Jharkhand Land Measurement Units
Jharkhand does not share one national "standard Bigha." Revenue offices, farmers, and city brokers may use different unit sizes — and the wrong assumption can change an quoted plot area by 25% to 400%. This hub lists every variable unit BhumiMeter tracks for Jharkhand, with square-foot, acre, and square-metre equivalents computed from our verified data file (not AI estimates). Use the pre-set converter below, then cross-check on your state land-records portal before paying earnest money.
Official unit sizes in Jharkhand
Square feet per 1 unit — plus acre & square metre from BhumiMeter's conversion engine.
| Unit | Sq ft | Acre | Sq m | Notes |
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| Bigha | 27,220 | 0.624885 | 2,528.82 | — |
| Biswa | 1,361.25 | 0.03125 | 126.4644 | — |
| Biswansi | 68.0625 | 0.001563 | 6.3232 | 1/20 of Biswa — computed from state Biswa value |
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What brokers & patwaris actually use
Jharkhand largely follows Bihar-era units: Bigha ~27,220 sq ft (some tables round to 27,225), Biswa 1,361.25 sq ft. Mining and tribal land transfers may list hectare on government forms while local oral quotes stay in Bigha.
Common pitfalls in Jharkhand
- Verifying only the broker's conversion, not the government Khasra/Khatian area.
- Signing on square feet when the registered deed lists Bigha or Katha.
- Using another state's Bigha standard from memory or a generic Google result.