1 kanal in square feet is 5,445 square feet. A kanal is 20 marla, and 8 kanal make 1 acre. Multiply kanals by 5,445 to get square feet.
Where the kanal is used
The kanal is the everyday land unit of Punjab and Haryana, and of the Kangra side of Himachal Pradesh. Jamabandi records in these areas give area in kanal, marla and sarsai, or in metric units. Bigger houses in towns are also described this way, for example a "1 kanal kothi" or a "2 kanal farmhouse".
Built from the karam
The kanal is not an odd number by chance. It comes from the karam, a length of 66 inches (5.5 feet).
- 1 sarsai = 1 karam × 1 karam = 30.25 sq ft
- 1 marla = 9 sarsai = 272.25 sq ft
- 1 kanal = 20 marla = 5,445 sq ft
- 1 acre (killa) = 8 kanal = 43,560 sq ft
A kanal is therefore 180 square karam. One clean shape for it is 9 karam by 20 karam, which is 49.5 ft by 110 ft: 49.5 × 110 = 5,445 sq ft.
How to convert kanal to square feet
Square feet = kanal × 5,445
Worked example: a record reads "3 kanal 7 marla".
- 3 kanal × 5,445 = 16,335 sq ft.
- 7 marla × 272.25 = 1,905.75 sq ft.
- Total: 18,240.75 sq ft, which is 0.4188 acre.
Kanal to square feet table
| Kanal | Square feet | Gaj | Acre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,445 | 605 | 0.125 |
| 2 | 10,890 | 1,210 | 0.25 |
| 3 | 16,335 | 1,815 | 0.375 |
| 4 | 21,780 | 2,420 | 0.5 |
| 5 | 27,225 | 3,025 | 0.625 |
| 6 | 32,670 | 3,630 | 0.75 |
| 8 | 43,560 | 4,840 | 1 |
| 10 | 54,450 | 6,050 | 1.25 |
Kanal to square feet table
| Kanal | Square feet |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | 1,361.25 |
| 0.5 | 2,722.5 |
| 1 | 5,445 |
| 2 | 10,890 |
| 3 | 16,335 |
| 4 | 21,780 |
| 5 | 27,225 |
| 10 | 54,450 |
| 15 | 81,675 |
| 20 | 1,08,900 |
| 25 | 1,36,125 |
| 50 | 2,72,250 |
| 100 | 5,44,500 |
Kanal next to other units
Buyers from outside Punjab often compare a kanal with what they know. One kanal is 605 gaj, 505.86 square meters, 12.5 cents, and 0.2 of a UP pucca bigha. It is also exactly 5 guntha of 1,089 sq ft, the unit of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Square feet to kanal
Divide by 5,445. 1 square foot is 0.000184 kanal. Some examples: 10,000 sq ft is 1.8365 kanal, and 20,000 sq ft is 3.6731 kanal.
Watch the marla
The kanal of 5,445 sq ft uses the standard marla of 272.25 sq ft. In parts of Punjab such as Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur, an older marla of 225 sq ft is still heard. If a seller counts marla that way, ask how the kanal was worked out before you agree on a price. See marla to square feet.
Tips
- In Punjab and Haryana, killa and acre mean the same 43,560 sq ft, which is 8 kanal.
- For a sale, partition or court matter, confirm the area with the patwari or tehsil and check the jamabandi.
Related: kanal to gaj, kanal to acre and what is a kanal.
Questions people ask
2 kanal in square feet?
2 kanal is 10,890 square feet, which is 40 marla or a quarter acre.
One kanal is equal to how many square feet?
One kanal is 5,445 square feet. That is 20 marla of 272.25 sq ft each.
4 kanal and 5 kanal in square feet?
4 kanal is 21,780 sq ft (half an acre). 5 kanal is 27,225 sq ft.
10 kanal in square feet?
10 kanal is 54,450 square feet, which is 1.25 acres.
Square feet to kanal?
Divide square feet by 5,445. For example, 1 lakh sq ft is 18.3655 kanal.
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.