Gunta

Unit of area

The gunta or guntha is a measure of area used in the Indian subcontinent, predominantly used in some South Asian countries. This unit is typically used to measure the size of a piece of land.

In India

• 1 anna = 7.5624 square yards = 6.3232 square metres
• 1 gunta = 120.999 square yards = 101.1714 square metres = 16 annas
• 1 guntha (R) = 33 ft (10 m) × 33 ft (10 m) = 1,089 sq ft (101.2 m²)^[1][2]
• 40 gunthas = 1.0 acre
• 4 acre = 1 fg

In Pakistan

Other units were used alongside Imperial measures^[3]

• 1 anna = 20.16 sq yd
• 6 anna = 1 guntha = 120 square yard
• 4 guntha = 1 jareeb = 484 square yard
• 4 jareeb = 1 kanee = 1936 square yard
• 10 jareeb = 1 acre = 4840 square yard
• 25 acres = 1 marabba

See also

• Conversion of units
• Acre-foot
• Acre
• Acre (Scots)
• Hectare

References

1. "About 1 lb. of seed per guntha (one-fortieth acre) is sown broadcast on the seed bed."Watt, George (1908). The Commercial Products of India. London: John Murray. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. "Land Measurement Units | Lands of Maharashtra".
3. World Weights and Measures: Handbook for Statistians. New York: United Nations. 1966. p. 79.