Area Converter
Convert between square meters, acres, hectares, square feet, square miles, and more.
1 Sq. Meter equals…
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Sq. Millimeter (mm²) | 1000000 |
| Sq. Centimeter (cm²) | 10000 |
| Sq. Meter (m²) | 1 |
| Sq. Kilometer (km²) | 1.0000e-6 |
| Hectare (ha) | 0.0001 |
| Acre (ac) | 0.00024710516 |
| Sq. Inch (in²) | 1550.0031 |
| Sq. Foot (ft²) | 10.763915 |
| Sq. Yard (yd²) | 1.1959906 |
| Sq. Mile (mi²) | 3.8610e-7 |
Click any row to set it as the target unit.
About the Area Converter
Area measurement in India is a minefield of competing units: square feet and square meters in residential real estate, acres and hectares in agriculture, square yards in some regions, guntas and cents in South India, and bighas in the North. A plot of land sold as '1 acre' in Maharashtra may be very different from '1 bigha' in Bihar. This converter handles all common area units and regional Indian measures.
Area Conversion Reference
1 acre = 4,047 sq m = 43,560 sq ft = 40.47 cents · 1 hectare = 10,000 sq m = 2.47 acres
1 sq ft = 0.0929 sq m · 1 sq meter = 10.764 sq ft · Regional Indian: 1 cent = 40.47 sq m (South India) · 1 gunta = 101 sq m (Karnataka, Andhra) · 1 bigha varies by state: UP (2,529 sq m), MP (1,337 sq m), West Bengal (1,337 sq m)
Worked Example
Agricultural land of 3 acres - area in square feet and hectares
3 acres = 130,680 sq ft = 1.21 hectares = 12,141 sq m
Tips & Insights
- 1
Always confirm which standard 'bigha' means when buying agricultural land - it varies by 2-3x between states.
- 2
Apartment sizes in India are quoted in 'built-up area' (including walls) or 'carpet area' (usable floor space) - carpet area is 15-25% less.
- 3
RERA mandates that housing developments disclose sizes in carpet area only - compare projects on this basis.
Why this matters for you
Real estate in India involves trillions of rupees in transactions, many of which use regional area units unfamiliar to buyers from other states. A family from Delhi buying agricultural land in Karnataka may be quoted in guntas without knowing 1 gunta = 101 sq m. Instant, accurate area conversion prevents costly misunderstandings in property transactions.
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