Conversion from Hectare to Kanal

What is Hectare?

Hectare is a metric system unit which is commonly used for measurement of plots and land parcels throughout the entire country. It is known by the ha symbol and was invented back in the year 1795 as well. It is a fusion of the words in Latin called hect and area. One hectare is equivalent to 10,000 square meters along with 2.471 acres within the aegis of the British Imperial System. 100 ha will naturally be equivalent to a square kilometer. As a result, a farm that contains fields spanning 200 ha will naturally have 2 square kilometers of fields as a result. A hectare is also known to be roughly the size of a football field in Europe as well. This fascinating fact will be of immense interest for all footballing fans, quite naturally. A hectare is not just equivalent to 10,000 square meters and 2.47 acres but it is also equal to 107,639 square feet and 100 ares along with 11, 959 square yards.

Hectare is a term that is derived through addition of standard metric prefixes to the are which is the original base unit for area measurements. It is a metric unit for square measurements and you should note here that 1 are will be equivalent to 100 square meters while a hectare will work out to 100 ares. Although are is the primary measurement unit for land within the metric system, the hectare has become commoner in the current scenario. Acre is widely used for land measurement throughout the whole world and it differs by way of the fact that it is a unit for area and hectare is the metric unit for area.

It is one of the most popular and commonest units for land measurement for farming communities throughout several countries. Both units are used for measurement of bigger areas of land likewise. Hectare is also called as the metric unit for area which is equivalent to a square that has sides of 100 meters each. It is used throughout the world for measuring land and although it is not an SI unit, hectare is the sole named unit for area which is acceptable for usage in tandem with SI-based units as well. The International Committee for Weights and Measures has also enabled the classification of hectare as the non-SI unit which is widely acceptable for usage within the aegis of the international system of units.

Amongst regions where hectare is commonly used, some noteworthy names include Canada, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, United States and also the European Union. The Hectare is also known as Manzana in Argentina and Gong Qing in China. It is also called as Jerib in Iran and Bunder in the Netherlands along with being called Djerib in Turkey.

What is Kanal?

Kanal is one of the land measurement units which is quite popular throughout several areas and regions of India. Kanal is one of the local land measurement units which are used throughout several northern parts of India including States such as Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab among others. Although there has been an overall decline in usage of this particular unit owing to the rise of other commonly used measurement units like hectare and acre, Kanal is commonly used till date throughout rural zones of States where it has been used traditionally over several years. Measurements may strongly vary from one State to another and Kanal in India equates to 5,400 square feet which is globally accepted. A Kanal is also known as 1/8^th of the acre and this is a measurement unit that is known throughout the world.

The usage of Kanal for measuring land is also highly popular throughout multiple Northern Indian regions and several neighboring countries as well. A Kanal indicates diverse land areas in several cities of Pakistan. In Lahore, for instance, it works out to 4,500 square feet while it works out to 5,400 square feet in some other cities. Kanal was once standardized and made equal to 605 square yards in tandem with Marla. It is also known to be equal to 505.87 square meters in the period of the British rule throughout India. Kanal is equivalent to 20 Marlas as well.

Relation between Hectare and Kanal

The relationship of hectare to Kanal is not hard to work out. You can readily convert between these two units if you know the value of 1 hectare to Kanal. A hectare equates to 19.76843052 Kanal while a Kanal also equates to 0.05058570526 hectares. This is the underlying value and link between the two units that you must know in order to undertake the conversion procedure.

How to Convert from Hectare to Kanal

You can readily convert hectare to Kanal by following a simple method. You already know the value of 1 hectare in terms of Kanal. You only have to multiply the figure in hectare by 19.76843052 to arrive at the final figure in Kanal. This is all you need to do for accomplishing the conversion process.

Formula for Converting Hectare to Kanal

The formula for converting hectare to Kanal is given below for your perusal-

Kanal = Hectare * 19.76843052.

 Hectare to Kanal Conversion Table

Current Use of Hectare

Hectare is one of the globally recognized land measurement units worldwide and is used in India for measurement of large land parcels or plots.

Current Use of Kanal

Kanal is one of the popular land measurement units in India and there are standardized definitions of the same as well.