Marla to square feet in Haryana: post-Bandobust 66-inch scale

1 Marla = 272.25 square feet

MDDS distinguishes Haryana's post-Bandobust (settlement) scale from other settlement systems. Here, a Karam is 66 inches, a Sarsahi is a square Karam, nine Sarsahis form a Marla and twenty Marlas form a Kanal. One Marla therefore equals 272.25 square feet and one Kanal equals 5,445 square feet.

Calculate using this scale

Where does this scale apply?

Other settlement systems are documented for Haryana. Select the convention matching the land record.

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 Marla × 272.25.

Example: 5 Marla × 272.25 = 1361.25 square feet.

To convert back, divide the number of square feet by 272.25.

Conversion table

Marla → square feet
Marla	square feet
1 Marla	272.25 square feet
2 Marla	544.5 square feet
5 Marla	1361.25 square feet
10 Marla	2722.5 square feet
20 Marla	5445 square feet
100 Marla	27225 square feet

Sources and definitions

MDDS Demographic v1.1, Annexure IV, CD00.01, Table 1.3
Government of India; measurement directory attributed to Department of Land Records
PDF p.141, After Bandobust
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.

Marla to square feet in Haryana: post-Bandobust 66-inch scale

Where does this scale apply?

How to convert

Conversion table

Sources and definitions

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