1 acre to guntha is simple: 1 acre = 40 guntha (गुंठा), also spelt gunta. One guntha is 1,089 sq ft, which is a square of 33 ft by 33 ft. The guntha has the same size in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and south Odisha.
Quick answer
- 1 acre = 40 guntha
- 1 guntha = 0.025 acre
- 1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft = 121 sq yd = about 101.1714 sq m
- 40 × 1,089 = 43,560 sq ft, which is exactly one acre
How to convert acre to guntha
guntha = acres × 40
Worked example: a farmer near Pune owns 2.5 acres. 2.5 × 40 = 100 guntha. In square feet that is 100 × 1,089 = 108,900 sq ft.
Half an acre is 20 guntha and a quarter acre is 10 guntha. These are worth remembering, because small farm plots near cities are often sold as 5, 10 or 20 guntha pieces.
How acre-guntha is written in records
This is where most mistakes happen. Land records in the south and west often write acres and guntha as two numbers joined together. They are not a decimal.
| Written as | Means | In guntha | In acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-10 (Karnataka RTC) | 2 acres 10 guntha | 90 | 2.25 |
| 1.20 (Telangana Pahani) | 1 acre 20 guntha | 60 | 1.5 |
| 1.2 acres (true decimal) | 1.2 acres | 48 | 1.2 |
See the trap in the last two rows. "1.20" in a Telangana record usually means 1 acre 20 guntha, which is 1.5 acres. Read as a decimal, it would be 1.2 acres, and 12 guntha would go missing. Karnataka RTCs also use anna for fractions of a guntha. There are 16 anna in a guntha, so 8 anna is half a guntha.
Maharashtra and Gujarat 7/12
The modern 7/12 (satbara) extract shows area in hectare and are (H.R.), not acre and guntha. A guntha is about 1.0117 are, slightly more than one are. So 40 guntha (one acre) is about 40.4686 are, or about 0.4047 hectare. Convert the 7/12 figure with hectare to guntha when you need guntha.
Guntha next to cents
In coastal Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, people also talk in cents. The two fit together neatly: 1 acre = 40 guntha = 100 cents, so 1 guntha = 2.5 cents. A 10 guntha plot is 25 cents. If one paper says guntha and another says cents, convert both to square feet before you compare.
Acre to guntha table
| Acre | Guntha |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | 10 |
| 0.5 | 20 |
| 1 | 40 |
| 2 | 80 |
| 3 | 120 |
| 4 | 160 |
| 5 | 200 |
| 10 | 400 |
| 15 | 600 |
| 20 | 800 |
| 25 | 1,000 |
| 50 | 2,000 |
| 100 | 4,000 |
Practical tips
- Ask how the seller writes it. "Two point ten" may mean 2 acres 10 guntha. Write it in guntha (90) on your notes to avoid confusion.
- Do not equate guntha and are. The small difference grows on big plots: 100 guntha is about 101.17 are.
- Use the official extract. Check the area on Mahabhumi Bhulekh, Bhoomi, Bhu Bharati or AnyRoR, and confirm with the talathi or village accountant before a sale or partition.
Questions people ask
1 acre how many gunta?
1 acre has 40 gunta. Gunta and guntha are two spellings of the same 1,089 sq ft unit.
1 acre to guntha in Maharashtra?
In Maharashtra, as everywhere, 1 acre is 40 guntha. The 7/12 extract may show the area in hectare and are, so 1 acre appears there as about 0.4047 hectare.
1 acre to guntha to square feet?
1 acre is 40 guntha, and each guntha is 1,089 sq ft. 40 × 1,089 gives 43,560 sq ft.
How many guntha in 2 acres?
2 acres is 80 guntha. 1.5 acres is 60 guntha.
What does 1.20 acres mean in a land record?
In Telangana and similar acre-guntha records it usually means 1 acre 20 guntha, which is 60 guntha or 1.5 acres. Check the column heading, and ask the revenue office if unsure.
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.