📐 Land units

Kanal to sq ft converter

1 kanal = 5,445 square feet. To convert kanal to square feet, multiply by 5,445.

Kanal

Sq Ft5,445

= 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 sq ft table

Kanal	Sq Ft	Sq m
0.25	1,361	126.46
0.5	2,723	252.93
1	5,445	505.86
2	10,890	1,012
3	16,335	1,518
4	21,780	2,023
5	27,225	2,529
6	32,670	3,035
7	38,115	3,541
8	43,560	4,047
9	49,005	4,553
10	54,450	5,059
12	65,340	6,070
15	81,675	7,588
20	1,08,900	10,117
25	1,36,125	12,646
50	2,72,250	25,293
100	5,44,500	50,586

How to convert kanal to square feet

Multiply the number of kanal by 5,445. For example, 5 kanal × 5,445 = 27,225 square feet.

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

The square foot is the everyday unit for plots, houses and flats across India, and the base every other unit on this site is measured against.

Where it’s used: Everywhere in India, especially for house plots and flats.

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 = 5,445 square feet (5,445 sq ft).

1 square foot = 0.000184 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.