Bigha is a common land area measurement unit used in india. It continues to be popular in India even as usage of other globally accepted measurement has risen. Also known as beegah, this land measurement unit is used across south Asia.
What is bigha?
Bigha is a unit of measurement of land in India to measure large land tracts. Bigha has no standard size, and denotes different land sizes in areas where it is used.
See also: Bigha to acre calculator
States where bigha is used
Bigha is used across northern parts of India. The usage of bigha as an area measurement benchmark is common across Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. However, in each state, bigha denotes a different land sizes since there is no standard size attached to this unit. This is why bigha is used with regional variations.
It is used in neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Nepal, and Fiji, as well. Across geographies, bigha is used to measure large tracts of land .
List of Indian states where Bigha is used
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jharkhand
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar Pradesh
- West Bengal
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How big is a bigha?
The area covered by a bigha differs from one place to another. Since square foot is the most commonly used unit of land measurement in India now, we will use this unit to provide you with a clear idea about the vastness of one bigha in the table below.
1 bigha in square foot (sqft)
| State | Understanding of 1 bigha |
| Assam | 14,400 sqft |
| Bihar | 27,220 sqft |
| Gujarat | 17,427 sqft |
| Haryana | 27,225 sqft |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8,712 sqft |
| Jharkhand | 27,211 sqft |
| Punjab | 9,070 sqft |
| Rajasthan | 1 pucca bigha = 27,225 sqft
1 kuchha bigha = 17,424 sqft |
| Madhya Pradesh | 12,000 sqft |
| Uttarakhand | 6,804 sqft |
| Uttar Pradesh | 27,000 sqft |
| West Bengal | 14,348.29 sqft |
1 Bigha in Gaj
1 Bigha is equal to 1,600 Gaj.
1 acre in bigha
| Acre | Bigha |
| 1 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 6.4 |
| 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 9.6 |
| 7 | 11.2 |
| 8 | 12.8 |
| 9 | 14.4 |
| 10 | 16 |
1 hectare to bigha
| Hectare | Bigha |
| 1 | 3.95 |
| 2 | 7.90 |
| 3 | 11.86 |
| 4 | 15.81 |
| 5 | 19.76 |
| 6 | 23.72 |
| 7 | 27.67 |
| 8 | 31.62 |
| 9 | 35.58 |
| 10 | 39.53 |
Zone-wise understanding of bigha
| Zone | Measurement | States |
| East India | 1 Bigha = 1,600 sq yd | Assam and Bengal |
| West India | 1 Bigha = 1,936 sq yd | Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan |
| Central India | 1 Bigha = 1,333.33 sq yd | Madhya Pradesh |
| North India | 1 Bigha = 900 to 3,025 sq yd | Across north India |
Note: South India does not use bigha as a land measurement unit.
Bigha conversion into other units
| No | FAQs | Bigha conversion |
| 1 | How many bigha is in one acre? | One acre is 1.62 bigha. |
| 2 | How many bigha in one hectare? | One hectare is 4 bigha and consequently, two hectare is 8 bigha and five hectare is 20 bigha. (Check out Bigha to hectare conversion) |
| 3 | How many sq ft in one bigha? | One bigha is 26,910.66 sq ft.
Use our Bigha to square feet calculator |
| 4 | How many square yards in one bigha? | One bigha is 2,990 sq yd.
Convert Bigha to square yard |
| 5 | How many square metres in one bigha? | One bigha is 2,500 sq mt.
See also: Bigha to square meter |
| 6 | How many marla in one bigha? | One bigha is 0.46 marla. |
| 7 | How many kanal in one bigha? | One bigha is 4.94 kanal.
Convert Bigha to kanal |
| 8 | How many biswa in one bigha? | One bigha is 0.01 biswa. |
| 9 | How many ground in one bigha? | One bigha is 1.04 ground. |
| 10 | How many aankadam in one bigha? | One bigha is 34.73 aankadam. |
| 11 | How many rood in one bigha? | One bigha is 0.23 rood. |
| 12 | How many chatak in one bigha? | One bigha is 5.56 chatak. |
| 13 | How many kottah in one bigha? | One bigha is 37.38 kottah. |
| 14 | How many cent in one bigha? | One bigha is 61.78 cent. |
| 15 | How many perch in one bigha? | One bigha is 9.18 perch. |
| 16 | How many guntha in one bigha? | One bigha is 2.30 guntha. |
| 17 | How many are in one bigha? | One bigha is 2.32 are. |
*Note: Some numbers may vary depending on the local understanding of bigha
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How to convert bigha into other units easily?
Some of us may be very well versed, when it comes to area conversion. However, even then, local area measurements may vary. Housing.com gives you a conversion tool free of cost. Simply click here to convert bigha into other units.
Other common area conversion factors
| Unit | Conversion factor |
| 1 sq ft | 144 square inches |
| 1 Square Yard (sq yd) | 9 sq ft |
| 1 Acre | 4,840 sq yd |
| 1 Hectare | 10,000 sq mtr (or 2.47 acres) |
| 1 Bigha | 968 sq yd |
| 1 Bigha-Pucca | 3,025 sq yd |
| 1 Biswa | 48.4 sq yd |
| 1 Killa | 4,840 sq yd |
| 1 Aankadam | 72 sq ft |
| 1 Cent | 435.6 sq ft |
| 1 Ground | 2,400 sq ft |
| 1 kanal | 5,445 sq ft (8 Kanals = 1 acre) |
| 1 Kuncham | 484 sq yd |
| 1 Chatak | 180 sq ft |
| 1 Guntha | 1,089 sq ft |
Other land measurement units used in India
Hectare
Hectare, a commonly used unit of the metric system that is used to measure land and plots all across the world, goes by the symbol ha. Invented in the year 1795, the term hectare is a conjunction of the Latin words area and hect.
Acre
An acre is among the oldest units applied across the world to measure vast tracts of land, and has undergone a lot of changes along the way. Most traditionally used throughout the British Empire, the Anglo-Saxon acre was defined as a strip of land 1 × 1/10 furlong, or 40 × 4 rods (660 × 66 feet). The modern acre is equal to 4,840 square yards, 43,560 square feet, 4,047 square metres and 0.4047 hectares. An acre could also be defined as an area one furlong long by 4 rods wide.
Square Feet
Across geographies, square foot, an imperial unit used to measure area, is used to map the area at the time of property purchases. Countries where the usage of square foot is most common include India, the US, the UK, Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Hong Kong, Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Singapore.
Square Meter
A unit of area measurement, square metre or square meter is used all across the world to measure two-dimensional spaces such as a field or floor and is globally accepted as the standard international unit of area. A square metre, which is known often abbreviated as sq.m. or M2, is a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one meter on each side. By that calculation, it would take nearly 12 square meters to create the parking space for an average car.
Square Yards
A unit of the imperial system, square yard became popular in every country where the British ruled. This is the reason why the usage of square yard is quite common in land measurement in urban areas of India and Pakistan. In several Indian states, local governments use square yard as the standard value while fixing circle rates in Rs per square yard. Circle rate a government-fixed value below which a property can’t be sold. In Haryana, for example, land rates in urban areas are fixed on a rupee per square yard basis by the state government.
FAQs
What is a Bigha?
Bigha is a land measurement unit that is commonly used across northern India.
How many bigha in one acre?
One acre comprises of 1.62 bigha.
How many bigha in one hectare?
One hectare is equal to 4 bigha.
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