5 bigha in acre is 3.125 acre where the pucca bigha is used, that is Uttar Pradesh, central Bihar and east Rajasthan. In other places a bigha is smaller or bigger, so 5 bigha can be as little as 0.781 acre or as much as 7.5 acre.
5 बीघा in acre, region by region
These bigha sizes are commonly used local values, not one national rule.
| Region | 5 bigha in sq ft | 5 bigha in acre |
|---|---|---|
| Pucca bigha: Uttar Pradesh, central Bihar (Patna, Arrah), east Rajasthan | 1,36,125 | 3.125 |
| Kachha bigha: west Rajasthan; also the Gujarat vigha | 87,120 | 2 |
| West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand (Ranchi) | 72,000 | 1.6529 |
| Madhya Pradesh (most quoted value) | 60,000 | 1.3774 |
| Delhi, Haryana and Punjab (old bigha-biswa records) | 45,375 | 1.0417 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 43,560 | 1 |
| Uttarakhand | 34,020 | 0.781 |
| Bihar: Hajipur and Muzaffarpur | 1,90,125 | 4.3647 |
| Bihar: Chhapra (Saran) | 1,74,240 | 4 |
| Bihar: Bettiah (West Champaran) | 3,26,700 | 7.5 |
Some easy rules to remember
- Himachal Pradesh: 5 bigha = 1 acre exactly, since a bigha there is 8,712 sq ft.
- Gujarat: 5 vigha = 2 acre, since a vigha is 17,424 sq ft.
- Pucca bigha: 8 bigha = 5 acre, so 1 bigha is 0.625 acre and 5 bigha is 3.125 acre.
- Haryana old records: 4 bigha 16 biswa = 1 acre, so 5 bigha is a little over 1 acre (1.0417).
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 |
Bihar needs extra care
Bihar has at least four bigha sizes. 5 bigha is 3.125 acre in Patna, 4.3647 acre in Hajipur, 4 acre in Chhapra and 7.5 acre in Bettiah. Bihar Bhumi records show the rakba in acre and decimal, so read the acre figure there and ask the amin which bigha local people mean.
Bigha to acre table by region
| Bigha | Acre UP, Bihar (Patna), east Rajasthan | Acre West Rajasthan, Gujarat | Acre West Bengal, Assam, Ranchi | Acre Madhya Pradesh | Acre Delhi, Haryana, Punjab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1.25 | 0.8 | 0.661157 | 0.550964 | 0.416667 |
| 2.5 | 1.5625 | 1 | 0.826446 | 0.688705 | 0.520833 |
| 3 | 1.875 | 1.2 | 0.991736 | 0.826446 | 0.625 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3223 | 1.1019 | 0.833333 |
| 5 | 3.125 | 2 | 1.6529 | 1.3774 | 1.0417 |
| 7.5 | 4.6875 | 3 | 2.4793 | 2.0661 | 1.5625 |
| 10 | 6.25 | 4 | 3.3058 | 2.7548 | 2.0833 |
| 15 | 9.375 | 6 | 4.9587 | 4.1322 | 3.125 |
| 20 | 12.5 | 8 | 6.6116 | 5.5096 | 4.1667 |
| 25 | 15.625 | 10 | 8.2645 | 6.8871 | 5.2083 |
| 50 | 31.25 | 20 | 16.5289 | 13.7741 | 10.4167 |
Regional columns use the most commonly used size in each area. Confirm your local size with the revenue office.
Before a sale or partition, confirm the bigha size with the patwari, lekhpal or tehsil office.
Questions people ask
5 बीघा में कितने एकड़ होते हैं?
With the pucca bigha of UP, 5 bigha is 3.125 acre. In West Bengal it is 1.6529 acre and in Madhya Pradesh, using the most quoted bigha, 1.3774 acre.
5 bigha to acre in Gujarat?
5 vigha is exactly 2 acre with the common Gujarat vigha of 17,424 sq ft. One converter site gives a bigger vigha for south Gujarat, so check locally.
5 bigha to acre in West Bengal?
5 bigha is 1.6529 acre in West Bengal, where a bigha is 14,400 sq ft. In decimal that is 165.2893 decimal.
5 bigha to acre in UP?
5 pucca bigha is 3.125 acre. If your area uses a smaller kachha bigha, the acre figure is lower, so ask 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.