1 killa in acre is exactly 1 acre. Killa (किल्ला), also called ghumaon, is simply the Punjab and Haryana name for the acre of 43,560 sq ft. So 5 killa is 5 acre and 100 acre is 100 killa. No calculation is needed.
Why a killa equals an acre
Farm land in Punjab and Haryana was laid out in rectangles measured with a karam, a chain length of 5.5 ft. One killa is 36 karam by 40 karam:
- 36 karam × 5.5 ft = 198 ft
- 40 karam × 5.5 ft = 220 ft
- 198 ft × 220 ft = 43,560 sq ft, which is exactly one acre
Haryana's revenue tables say "8 kanal = 1 acre (ghumaon)" and "1 acre = 36 karam × 40 karam". When you see killa numbers on a village map, each number marks one such acre-sized field.
One killa in other units
| Unit | 1 killa equals |
|---|---|
| Kanal | 8 |
| Marla | 160 |
| Sarsai | 1,440 |
| Square feet | 43,560 |
| Gaj (square yards) | 4,840 |
| Square meters | 4,046.8564 |
| Hectare | 0.4047 |
| Bigha (old Haryana, Delhi, Punjab) | 4.8 |
| Bigha (pucca, UP) | 1.6 |
The bigha rows are there because old records in parts of Haryana and Punjab still use bigha and biswa. The bigha is a regional unit, so see killa to bigha for all values.
From killa to murabba
Bigger holdings are counted in murabba (also called a square). One murabba is 25 killa, so it is 25 acre or 200 kanal. 100 acre is 4 murabba. When a farmer says "do murabba zameen", that is 50 killa, about 20.2343 hectare.
Killa to acre table
| Killa | Acre |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 100 | 100 |
Parts of a killa
Land is often sold in pieces smaller than a full killa. Because a killa has 8 kanal, the usual pieces are easy to name:
- Quarter killa = 2 kanal = 10,890 sq ft
- Half killa = 4 kanal = 21,780 sq ft
- 1 kanal = one eighth of a killa = 0.125 acre
- 1 marla = 0.0063 killa
So an entry of 2 killa 6 kanal 10 marla is 2 + 6 ÷ 8 + 10 ÷ 160 = 2.8125 acre.
The one trap: the old "kila"
Sources differ on one point. Some old settlement tables in Haryana describe a "kila" of 4 bigha on the older, shorter karam. That works out to about 36,299 sq ft, smaller than an acre. In today's use, and in the kanal-marla records, killa means the full acre. If you are reading a very old record, check which system it follows before you assume 1 killa = 1 acre.
Tips
- Web-HALRIS in Haryana and Jamabandi Punjab show area in kanal and marla. Divide total kanal by 8 to get killa.
- A record like "3 killa 4 kanal" is 3.5 acre, because 4 kanal is half an acre.
- For a sale, partition or court matter, confirm the area with the patwari or tehsil office.
Questions people ask
1 killa in acre?
1 killa is exactly 1 acre, or 43,560 sq ft. Killa is the local name for the acre in Punjab and Haryana.
1 killa into acre in Haryana?
In Haryana 1 killa is 1 acre, which is 8 kanal or 160 marla. Only some very old settlement tables use a smaller kila, so check old records.
How many killa in one acre?
One acre is one killa. The two words mean the same area.
100 acre in killa?
100 acre is 100 killa, which is 4 murabba of 25 killa each.
1 killa in acre in Punjab?
In Punjab too, 1 killa is 1 acre. It is 36 karam by 40 karam, or 198 ft by 220 ft, and holds 8 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.