If you are searching 1 किला में कितने बीघा Haryana, the short answer is 4.8 bigha in the old Haryana bigha. One killa is one acre, which is 43,560 sq ft or 8 kanal, and the old Haryana bigha is about 9,075 sq ft. Today most Haryana land records use kanal and marla, not bigha.
Two systems in Haryana land records
Haryana has two measuring systems. Which one your record uses depends on whether the village was measured before or after the current settlement (bandobast).
- After settlement: acre (killa or ghumaon), kanal, marla and sarsai. This rests on a karam (measuring rod) of 66 inches, which is 5.5 ft.
- Before settlement: bigha, biswa and biswansi. This rests on a shorter karam of 57.157 inches.
The state land records system (HALRIS) publishes a units table with both chains. The square feet values below are worked out from the karam lengths in that table.
Kanal and marla chain (current system)
| Unit | Made of | Square feet | Gaj (sq yd) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sarsai | 1 karam x 1 karam | 30.25 | 3.3611 |
| 1 marla (मरला) | 9 sarsai | 272.25 | 30.25 |
| 1 kanal (कनाल) | 20 marla | 5,445 | 605 |
| 1 killa / acre (किल्ला) | 8 kanal | 43,560 | 4,840 |
So 1 acre = 8 kanal = 160 marla = 1,440 sarsai. A killa is also described as 36 karam by 40 karam. One hectare is 2.4711 acre, or 19.7684 kanal.
Bigha, biswa and biswansi chain (old system)
- 1 biswansi = 1 old karam x 1 old karam = about 22.69 sq ft
- 20 biswansi = 1 biswa = about 453.75 sq ft
- 20 biswa = 1 bigha = about 9,075 sq ft
- 4 bigha 16 biswa (4.8 bigha) = 1 acre
In the old settlement papers, a kila meant a square of 40 by 40 old karam, which is 4 bigha or about 36,299 sq ft. In current use, killa means the full acre of 43,560 sq ft. So an old paper that says kila may not mean the same as a killa today.
1 killa in bigha: the answer by bigha size
| Bigha used | Bigha size | Bigha in 1 killa (acre) |
|---|---|---|
| Old Haryana bigha (official chain) | 9,075 sq ft | 4.8 |
| Old settlement kila (40 x 40 karam) | 9,075 sq ft | 4 |
| Pucca bigha quoted by some property charts | 27,225 sq ft | 1.6 |
Sources differ here. Several property charts list 27,225 sq ft as the Haryana bigha. That is the pucca bigha of Uttar Pradesh. We found no official Haryana source for it. The official old Haryana bigha is about 9,075 sq ft, one third of that size. See how bigha changes across states below.
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 |
Size of one biswa by region
| Region | 1 biswa in sq ft | In sq m | In square meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh and east Rajasthan (pucca) | 1,361.25 | 126.4643 | 126.4643 |
| West Rajasthan (kachha) | 871.2 | 80.9371 | 80.9371 |
| Delhi and Haryana (old records) | 453.75 | 42.1548 | 42.1548 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 435.6 | 40.4686 | 40.4686 |
| Uttarakhand | 340.2 | 31.6056 | 31.6056 |
Official records and portal
Haryana land records are kept on Jamabandi Haryana, run under the Haryana Land Record Information System (HALRIS). The jamabandi and khasra entries show area in kanal and marla for most villages. Older or unsettled entries can show bigha and biswa. Official statistics often use hectares.
How to read land size in Haryana records
An entry such as 3 kanal 7 marla is two separate parts. Work it out like this:
- 3 kanal = 3 x 5,445 = 16,335 sq ft
- 7 marla = 7 x 272.25 = 1,905.75 sq ft
- Total = 18,240.75 sq ft = 2,026.75 gaj = 0.4188 acre
Use our kanal to square feet converter and marla to square feet converter for other entries.
Common mistakes
- Taking bigha as 27,225 sq ft. This UP figure gives a wrong answer for Haryana records by a factor of three.
- Reading 3.7 as 3 kanal 7 marla. 3 kanal 7 marla is 3.35 kanal, because 1 marla is one twentieth of a kanal.
- Mixing old kila and new killa. Check whether the paper is from before or after settlement.
- Assuming every district is the same. We could not confirm which Haryana villages still keep bigha entries.
This page is a guide to common practice, not an official source. For a sale, partition or court matter, confirm the unit with the patwari or the tehsil office and check the current jamabandi.
Questions people ask
1 किला में कितने बीघा होते हैं Haryana में?
1 killa is 1 acre, which is 43,560 sq ft. In the old Haryana bigha of about 9,075 sq ft, that is 4.8 bigha (4 bigha 16 biswa). If someone uses the UP pucca bigha of 27,225 sq ft, they will get 1.6 bigha, which is not the Haryana record value.
Haryana mein 1 kanal kitne marla ka hota hai?
1 kanal = 20 marla. In square feet, 1 kanal = 5,445 sq ft and 1 marla = 272.25 sq ft. Eight kanal make one acre.
What are the land measurement units in Haryana?
Current records use acre (killa), kanal, marla and sarsai. Older records use bigha, biswa and biswansi. Urban plots are often sold in square yards (gaj).
How much is 1 marla in gaj in Haryana?
1 marla = 272.25 sq ft, which is 30.25 gaj (square yards). So a 10 marla plot is 2,722.5 sq ft or 302.5 gaj.
Is there a land measurement table or calculator for Haryana?
Yes, the tables on this page give the full chain, and the converter at the top works for kanal, marla, acre and bigha. For an official figure, rely on the jamabandi entry and confirm with the patwari.
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.