853
25	5.2055	2,26,750	2.1066
50	10.4109	4,53,500	4.2132
100	20.8219	9,07,000	8.4263

How to convert bigha to acres in Punjab

Multiply the number of bigha by 0.2082. For example, 5 bigha × 0.2082 = 1.0411 acres.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 bigha (Punjab) = 9,070 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 Punjab?

Not always. The figure here is the one most commonly quoted for Punjab, 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 Punjab land guide explains the local record (Jamabandi (certified copy: Fard)), 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 Punjab is commonly taken as 9,070 sq ft (842.63 sq m). Some districts and older records use a different bigha, so check your own record.

About 4.8026 bigha make 1 acre in Punjab, using 9,070 sq ft per bigha.

20 biswa make 1 bigha, so 1 biswa in Punjab is about 453.5 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.