Land UnitsDivide kanal by 8. Farm land is usually said in killa and kanal together: 20 kanal is 2 killa 4 kanal, which is 2.5 acres.
The rule
Acres = kanal × 0.125
Table
| Kanal | Acres | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.125 | 0.0506 |
| 2 | 0.25 | 0.1012 |
| 3 | 0.375 | 0.1518 |
| 4 | 0.5 | 0.2023 |
| 5 | 0.625 | 0.2529 |
| 6 | 0.75 | 0.3035 |
| 7 | 0.875 | 0.3541 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.4047 |
| 9 | 1.125 | 0.4553 |
| 10 | 1.25 | 0.5059 |
| 15 | 1.875 | 0.7588 |
| 20 | 2.5 | 1.0117 |
| 25 | 3.125 | 1.2646 |
| 30 | 3.75 | 1.5176 |
| 40 | 5 | 2.0234 |
| 50 | 6.25 | 2.5293 |
| 75 | 9.375 | 3.7939 |
| 100 | 12.5 | 5.0586 |
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 acres is 1 kanal?
1 kanal is 0.125 acres.
How do I change acres to kanal?
Multiply by 8. 1 acre is 8 kanal.
About these units
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.
- 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