📐 Land units

Kanal to marla converter

1 kanal = 20 marla. To convert kanal to marla, multiply by 20.

Kanal

Marla20

= 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 marla table

Kanal	Marla	Sq ft
0.25	5	1,361
0.5	10	2,723
1	20	5,445
2	40	10,890
3	60	16,335
4	80	21,780
5	100	27,225
6	120	32,670
7	140	38,115
8	160	43,560
9	180	49,005
10	200	54,450
12	240	65,340
15	300	81,675
20	400	1,08,900
25	500	1,36,125
50	1,000	2,72,250
100	2,000	5,44,500

How to convert kanal to marla

Multiply the number of kanal by 20. For example, 5 kanal × 20 = 100 marla.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 kanal = 5,445 sq ft and 1 marla = 272.25 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 a marla?

The revenue marla is 272.25 square feet (one twentieth of a kanal). Some towns use a smaller urban marla of about 225 square feet for house plots, so always ask which one is meant.

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

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 = 20 marla (5,445 sq ft).

1 marla = 0.05 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.