India is popular for its diversification in features like the topography, inhabitants, culture, food, etc. Another vital segment which seems diversified in the country is the measuring of its landscape. Parts of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir widely uses Kanal as a predominant unit of appraising land area. Therefore, if someone from the east, say for example, from Bengal wants to buy a plot in the north then they will first have to know about how to convert Kanal to Square Meter land measurement units (i.e., the standard unit area) to estimate the value of the land area.
Similarly, there are parts of Bengal, that uses Bigha as a predominant unit, whereas, in the south, people are accustomed to incorporating Guntha, Cent, Ground, etc. Even though standard units like square metre, square yards, acres, etc. have mostly replaced the traditional units, yet these unit are still being used in many remote areas of the country. Therefore, conversion of such units to a standard unit like from Guntha to Square Meter or Ground to Square Meter becomes a necessity.
Let us take this discussion further and highlight a few conversion techniques of various traditional and modern units to Square Metres.
What is Square Meter?
As per the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Square Metre is the standard international unit of measuring area. It is recognized by the symbol m2.
- 1 Square Metre = 10.7639 Square Foot
- 1 Square Metre = 1.19599 Square Yard
- 1 Square Metre = 0.0001 Hectare
Adapting to Square Meters
Know about how to convert Kanal to Square Meter land measurement units
- Kanal is used in India and Pakistan as a unit of area.
- This traditional unit is popular in the northern states of the country like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
- It was once decreed as a standard unit during the British Era.
- It is equivalent to one-eighth of an acre or 4500 square feet.
- 1 Kanal = 505.857 Square Metres.
- To convert 20 Kanal to Square Meter, multiply 20 by 505.857. Thus, the value of 20 Kanal is 10,117.14 sq. m.
Ground to Square Meter
- The ground is a primitive unit of calculating area.
- It is popularly used in parts of Tamil Nadu.
- One Ground is equal to 203 square metres.
- If you want to convert 20 Ground to Square Meter, then multiply 20 by 203. The answer is 4,060 Square Metres.
- One Ground is also equivalent to 2,190 square feet. However, one Ground is commonly held as 2400 square feet of area.
Guntha to Square Meter
- Guntha is another traditional unit of area
- It is also commonly known as Gunta.
- Though popular in both India and Pakistan, yet Guntha lacks a standard size.
- It is predominantly being used to gauge small areas like a plot or a piece of land.
- One Gunta is equal to 101.1714 square metres.
- For example, to convert 20 Guntha to Square Meter, you will just have to derive the value in square metre by multiplying 20 into 101.1714. The value will be around 2,023.428 sq. m.
- You can take up similar calculations to become proficient in such conversion techniques.
- One Guntha is Square Yards is 120.999 square yards, whereas in Square Feet it is 1,089 sq. ft.
Biswa to Square Meter
- Biswa is a sub-division of Bigha.
- Biswa and Katha (or Katta) together form Bigha.
- Similar to Guntha and Ground, Biswa is also a primitive unit of area
- It is commonly practised in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- However, the size of this unit varies from one place to another.
- Value of one Biswa in Square Metre is 125.419104 Square Metre.
- Altering of Biswa to Square Meter can be simply implemented by multiplying with the above decimal number.
- Like 20 Biswa can be changed into Square Metre by multiplying it by 125.419104 sq. m. Thus, the answer would be 2,508.38208 sq. m.
Bigha to Square Meter
- Bigha is a popular unit of area in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
- In India, states like Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, etc. calculate land areas in Bigha.
- It is formerly known as Beegah.
- Sub-divisions of Bigha are Biswa and Katha.
- Since Bigha has no standard size, the value of One Bigha is estimated to be varying from 1,500 to 6,771 square metres. However, it is said that many remote areas could have a value as high as 12,400 square metres.
- Therefore, to convert Bigha to Square Meter, you will first have to find out the value of One Bigha into Square Metre of the particular area in which the land you are dealing with is comprised.
- For example, if you are buying a plot in West Bengal and the plot measures 20 Bighas, then how you will convert it into the standard Square Metre? Well, the value of One Bigha is 14,400 sq. ft. which is 1337.8038 square metres. Therefore, 20 x 1337.8038 = 26,756.076 sq. m. is the answer.
Ares/Are to Square Meter
- 100 Square Metres make an Are.
- Ares/are was once a recognized unit of area in the metric system.
- After the establishment of the SI Units (International System of Units), it was replaced by square metre.
- 20 Ares/Are to Square Meter would be 20 x 100, i.e., 2000 sq. m.
Square Feet to Square Metre
- Square Feet (singular -square foot) is listed as a world-renowned unit as it is recognized by both the Imperial and US customary systems of measuring area.
- The area of a square with each side measuring one foot is termed as a square foot.
- One square foot is equal to 0.092903 Square Metre.
- Conversion of 200 Square Feet to Square Meter can be taken up by multiplying 200 with 0.092903 to get the value that is 18.5806 sq. m.
- Square Feet is one of the most common and used units for measuring residential and commercial plots by real estate agents.
Square Yards to Square Metre
- Value of One Square Yard is equivalent to 0.836127 Square Metre.
- Square yard is also known as gaj or gaz in India and Pakistan.
- It is a popular unit of area in the western countries like the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
- A Square Yard can be understood as a square area with a length of one yard (i.e., three feet, thirty-six inches and 0.9144 metres) for each of its sides.
- To change 20 Square Yards to Square Meter, multiply 20 by 0.836127 sq. m.
- Therefore, 20 sq. yd. = 16.72254 sq. m.
Hectare to Square Metre
- Hectare is an area with each side measuring 100 metres.
- It is a non-SI metric unit of area.
- Huge landscapes like forests and agricultural land are measured by the help of Hectare.
- One Hectare is equal to 10,000 Square Metres.
- Conversion of Hectare to Square Meter is straightforward as 20 Hectare to Square Meter would be 20 x 10,000, i.e., 2,00,000 sq. m.
Acre to Square Metre
- Just like Hectare, Acre is also used to measure wide surface areas like cultivational plots and the woods.
- Both Imperial and US customary systems follow this unit of calculating area.
- It is defined as an area of one chain by one furlong which is thus, equal to 4047 square metres.
- You can calculate 20 Acre to Square Meter by taking up the following calculation i.e., 20 x 4047 = 80,940 m2.
Also Read Tips to Convert Square Yards to Kanal: Land Measurement
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FAQs
1. What is the standard unit of measuring area?
The standard unit as established by the International System of Units of measuring area is Square Meters.
2. How much is one Kanal in Square Metre?
One Kanal is 10,117.14 m2.
3. How much is one Square Kilometre in Square Metre?
1 Square Kilometre is equal to 1000000 Square Metres.
