Land UnitsIn Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, house plots are sold by the gaj. A gaj is a yard, 3 feet long. When people say "100 gaj plot" they mean 100 square yards.
The size
A square yard is 3 feet by 3 feet, so 1 gaj = 9 square feet. In metric it is 0.836 square metre. Going the other way, 1 square metre is 1.196 gaj.
Common plot sizes
| Plot | Square feet | Square metres | Marla |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 gaj | 450 | 41.81 | 1.65 |
| 60 gaj | 540 | 50.17 | 1.98 |
| 75 gaj | 675 | 62.71 | 2.48 |
| 100 gaj | 900 | 83.61 | 3.31 |
| 125 gaj | 1,125 | 104.52 | 4.13 |
| 150 gaj | 1,350 | 125.42 | 4.96 |
| 200 gaj | 1,800 | 167.23 | 6.61 |
| 250 gaj | 2,250 | 209.03 | 8.26 |
| 300 gaj | 2,700 | 250.84 | 9.92 |
| 400 gaj | 3,600 | 334.45 | 13.22 |
| 500 gaj | 4,500 | 418.06 | 16.53 |
| 1,000 gaj | 9,000 | 836.13 | 33.06 |
Gaj and marla
One marla is 30.25 gaj. So a 5 marla plot is 151.25 gaj, and a 100 gaj plot is 3.31 marla. Sellers often round these, so ask for the exact figure in the registry.
Length gaj and area gaj
Cloth is sold by the gaj as a length; land by the gaj as an area. A plot "30 gaj by 10 gaj" is 300 square gaj, which is 2,700 square feet, not 300 feet of anything. When a seller gives one number, check which he means.
Square yard (gaj): ready table
| Square yards (gaj) | Square feet | Square yards | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.0002 |
| 2 | 18 | 2 | 0.0004 |
| 3 | 27 | 3 | 0.0006 |
| 4 | 36 | 4 | 0.0008 |
| 5 | 45 | 5 | 0.001 |
| 6 | 54 | 6 | 0.0012 |
| 7 | 63 | 7 | 0.0014 |
| 8 | 72 | 8 | 0.0017 |
| 9 | 81 | 9 | 0.0019 |
| 10 | 90 | 10 | 0.0021 |
| 15 | 135 | 15 | 0.0031 |
| 20 | 180 | 20 | 0.0041 |
| 25 | 225 | 25 | 0.0052 |
| 30 | 270 | 30 | 0.0062 |
| 40 | 360 | 40 | 0.0083 |
| 50 | 450 | 50 | 0.0103 |
| 75 | 675 | 75 | 0.0155 |
| 100 | 900 | 100 | 0.0207 |
For a sale, a loan or a court paper, go by your own revenue record. Local units can differ between districts and between old and new records. The sizes here were read in the official documents named under Sources on 11 November 2026. This site is not a government site and gives no legal advice.
Questions people ask
How many square feet is 1 square yard (gaj)?
1 square yard (gaj) is 9 square feet, which is 1 square yards or 0.84 square metres. Source: definition.
Sources
- Fixed by definition: the international yard is exactly 0.9144 metre, a square yard is 9 square feet and an acre is 4,840 square yards.