📐 Land units

How much is 1 bigha in Uttar Pradesh?

In Uttar Pradesh, 1 bigha is commonly taken as 27,000 square feet — about 0.6198 acres or 0.2508 hectares. 1 biswa is one twentieth of that: 1,350 sq ft.

Bigha (Uttar Pradesh)

Acre0.6198

= 27,000 sq ft · 2,508 sq m · 0.6198 acres

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Bigha to acre, sq ft and hectare in Uttar Pradesh

Bigha	Acre	Sq ft	Hectare
0.25	0.155	6,750	0.0627
0.5	0.3099	13,500	0.1254
1	0.6198	27,000	0.2508
2	1.2397	54,000	0.5017
3	1.8595	81,000	0.7525
4	2.4793	1,08,000	1.0034
5	3.0992	1,35,000	1.2542
6	3.719	1,62,000	1.505
7	4.3388	1,89,000	1.7559
8	4.9587	2,16,000	2.0067
9	5.5785	2,43,000	2.2575
10	6.1983	2,70,000	2.5084
12	7.438	3,24,000	3.0101
15	9.2975	4,05,000	3.7626
20	12.3967	5,40,000	5.0168
25	15.4959	6,75,000	6.271
50	30.9917	13,50,000	12.5419
100	61.9835	27,00,000	25.0838

How to convert bigha to acres in Uttar Pradesh

Multiply the number of bigha by 0.6198. For example, 5 bigha × 0.6198 = 3.0992 acres.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 bigha (Uttar Pradesh) = 27,000 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 Uttar Pradesh?

Not always. The figure here is the one most commonly quoted for Uttar Pradesh, 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 Uttar Pradesh land guide explains the local record (Khatauni), 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 Uttar Pradesh is commonly taken as 27,000 sq ft (2,508 sq m). Some districts and older records use a different bigha, so check your own record.

About 1.6133 bigha make 1 acre in Uttar Pradesh, using 27,000 sq ft per bigha.

20 biswa make 1 bigha, so 1 biswa in Uttar Pradesh is about 1,350 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.