{
    "name": "Land Area Unit Converter",
    "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/land-unit-conversion-calculator",
    "markdown": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/land-unit-conversion-calculator.md",
    "category": "Real estate",
    "description": "Convert land area between acres, hectares, square feet and metres, ares, cents, gunthas, grounds, tsubo, rai, mu, dunams and feddans.",
    "summary": "Land is measured in many units around the world. This converter uses exact definitions for each, including customary units fixed in terms of the acre, the foot or the metre.",
    "also_called": [
        "Land measurement converter",
        "Acre converter"
    ],
    "applies_to": "Worldwide",
    "last_updated": "2026-10-29",
    "computation": "Results are computed in the visitor’s browser on the HTML page. This API describes the calculator; it does not compute results.",
    "inputs": [
        {
            "name": "value",
            "label": "Area",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "1"
        },
        {
            "name": "from",
            "label": "From",
            "type": "select",
            "default": "acre",
            "options": {
                "sqm": "Square metres (m²)",
                "sqft": "Square feet (sq ft)",
                "sqyd": "Square yards (sq yd)",
                "acre": "Acres",
                "hectare": "Hectares (ha)",
                "are": "Ares (100 m²)",
                "sqkm": "Square kilometres (km²)",
                "sqmi": "Square miles",
                "cent": "Cents (1/100 acre)",
                "guntha": "Gunthas (1/40 acre)",
                "ground": "Grounds (2,400 sq ft)",
                "tsubo": "Tsubo / pyeong (400/121 m²)",
                "dunam": "Dunams (metric, 1,000 m²)",
                "rai": "Rai (1,600 m²)",
                "mu": "Mu (666⅔ m²)",
                "feddan": "Feddans (4,200 m²)"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "to",
            "label": "To",
            "type": "select",
            "default": "sqft",
            "options": {
                "sqm": "Square metres (m²)",
                "sqft": "Square feet (sq ft)",
                "sqyd": "Square yards (sq yd)",
                "acre": "Acres",
                "hectare": "Hectares (ha)",
                "are": "Ares (100 m²)",
                "sqkm": "Square kilometres (km²)",
                "sqmi": "Square miles",
                "cent": "Cents (1/100 acre)",
                "guntha": "Gunthas (1/40 acre)",
                "ground": "Grounds (2,400 sq ft)",
                "tsubo": "Tsubo / pyeong (400/121 m²)",
                "dunam": "Dunams (metric, 1,000 m²)",
                "rai": "Rai (1,600 m²)",
                "mu": "Mu (666⅔ m²)",
                "feddan": "Feddans (4,200 m²)"
            }
        }
    ],
    "outputs": [
        {
            "key": "result",
            "label": "Converted area",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "sq_m",
            "label": "Square metres",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "sq_ft",
            "label": "Square feet",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "acres",
            "label": "Acres",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "hectares",
            "label": "Hectares",
            "format": "number"
        }
    ],
    "formula": {
        "text": "Result = Area × (m² per From unit) ÷ (m² per To unit);  1 acre = 43,560 sq ft = 4,046.8564224 m²;  1 ha = 10,000 m²",
        "variables": {
            "m² per unit": "1 sq ft = 0.09290304 m²; 1 cent = 1/100 acre; 1 guntha = 1/40 acre; 1 ground = 2,400 sq ft; 1 tsubo = 400/121 m²; 1 rai = 1,600 m²; 1 mu = 666⅔ m²; 1 dunam = 1,000 m²; 1 feddan = 4,200 m²"
        }
    },
    "worked_example": {
        "inputs": {
            "value": "1",
            "from": "acre",
            "to": "sqft"
        },
        "steps": [
            "1 acre = 4,046.8564224 m² by definition.",
            "4,046.8564224 ÷ 0.09290304 = 43,560 sq ft.",
            "In hectares: 4,046.856 ÷ 10,000 = 0.404686 ha."
        ],
        "result": "One acre is exactly 43,560 square feet, or about 0.4047 hectares."
    },
    "interpretation": "Customary units such as the bigha, kanal and marla vary by state or district, so they are left out rather than given a misleading single value. Check the local definition and convert through square feet.",
    "assumptions": [
        "International (not US survey) foot: 1 ft = 0.3048 m.",
        "The dunam is the metric dunam of 1,000 m²."
    ],
    "limitations": [
        "Results are rounded to six decimal places."
    ],
    "rules": null,
    "faqs": [
        {
            "question": "How many cents are in an acre?",
            "answer": "100. A cent is one-hundredth of an acre, 435.6 square feet, a unit used in South India."
        },
        {
            "question": "What is the difference between a hectare and an acre?",
            "answer": "A hectare is 10,000 m²; an acre is 4,046.86 m². One hectare is about 2.471 acres."
        }
    ],
    "sources": [],
    "related": [
        {
            "name": "Land Plot Area Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/land-plot-area-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Length Converter",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/length-converter"
        }
    ],
    "disclaimer": null,
    "publisher": "GM¹X CalcVerse"
}