📐 Land units

Kanal to acre converter

1 kanal = 0.125 acres. To convert kanal to acres, multiply by 0.125 (or divide by 8).

Kanal

Acre0.125

= 5,445 sq ft · 505.86 sq m · 0.125 acres

Need other units or states? Use the full land unit converter, or measure your land on a satellite map.

Kanal to acre table

Kanal	Acre	Sq ft
0.25	0.0313	1,361
0.5	0.0625	2,723
1	0.125	5,445
2	0.25	10,890
3	0.375	16,335
4	0.5	21,780
5	0.625	27,225
6	0.75	32,670
7	0.875	38,115
8	1	43,560
9	1.125	49,005
10	1.25	54,450
12	1.5	65,340
15	1.875	81,675
20	2.5	1,08,900
25	3.125	1,36,125
50	6.25	2,72,250
100	12.5	5,44,500

How to convert kanal to acres

Multiply the number of kanal by 0.125. For example, 5 kanal × 0.125 = 0.625 acres.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 kanal = 5,445 sq ft and 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. Dividing the first by the second gives the conversion factor.

What is a kanal?

One kanal is 20 marla, or 5,445 square feet — exactly one eighth of an acre. Jamabandi records in Punjab and Haryana state area in kanal and marla.

Where it’s used: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.

What is an acre?

One acre is 43,560 square feet, or about 4,047 square metres. It is the most widely understood farmland unit in India and abroad.

Where it’s used: Farmland across India.

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 kanal = 0.125 acres (5,445 sq ft).

1 acre = 8 kanal.

Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. One kanal is 20 marla, or 5,445 square feet — exactly one eighth of an acre. Jamabandi records in Punjab and Haryana state area in kanal and marla.

Trust the area in your land record (jamabandi, khatauni, 7/12, patta or khatian) and the survey map, not a converted figure. If the land on the ground seems smaller, ask the tehsil office for a demarcation.