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Let me make it easy for you to understand, How Land Measurements are done in Punjab. Basically in Punjab Plots are measured by Standard units like Kanal & Marla. I know that most of us are non-familiar with these land measurement units, That’s why I wrote this article about How Marla is calculated?
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There are many traditional terms you must be unaware of, in which the land in Punjab is being measured. Some of them are standardized but some of them are still carrying forward in Punjab and also in some other states.
There are some terms like,
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Biswas, Karmas, Kanaal, Gaz, Bigha, Sarai, Square yards,
These are some of the measurement units of an area of land, we will be talking forward. Some units are standardized and some carrying forward as it is.
Kothis (residential homes) and Havelis (traditional mansions) are measured in Marla and Kanaal. Most are 2 to 4 Kanaal but the big ones can be anything from 4 to 6 Kanaal.
Understand Kanal Land Unit
Kanal is a Land Unit, 1 Kanal has equaled to 505 sq meters or 20 Marla & around 0.125 Killa. Kanal is the most used land measurement unit in Punjab.
Let,s discuss this in details,
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How is Kanal calculated? and How Kanal is being measured?
Kanal is a land area of traditional unit In India it is mostly used in the states of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir. In Punjab particular area of land is being measured differently than that of urban areas of our country. Now in urban areas, its use is declined in land measurements as it is standardized to square feet, square meters, and square yards Where there was in British rule the marla and Kanal were standardized so that Kanal equals exactly 605 square yards or 1/8 acre.
Here’s the answer to the most asked question related to Kanal
How many Kanal are there in Bigha?
- 1 Kanal equals 0.5 Bigha
- 2 Kanal equals 1 Bigha
- 1 Bhiga equals 2 Kanal
How can we convert Kanal to Bigha?
Simply, (Kanal/2) = Bigha
For, Example (Kanal/2)
If we calculate How many Bigha are there in 1 Kanal ?, Then by using equation (Kanal/2)
= 1/2 = 0.5 Bigha
Kanal to Gaj In Punjab
1 Kanal equal to 610 sq Gaj. The size of Gaj in length is equal to 3 feet. One Gaj is equal to 9 square feet.‘Gaj’ must be also a unique and new term for you but it’s a traditional unit of land measurement. It is also spelled as Guz or Gaj. Gaj is square Gaj when we talk about land measurement but just for the sake of simplicity, the square word is omitted maximum times. It is mostly used in various parts of India for land measurement.
How many Gaj is in a Killa?
1 Killa equals 4840 Gaj. 1 Gaj is equal to 3 feet as we discussed, But it’s not a trusted method for land measurement, Gaj is only used for Simplicity.
How many Gaj is 1 Bigha?
We can calculate 1 Gaj into Bigha, But the value comes is not useful in accordance to
How much is a Bigha?