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Bigha, kanal, biswa, marla, nali and guntha vary by state and often by district. Conversion tables, calculators and the local rules behind each unit across North India.
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A hectare to bigha table for every North Indian bigha size, with the formula, how to read hectare-are-square metre entries and three worked examples.
Why UP's Bigha varies nearly 4x by district — the western vs eastern clusters, the settlement-era history, and figures we couldn't verify.
A comparison table of bigha use by state that flags values we could not confirm and shows how to read the unit in your own record.
We could not find documented support for a Greater Noida three bigha anomaly, and this page shows how to check bigha use in your record.
Biswa is a part of a bigha whose size varies by state, so read the unit definition in your record before converting.
A buyer's guide to the area clause of a sale deed and how to cross-check it.
Dhur, kattha and dismil explained for buyers in Bihar and eastern UP, with only definition-based conversions.
A killa is commonly one acre and a murabba a square block of killas, but you must confirm both against your own record.
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