Decimal to square feet in Bihar: 100 Decimals per Acre

1 Decimal = 435.6 square feet

The Bihar Record of Rights section of the DoLR glossary defines a Decimal as one hundredth of an Acre. On that scale, one Decimal is 435.6 square feet and five Decimals are 2,178 square feet. This guide covers Decimal, not Katha, Dhur, Bigha or Dismil.

Calculate using this scale

Where does this scale apply?

Uses the documented 100-Decimal-per-Acre scale. Match your land record.
Katha, Dhur, Bigha and Dismil naming need separate local evidence.

Match the measurement scale on your registry or Jamabandi. A familiar unit name can represent different areas in different places.

How to convert

Area in square feet = amount in Decimal × 435.6.

Example: 5 Decimal × 435.6 = 2178 square feet.

To convert back, divide the number of square feet by 435.6.

Conversion table

Decimal → square feet
Decimal	square feet
1 Decimal	435.6 square feet
2 Decimal	871.2 square feet
5 Decimal	2178 square feet
10 Decimal	4356 square feet
20 Decimal	8712 square feet
100 Decimal	43560 square feet

Sources and definitions

Glossary of Revenue Terms, state RoR sections
Department of Land Resources; CoE-LAM, YASHADA; hosted by LBSNAA
PDF p.53 / printed 37, sections 9.1 Acre and 9.2 De (Decimal)
Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Appendix C, printed C-23 / PDF p.23

Document titles retain their original language. Source verification establishes the named definition; it does not certify which scale your land record uses.

Decimal to square feet in Bihar: 100 Decimals per Acre

Where does this scale apply?

How to convert

Conversion table

Sources and definitions

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