How do you convert acre to kanal?

Multiply the number of acre by 43,560 to get square feet, then divide by 5,445. The calculator above does both steps.

Is the kanal the same size everywhere in India?

No. Marla, kanal, bigha, biswa, killa and murabba all vary by state, and a bigha in Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh is a different size from a Haryana bigha. The values used here are the Haryana ones, which are what apply to Gurugram land records — confirm the state before relying on any conversion.

Which unit are Gurugram properties actually sold in?

Apartments are quoted in square feet. Plots and builder floors are usually quoted in square yards, which people locally call gaj, and larger plots in marla or kanal. Agricultural land is transacted in killa, which is an acre.

Acre to Kanal Converter

One acre equals 8 kanal. Convert any quantity below, and see what the size means for a plot in Gurugram.

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1 Acre = 8 Kanal

Marla, kanal, bigha, biswa, killa and murabba differ by state. The values used here are the Haryana ones, which is what applies to Gurugram land records.

Buying in Gurugram?

Know the plot size. Now see what it costs.

Gurugram plots are quoted in gaj and marla, and the same size is priced very differently across corridors. An advisor can tell you what this size actually goes for in the sector you are looking at.

Conversion table

Acre to Kanal at a glance

Acre	Kanal
1 Acre	8 Kanal
2 Acre	16 Kanal
3 Acre	24 Kanal
4 Acre	32 Kanal
5 Acre	40 Kanal
10 Acre	80 Kanal
20 Acre	160 Kanal
25 Acre	200 Kanal
50 Acre	400 Kanal
100 Acre	800 Kanal
500 Acre	4,000 Kanal
1,000 Acre	8,000 Kanal

How many Kanal in one Acre?

One acre is 43,560 square feet and one kanal is 5,445 square feet, so the conversion is a straight division between the two.

About the acre

Standard across India for land parcels. Eight kanal, four Haryana bigha, or 4,840 square yards.

About the kanal

Twenty marla. A one-kanal plot is the classic large Haryana residential plot.

Common questions

Acre to Kanal, answered

One acre equals 8 kanal. One acre is 43,560 square feet and one kanal is 5,445 square feet.

Convert Acre to other units

Acre to Square Feet1 acre = 43,560 square feet Acre to Square Yard1 acre = 4,840 square yard Acre to Square Metre1 acre = 4,046.86 square metre Acre to Square Karam1 acre = 1,440 square karam Acre to Marla1 acre = 160 marla Acre to Biswa1 acre = 80 biswa Acre to Kanal1 acre = 8 kanal Acre to Bigha1 acre = 4 bigha Acre to Killa1 acre = 1 killa Acre to Murabba1 acre = 0.04 murabba Acre to Hectare1 acre = 0.404686 hectare Acre to Ground1 acre = 18.15 ground Acre to Cent1 acre = 100 cent

Convert other units to Kanal

Square Feet to Kanal1 square feet = 0.000184 kanal Square Yard to Kanal1 square yard = 0.001653 kanal Square Metre to Kanal1 square metre = 0.001977 kanal Square Karam to Kanal1 square karam = 0.005556 kanal Marla to Kanal1 marla = 0.05 kanal Biswa to Kanal1 biswa = 0.1 kanal Bigha to Kanal1 bigha = 2 kanal Killa to Kanal1 killa = 8 kanal Acre to Kanal1 acre = 8 kanal Murabba to Kanal1 murabba = 200 kanal Hectare to Kanal1 hectare = 19.7684 kanal Ground to Kanal1 ground = 0.440771 kanal Cent to Kanal1 cent = 0.08 kanal