Land UnitsJharkhand records are kept in acres and dismil, while plots in towns are bought and sold by the katha. The Government of India land records data standard lists both for the state.
The official figures
- 1 acre = 4,046.94 square metres
- 1 dismil = 40.46 square metres, one hundredth of an acre
- 1 katha = 66.89 square metres, which is 720 square feet
Katha and dismil
One katha is about 1.65 dismil, and one dismil is about 0.6 katha. An acre holds 100 dismil, or 60.5 katha.
Worked example
A plot of 3 katha is 3 × 720 = 2,160 square feet, which is 4.96 dismil. A plot of 10 dismil is 4,356 square feet, which is 6.05 katha.
A caution on dhur
The standard's table also has a line for the dhur. Its value there does not fit with the katha in the usual way, so we have left dhur out of the converter instead of printing a doubtful number.
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
What is 1 katha (Jharkhand) in square feet?
1 katha (Jharkhand) is 719.998 square feet (79.9998 square yards). Source: the Government of India land records data standard.
What is 1 cent (decimal, dismil) in square feet?
1 cent (decimal, dismil) is 435.6 square feet (48.4 square yards). 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