Bigha to square feet in Meerut: historical 1904 standard scale

1 Bigha = 27225 square feet

The 1904 Meerut gazetteer documents a standard Bigha of 3,025 square yards, equal to 27,225 square feet. The same gazetteer says the local Bigha was usually about one-third of this; that smaller Bigha is not converted here. This historical evidence does not establish present use or an Uttar Pradesh-wide Bigha.

Calculate using this scale

Where does this scale apply?

Uses the standard 3,025-square-yard Bigha. The same gazetteer says the local Bigha was usually about one-third of this; that smaller Bigha is outside this choice.
Historical documentation does not establish present use; Biswa subdivisions are outside this choice.

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 Bigha × 27225.

Example: 5 Bigha × 27225 = 136125 square feet.

To convert back, divide the number of square feet by 27225.

Conversion table

Bigha → square feet
Bigha	square feet
1 Bigha	27225 square feet
2 Bigha	54450 square feet
5 Bigha	136125 square feet
10 Bigha	272250 square feet
20 Bigha	544500 square feet
100 Bigha	2722500 square feet

Sources and definitions

Meerut: A Gazetteer, Volume IV of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
United Provinces Government, H. R. Nevill, I.C.S.; Government Press, Allahabad; original digitized by GIPE
PDF p.67 / printed p.64, Weights and measures
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.

Bigha to square feet in Meerut: historical 1904 standard scale

Where does this scale apply?

How to convert

Conversion table

Sources and definitions

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