Kanal and Marla to Square Feet Converter

How to convert kanal and marla to square feet

1. Enter the value and the unit. Choose kanal or marla, or convert from acres, hectares or square feet.
2. Click Convert. The result appears in square feet, square yards, square metres, acres and hectares, and as a mixed value such as 2 kanal 10 marla.
3. Check the size. The standard marla is 272.25 sq ft (30.25 sq yd) and a kanal is 20 marla. If your record uses another kanal size, type it into Custom size.
4. Or convert a list. Paste many values, one per line, and download the table as a CSV.

The formulas

1 marla = 272.25 sq ft = 30.25 sq yd
1 kanal = 20 marla = 5,445 sq ft = 605 sq yd
1 acre  = 8 kanal = 160 marla

A marla is 9 square karam; a karam is 5.5 ft, so a square karam is 30.25 sq ft and a marla is 9 × 30.25 = 272.25 sq ft. Results use the exact definitions 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft and 1 sq ft = 0.09290304 m².

Worked examples

A mixed value such as 2 kanal 10 marla is 2 × 5,445 + 10 × 272.25 = 13,612.5 sq ft, or 0.3125 acre.

Where kanal and marla are used

These units are used in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan. The sizes above are the standard ones. A few areas use different definitions, so check your record and use Custom size if needed.

Common mistakes

• Confusing marla with a square yard. A marla is 30.25 sq yd, not one.
• Adding kanal and marla as decimals. 2 kanal 10 marla is 2.5 kanal, not 2.10. Ten marla is half a kanal.
• Treating a kanal as a fixed fraction of a bigha. Some records define a bigha as 4 kanal (21,780 sq ft) but other sources differ; check your own record.
• Mixing 20 and 8. There are 20 marla in a kanal and 8 kanal in an acre.

What this converter does and does not do

• Standard sizes. It uses 272.25 sq ft per marla and 20 marla per kanal. Custom size changes the kanal; the marla is always a twentieth of it.
• Exact arithmetic. The conversion is exact for the chosen sizes.
• No legal or valuation advice. Use the area in your registered documents for any transaction.
• Runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

Related converters

For bigha see bigha to acre. For other regional units see katha to square feet and guntha to acre. The Unit Converter handles other area units, and the polygon area calculator measures a plot from coordinates.