Land UnitsUttarakhand uses two systems: nali and mutthi in the hills, and bigha and biswa in the plains districts. Training material of the Uttarakhand Academy of Administration at Nainital gives both.
Hills
- 1 nali = 16 mutthi
- 1 nali = 240 square yards = 2,160 square feet
- 1 nali = 0.02 hectare, so 50 nali make about a hectare
Plains
- 1 bigha = 82.5 feet × 82.5 feet = 6,806.25 square feet
- 1 bigha = 20 biswa = 0.0632 hectare
- 1 acre = 6.4 bigha = 6 bigha 8 biswa
Between the two
One bigha is 3.15 nali. One acre is about 20.17 nali. One biswa, a twentieth of the bigha, is 340.31 square feet, or about 2.5 mutthi.
Rounding in the document
The nali is given as 240 square yards and also as 0.02 hectare. These differ slightly: 240 square yards is 200.67 square metres, and 0.02 hectare is 200 square metres. Our converter uses 240 square yards. For a registry, use the figure in your own record.
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 nali in square feet?
1 nali is 2,160 square feet (240 square yards). Source: the Uttarakhand Academy of Administration.
What is 1 mutthi in square feet?
1 mutthi is 135 square feet (15 square yards). Source: the Uttarakhand Academy of Administration.
What is 1 bigha (Uttarakhand) in square feet?
1 bigha (Uttarakhand) is 6,806.25 square feet (756.25 square yards). Source: the Uttarakhand Academy of Administration.
Sources
- Revenue Records and Arrangement of Holdings (training material), Uttarakhand Academy of Administration, Nainital, conversion page. Open the document