Uttar Pradesh Land Measurement Units
Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh, 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 UP Bhulekh before paying earnest money.
Official unit sizes in Uttar Pradesh
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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| Western Bigha (5 biswa) | 6,806.25 | 0.15625 | 632.3219 | — |
| Western Bigha (6.67 biswa) | 9,075 | 0.208333 | 843.0959 | Some districts |
| Eastern Bigha (Purvanchal/Lucknow) | 27,225 | 0.625 | 2,529.29 | 20 biswa |
| Biswa | 1,361.25 | 0.03125 | 126.4644 | UP/Bihar type — 1/20 of 27225 bigha |
| 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
Uttar Pradesh is split between the smaller Western Bigha (5-biswa, ~6,806 sq ft) used around Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, and Bulandshahr, an intermediate ~9,075 sq ft variant in some western districts, and the large Eastern/Purvanchal Bigha (27,225 sq ft) in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi divisions. A buyer from Delhi NCR moving east can easily misread a listing by 4× if they assume one state-wide standard.
Common pitfalls in Uttar Pradesh
- Applying Western UP Bigha math to Lucknow/Purvanchal listings (4× error).
- Assuming one Biswa size — UP Biswa is 1,361.25 sq ft (not 1,089).
- Mixing Gaj (square yard) with Bigha without converting through sq ft.