Punjab Land Measurement Units
Punjab 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 Punjab, 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 Punjab Land Records before paying earnest money.
Official unit sizes in Punjab
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 (verify locally) | 9,070 / 21,780 | 0.208219 | 842.6314 | 9070 (2-kanal view) vs 21780 (20-biswa/4-kanal view) — verify locally |
| Biswa | 1,089 | 0.025 | 101.1715 | Haryana/Punjab/Raj/HP type |
| Biswansi | 54.45 | 0.00125 | 5.0586 | 1/20 of Biswa — computed from state Biswa value |
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What brokers & patwaris actually use
Punjab rural property is often discussed in Kanal-Marla (8 Kanal = 1 acre), but older deeds still say Bigha. The Bigha dispute (9,070 vs 21,780 sq ft) maps to whether the speaker thinks in 2-Kanal or 4-Kanal/20-biswa terms. Urban Mohali and Ludhiana plots are usually in square yards (Gaj) or square feet.
Common pitfalls in Punjab
- Not resolving the 9,070 vs 21,780 sq ft Bigha dispute before token payment.
- Conflating Kanal-Marla quotes with Bigha from an older deed.