📐 Land units

How much is 1 bigha in West Bengal?

In West Bengal, 1 bigha is commonly taken as 14,400 square feet — about 0.3306 acres or 0.1338 hectares. 1 biswa is one twentieth of that: 720 sq ft.

Bigha (West Bengal)

Acre0.3306

= 14,400 sq ft · 1,338 sq m · 0.3306 acres

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Bigha to acre, sq ft and hectare in West Bengal

Bigha	Acre	Sq ft	Hectare
0.25	0.0826	3,600	0.0334
0.5	0.1653	7,200	0.0669
1	0.3306	14,400	0.1338
2	0.6612	28,800	0.2676
3	0.9917	43,200	0.4013
4	1.3223	57,600	0.5351
5	1.6529	72,000	0.6689
6	1.9835	86,400	0.8027
7	2.314	1,00,800	0.9365
8	2.6446	1,15,200	1.0702
9	2.9752	1,29,600	1.204
10	3.3058	1,44,000	1.3378
12	3.9669	1,72,800	1.6054
15	4.9587	2,16,000	2.0067
20	6.6116	2,88,000	2.6756
25	8.2645	3,60,000	3.3445
50	16.5289	7,20,000	6.689
100	33.0579	14,40,000	13.378

How to convert bigha to acres in West Bengal

Multiply the number of bigha by 0.3306. For example, 5 bigha × 0.3306 = 1.6529 acres.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 bigha (West Bengal) = 14,400 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 West Bengal?

Not always. The figure here is the one most commonly quoted for West Bengal, 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 West Bengal land guide explains the local record (Khatian (Record of Rights)), 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 West Bengal is commonly taken as 14,400 sq ft (1,338 sq m). Some districts and older records use a different bigha, so check your own record.

About 3.025 bigha make 1 acre in West Bengal, using 14,400 sq ft per bigha.

20 biswa make 1 bigha, so 1 biswa in West Bengal is about 720 sq ft. A katha here is commonly 720 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.