Land UnitsThe guntha, also written gunta, is the small unit of farm and plot land in the Deccan. The land records data standard records it for Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka as 40 guntha to the acre. It is also the everyday unit in Maharashtra and Telangana.
The size
An acre is 43,560 square feet. One fortieth of that is 1,089 square feet, which is a square of 33 feet by 33 feet, or 121 square yards. In metric it is about 101.17 square metres; the data standard rounds this to "100 square metres, around 1,100 square feet".
Acre and guntha together
Records in these states write an area as acres and guntha, for example 2 acres 15 guntha, often shown as 2-15 or 2.15. Take care with the second form: 2.15 here does not mean 2.15 acres. It means 2 acres and 15 guntha, which is 2 + 15/40 = 2.375 acres.
Guntha and cent
Both divide the acre, one into 40 parts and the other into 100. So 1 guntha is 2.5 cents, and 1 cent is 0.4 guntha. A plot of 6 guntha is 15 cents, or 6,534 square feet.
Worked example
A layout plot is 30 feet by 40 feet, that is 1,200 square feet. In guntha it is 1,200 ÷ 1,089 = 1.10 guntha.
Guntha (gunta): ready table
| Guntha | Square feet | Square yards | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,089 | 121 | 0.025 |
| 2 | 2,178 | 242 | 0.05 |
| 3 | 3,267 | 363 | 0.075 |
| 4 | 4,356 | 484 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 5,445 | 605 | 0.125 |
| 6 | 6,534 | 726 | 0.15 |
| 7 | 7,623 | 847 | 0.175 |
| 8 | 8,712 | 968 | 0.2 |
| 9 | 9,801 | 1,089 | 0.225 |
| 10 | 10,890 | 1,210 | 0.25 |
| 15 | 16,335 | 1,815 | 0.375 |
| 20 | 21,780 | 2,420 | 0.5 |
| 25 | 27,225 | 3,025 | 0.625 |
| 30 | 32,670 | 3,630 | 0.75 |
| 40 | 43,560 | 4,840 | 1 |
| 50 | 54,450 | 6,050 | 1.25 |
| 75 | 81,675 | 9,075 | 1.875 |
| 100 | 1,08,900 | 12,100 | 2.5 |
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 guntha (gunta)?
1 guntha (gunta) is 1,089 square feet, which is 121 square yards or 101.17 square metres. Source: the Government of India land records data standard.
Sources
- Meta Data and Data Standards (MDDS), Annexure IV, code directory CD00.01 Measurement units, Table 1.3 Conversion Factors. Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India; the table credits the Department of Land Resources. Open the document