What are the land measuring units in Pakistan

By Xtremes Marketing | Published Mar 31 2022 7:55AM

What are the land measuring units in Pakistan?

If you are a property owner or interested in the real estate industry of Pakistan, you should know more about “What are the land measuring units in Pakistan?”. There are several standards for measuring any real estate or property, but some general and specific criteria are given in detailed form inside this blog. The following detailed blog would add more beneficial knowledge about the land measuring units in Pakistan.

Why know more about the land measuring units in Pakistan

You might have heard of Marla, Kanal, Square foot, etc., but to what standard are these units equivalent? It becomes a very hectic job to deal with the real estate of Pakistan if you don’t know about some of the land measuring units in Pakistan.

To find it out, we have the following conversion tables that increase your knowledge about the land measuring units in Pakistan.

land measurement units in Pakistan

Linear Measure of Land

Basic Unit	Conversion Value
1 inch	2.54 centimeters
1 foot	30.48 centimeters
1 yard	91.44 centimeters
1 mile	1.61 kilometers
1 Ghatta	8.25 feet

The Square Measure of Land

1 square foot	0.093 square metre
1 square yard	0.836 square metre
1 square mile	2.59 square kilometre = 259 hectares
1 acre	0.405 hectares
1 Acre	4 Bigha 16 Biswa (4840 sq.Yds)
1 Bigha	20 Biswas (1008 sq.Yds)
1 Biswa	50 Sq. Yards

Units native to Pakistan

1 Karam	5.5 feet
1 Marla	9 Sq karams (272.25 sq ft)
1 Kanaal	20 marlas (5,445 sq ft)
1 Keela	8 kanaals (43,560 sq ft = 1 acre)
1 Marabba	25 keelas (1,089,000 sq ft = 25 acres)

Basic units used in certain parts of the country are given below

1 Karam	5.5 ft. = 1.67 m
1 sq. Karam	5.5 x 5.5 ft. = 30.25 Sq. ft
1 Pole	9 Sq Karam = 272.25 Sq. ft
40 pole	1 Rod = 10890 Sq. ft
4 Rod	1 Acre = 43560 Sq. ft

The conversion of the chain is as follows

1 inch	10 Chain
1 Chain	66 feet or 22 yards
10 chains	1 furlong
1 furlong	201.168 Metres

British Units

12 inches	1 foot
3 feet	1 yard
9 Square Feet	1 square yard
121 Square yard	1 Guntha
40 Gunthas	1 acre

Metric Units

1000 Millimetres	1 Metre
100 Square Metres	1 Are
100 Ares	1 Hectare

Master Conversion Table

1 Inch	2.54 Centimetre
36 Inches	1 yard
1 yard	91.44 Centimetres
1 yard	00.9144 Metres
1 Centimetre	00.393 inches
100 Centimetres	39.3 inches
1 Metre	3.28 ft
1 acre	1 furlong X 1 chain
1 acre	660 ft X 66 ft
1 acre	43560 Sq. ft
1 acre	4840 square yards
1 acre	4046.8564224 Square Metres
1 hectare	10,000 Square Metre
1 hectare	107,639 sq ft
1 hectare	11959.8 sq. yards (1 sq. yard = 0.83612736 sq. Metre)
1 hectare	11959.8/4840 = 2.47 acre

Conclusion

As a property owner or a person dealing with the real estate of Pakistan or any other individual, you should have some basic knowledge about land measuring units. However, some of the often-used land measuring units in Pakistan are Marla, Kanal, and Square foot.

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