The revenue marla is 272.25 square feet (30.25 square yards) and a kanal is 20 marla (5,445 sq ft). Many urban colonies use a smaller marla of 225 sq ft, so a kanal there is 4,500 sq ft — check which one a seller means.
Example
A 10 marla house in Punjab
A “10 marla” house in Ludhiana on the revenue marla is 2,722.5 sq ft, about 302.5 square yards. If the colony uses the 225 sq ft marla instead, the same “10 marla” is only 2,250 sq ft — 472.5 sq ft less. At ₹6,000 per sq ft, that gap is worth about ₹28 lakh, so confirm the measure in the registry papers.
Figures are illustrative, not market rates.
Across India
- Punjab and Haryana revenue records: 1 marla = 272.25 sq ft, 20 marla = 1 kanal (5,445 sq ft), 8 kanal = 1 killa or acre.
- Many urban colonies and sector plots use a 225 sq ft marla, making a kanal 4,500 sq ft.
- Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir also use kanal and marla, with local differences in the base measure.
Questions about Marla and kanal
How many square feet is one kanal?
On the revenue measure, one kanal is 20 marla of 272.25 sq ft, which is 5,445 sq ft (about 505.9 square metres). Where the 225 sq ft marla is used, a kanal is 4,500 sq ft. Eight revenue kanal make one acre.
Why are there two different marlas?
The revenue marla comes from the karam, a land-measuring chain length, and some areas used a shorter karam. Urban development authorities and private colonies often adopted 225 sq ft as a round figure. Both are in use, so the registry deed or allotment letter decides which applies.
How do I convert marla to square yards?
Divide square feet by 9. A revenue marla of 272.25 sq ft is 30.25 square yards, and a 225 sq ft marla is 25 square yards. So a 5 marla plot is 151.25 or 125 square yards depending on the measure used.
Sources
- Punjab Land Records Society — Jamabandi · accessed
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