2 acre in bigha is 3.2 bigha if your area uses the pucca bigha of Uttar Pradesh. The acre is fixed everywhere, but the bigha is not, so the answer changes by state.
2 ekad mein kitna bigha
2 acre is 87,120 sq ft. Divide that by the size of one bigha in your area. The bigha sizes are commonly used local values.
| Region | 2 acre in bigha |
|---|---|
| Pucca bigha: Uttar Pradesh, central Bihar (Patna, Arrah), east Rajasthan | 3.2 |
| Kachha bigha: west Rajasthan; also the Gujarat vigha | 5 |
| West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand (Ranchi) | 6.05 |
| Madhya Pradesh (most quoted value) | 7.26 |
| Delhi, Haryana and Punjab (old bigha-biswa records) | 9.6 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 10 |
| Uttarakhand | 12.8042 |
| Bihar: Hajipur and Muzaffarpur | 2.2911 |
| Bihar: Chhapra (Saran) | 2.5 |
| Bihar: Bettiah (West Champaran) | 1.3333 |
Size of one bigha by region
| Region | 1 bigha in sq ft | In sq m | In acre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pucca bigha: Uttar Pradesh, central Bihar (Patna, Arrah), east Rajasthan | 27,225 | 2,529.29 | 0.625 |
| Kachha bigha: west Rajasthan; also the Gujarat vigha | 17,424 | 1,618.74 | 0.4 |
| West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand (Ranchi) | 14,400 | 1,337.8 | 0.330579 |
| Madhya Pradesh (most quoted value) | 12,000 | 1,114.84 | 0.275482 |
| Delhi, Haryana and Punjab (old bigha-biswa records) | 9,075 | 843.0951 | 0.208333 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8,712 | 809.3713 | 0.2 |
| Uttarakhand | 6,804 | 632.1123 | 0.156198 |
| Bihar: Hajipur and Muzaffarpur | 38,025 | 3,532.64 | 0.872934 |
| Bihar: Chhapra (Saran) | 34,848 | 3,237.49 | 0.8 |
| Bihar: Bettiah (West Champaran) | 65,340 | 6,070.28 | 1.5 |
Worked example: West Bengal
A West Bengal bigha is 14,400 sq ft. So 87,120 ÷ 14,400 = 6.05 bigha. Since one bigha there is 20 katha, the extra 0.05 bigha is 1 katha. So 2 acre is exactly 6 bigha 1 katha in West Bengal.
Gujarat and Maharashtra
In Gujarat the vigha of most of the state is 17,424 sq ft, so 2 acre = 5 vigha exactly. One converter site gives a larger vigha of 23,958 sq ft for south Gujarat. With that, 2 acre is about 3.6364 vigha. Sources differ, so ask locally.
Maharashtra does not use the bigha in its records. Land there is in hectare and are on the 7/12, or in acre and guntha. 2 acre is 80 guntha or 0.8094 hectare.
Acre to bigha table by region
| Acre | Bigha UP, Bihar (Patna), east Rajasthan | Bigha West Rajasthan, Gujarat | Bigha West Bengal, Assam, Ranchi | Bigha Madhya Pradesh | Bigha Delhi, Haryana, Punjab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 1.5125 | 1.815 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.025 | 3.63 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 3.2 | 5 | 6.05 | 7.26 | 9.6 |
| 3 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 9.075 | 10.89 | 14.4 |
| 4 | 6.4 | 10 | 12.1 | 14.52 | 19.2 |
| 5 | 8 | 12.5 | 15.125 | 18.15 | 24 |
| 6 | 9.6 | 15 | 18.15 | 21.78 | 28.8 |
| 10 | 16 | 25 | 30.25 | 36.3 | 48 |
| 20 | 32 | 50 | 60.5 | 72.6 | 96 |
Regional columns use the most commonly used size in each area. Confirm your local size with the revenue office.
For any sale, will or partition, confirm which bigha your village uses with the patwari, lekhpal or talathi, and check the area in the official record.
Questions people ask
2 ekad mein kitna bigha hota hai?
With the pucca bigha of UP, 2 ekad is 3.2 bigha. In Madhya Pradesh, using the most quoted bigha, it is 7.26 bigha, and in Himachal Pradesh it is 10 bigha.
2 एकड़ में कितना बीघा होता है?
It depends on the state. In Uttar Pradesh it is about 3.2 bigha, in West Bengal 6.05 bigha and in Haryana old records 9.6 bigha.
2 acre to bigha in Gujarat?
With the common Gujarat vigha of 17,424 sq ft, 2 acre is exactly 5 vigha.
2 acre to bigha in West Bengal?
2 acre is 6.05 bigha in West Bengal, where one bigha is 14,400 sq ft.
2 acre to bigha in UP?
2 acre is 3.2 pucca bigha in UP. Some parts of UP use a smaller kachha bigha, which gives a bigger number, so check with the lekhpal.
Local units can differ inside a state. Before a sale, partition or court filing, confirm the unit with your tehsil, circle or revenue office and check the land record. How we check our numbers.