Gaj to Square Feet Converter: 1 to 1,000 Gaj Table (2026)

How to read this table

Gaj (गज) and square yard mean the same thing in land dealing: an area one yard by one yard. Since a yard is three feet, a square yard is 3 × 3 = 9 square feet. That is a fixed definition, not a local custom, so unlike bigha or biswa this conversion is the same in Delhi, Gurugram, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Dehradun. Our explainer gaj vs square yard vs square foot covers the history of the term; this page is the working table.

The table runs from 1 to 100 gaj in single steps, then 110 to 1,000 gaj in steps of ten. The square metre column uses 1 sq yd = 0.836127 sq m (0.9144 m squared) and the acre column uses 4,840 gaj per acre. All three derived columns are exact arithmetic rounded once.

Square metres matter because the circle rate (सर्किल रेट) in Delhi and much of NCR is notified per square metre, and because Rajasthan and UP records print hectares and square metres. Being able to move between gaj, square feet and square metres without a phone is a small but real advantage when a broker is quoting fast.

Gaj to square feet table (1 to 1,000 gaj)

Common plot sizes: 50, 100, 200, 500 gaj and more

Residential and farmhouse plots in NCR, Punjab and Haryana are marketed in a small set of standard gaj sizes. This table gives each in square feet, square metres, marla (the Punjab and Haryana record unit, 30.25 gaj) and acres, with one typical frontage and depth in feet that produces that area. The frontage figures are illustrations of shape, not a standard; plots of the same gaj come in many shapes.

A 100 gaj plot at 900 sq ft is close to 3 marla (90.75 gaj), which is why Punjab and Haryana sellers will describe roughly the same plot as "3 marla" and NCR sellers as "100 gaj". A 250 gaj plot is about 8.26 marla, and a 500 gaj plot about 16.5 marla. For the kanal and marla side of this see kanal to marla.

The formula

Square feet = gaj × 9. Gaj = square feet ÷ 9.

Square metres = gaj × 0.836127. Gaj = square metres × 1.19599. Square feet = square metres × 10.7639. Acres = gaj ÷ 4,840. Hectares = gaj × 0.836127 ÷ 10,000.

When a record prints square metres and a broker quotes gaj, this reverse table gives the gaj and square feet for typical record entries. One hectare is 11,959.9 gaj, and 4,047 square metres is one acre to the nearest square metre.

Three worked examples

Example 1: a 200 gaj plot in a Gurugram sector. 200 × 9 = 1,800 sq ft, or 167.23 sq m. If the circle rate for that sector is published per square metre, multiply it by 167.23 to get the minimum value on which stamp duty is assessed; if the collector rate is per square yard, multiply by 200. Our circle rate vs market rate guide explains why the two can diverge.

Example 2: a 500 gaj farmhouse plot on the Delhi fringe described as "4,500 square feet". 4,500 ÷ 9 = 500 gaj, so the two descriptions agree. In square metres it is 418.06; in acres it is 0.1033, about a tenth of an acre. If the record of rights shows 0.0418 ha (418 sq m) the plot matches; if it shows 0.0632 ha, the seller is quoting a different plot or including a road strip.

Example 3: a Delhi record shows 125 square metres and the seller says "150 gaj". 125 ÷ 0.836127 = 149.50 gaj, or 1,345.5 sq ft. The seller's 150 gaj is a fair rounding. Had the seller said 175 gaj, the gap would be 25 gaj (225 sq ft), about 17 percent, and the price per gaj should fall accordingly. See gaj, square yard and square foot in Delhi NCR.

Where gaj is used, and what the record says instead

• Delhi: plots are quoted in gaj, records and circle rates are in square metres. Convert with × 0.836127.
• Haryana: urban plots in gaj or square yards; rural records in kanal and marla (1 marla = 30.25 gaj); collector rates often per square yard or per acre.
• Punjab: same pattern as Haryana; a killa (किल्ला) is 4,840 gaj. See killa to bigha.
• Rajasthan: urban plots in gaj or square metres; rural records in hectares with bigha spoken. See bigha to gaj.
• Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand: gaj in towns, hectares in the khatauni, bigha or nali in speech.
• Himachal Pradesh: bigha and biswa or kanal and marla in records; gaj rarely used.

In every state the gaj-to-square-foot ratio is 9, so this table needs no state column. The state differences appear only when you go on to bigha, kanal or nali.

How to use this with your document

1. Find the area in the sale deed, allotment letter or record of rights. Note the unit: sq m, sq yd, sq ft or gaj. Our guide to reading land area in a sale deed shows where it appears.
2. Convert everything to square feet using × 9 (from gaj) or × 10.7639 (from sq m). Compare with the seller's quote; a difference of more than 2 to 3 percent should be explained.
3. Measure the plot on site: frontage × depth in feet for a rectangle. Compare with the record. Boundary pillars and the approved layout plan should agree; if not, call for demarcation before paying. See land demarcation (nishandehi).
4. Compute price per gaj and per square foot from the record area, and compare with the notified circle or collector rate for the location.
5. Make sure the deed states the area in one unit with the others in brackets, and that "gaj" means square yards rather than running yards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

• Farmland India: Gaj vs square yard vs square foot (1 gaj = 1 sq yd = 9 sq ft), read 24 October 2026
• Farmland India: Land measurement units in India, read 24 October 2026
• Farmland India: Kanal and marla in Haryana and Punjab (marla = 30.25 sq yd), read 24 October 2026