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Measure land area on a satellite map

Find your village, zoom in on the satellite image and tap each corner of your field or plot. The tool works out the area instantly in acres, hectares, square feet and local units like kanal, marla, bigha and guntha — useful for checking a deed, a lease or what a relative tells you on the phone.

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Tap each corner of the land (0/3+)

Tap at least three corners on the map to see the area here.

Satellite imagery can be a few metres off and is not a legal survey. For boundaries that matter in a dispute, apply for an official demarcation at the tehsil office. Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

How to use it

  1. Search for the village or town, or paste a Google Maps link or GPS coordinates.
  2. Zoom in until you can see field edges, bunds or boundary walls.
  3. Tap each corner of the land in order, going around the edge. Use Undo if you slip.
  4. Read the area in every unit, and pick your state to see the local bigha and biswa.

How accurate is measuring land on a satellite map?

For a typical field or house plot, a careful outline on clear imagery usually lands within a few percent of the recorded area. The main sources of error are where you tap (a boundary drawn on the inside of a bund versus the outside), trees hiding the edge, and imagery that is slightly offset or a few years old.

Treat the result as a strong sanity check, not a legal measurement. If the figure you get is far from what your land record says — say 20% smaller — that is a signal worth investigating, not proof on its own.

What should I do if the area is less than my land record?

First, re-draw carefully at the highest zoom and compare with the survey map (naksha or shajra) if you have it. Small differences are normal; a big shortfall can mean a neighbour has shifted a boundary, a road has been widened, or part of the land was never where the family thought it was.

The official remedy is a demarcation: an application at the tehsil office for the revenue staff (patwari, kanungo or surveyor) to measure the land on the ground against the settlement map. Our free encroachment action plan walks through the steps if you think someone has taken part of your land.

Can I measure land area from abroad?

Yes — that is exactly what this tool is for. You don’t need anyone on site. A relative can send you a Google Maps pin from the field, which you paste here to jump straight to the spot.

If you want someone to keep an eye on the land itself, PlotPehra watches it on every clear satellite image and in the official land record, and a person alerts you on WhatsApp and email if anything changes, like new construction, digging or a new mutation.

Which units does it show?

Every result is shown in acres, hectares, square feet, square metres and square yards (gaj), plus kanal and marla (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, J&K), guntha (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana), cent (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh) and your state’s bigha, biswa and katha.

Bigha changes from state to state, so choose your state below the result. For the full list of conversions, use the land unit converter.

Questions people ask

Google Maps can measure distance but not area directly. The easiest way is to copy the location from Google Maps (press and hold, then copy the link or coordinates), paste it into this tool, and tap the corners of the land on the satellite map to get the area in acres and local units.

No. It is a good estimate for checking and planning, but only an official demarcation by the revenue department, or a survey by a licensed surveyor, counts in a dispute or at registration.

Common reasons are tapping inside or outside the boundary, trees or shadows hiding the edge, a road or canal taking part of the land, or a neighbour moving the boundary. A difference of a few percent is normal; a large one is worth checking on the ground.

Yes. Tap as many corners as you need — each bend in the boundary is a corner. The more closely you follow the edge, the more accurate the area.

No. The tool is free, runs in your browser and doesn’t save your outline. If you’d like us to keep watching the plot, you can start that from the result.

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