1 Bigha in Madhya Pradesh
20 katha of 600 sq ft each
Short answer
Result
0.2755acre
1 bigha in Madhya Pradesh
1 bigha = 0.2755 acre (Madhya Pradesh)
- square feet
- 12,000
- square yards
- 1,333.33
- square metres
- 1,114.84
- hectares
- 0.1115
- Conversion rate used
- 1 acre = 3.63 bigha in Madhya Pradesh
- How this bigha is defined
- 1 bigha = 12,000 square feet — 20 katha of 600 sq ft each
At 12,000 sq ft the MP bigha is well under half the North Indian pucca bigha. Anyone applying the '1 acre = 1.6 bigha' shorthand in Madhya Pradesh will undercount their land by more than half.
One bigha in Madhya Pradesh, in every unit
Square feet
12,000
Square yards (gaj)
1,333.33
Square metres
1,114.84
Acres
0.2755
Hectares
0.1115
katha
20
Before you rely on this
At 12,000 sq ft the MP bigha is well under half the North Indian pucca bigha. Anyone applying the '1 acre = 1.6 bigha' shorthand in Madhya Pradesh will undercount their land by more than half.Bigha is not a standardised unit
Commonly-cited approximate figure — confirm the exact local value with your state or district land revenue department before any transaction.How big is one bigha in Madhya Pradesh?
One bigha in Madhya Pradesh measures 12,000 square feet. The same area is 1,333.33 square yards, 1,114.84 square metres, or about 0.2755 acres — and because an acre is fixed worldwide at exactly 43,560 square feet, one acre holds roughly 3.63 bigha. The figure derives from 20 katha of 600 sq ft each. In local practice the bigha divides into 20 katha, and most transactions are actually quoted in that sub-unit rather than in bigha. For scale, the smallest bigha in the country is 6,806.25 square feet and the largest is 27,225 — a fourfold spread across one country. The bigha is not a national standard: each state fixed its own, and several fixed more than one. These are commonly-cited reference figures rather than legal standards — the area recorded by your district land revenue office is what governs any transaction. Last checked 2026-08-03.
Sources
These are reference sources, not government notifications. The final authority is always your district land records office.
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Questions people ask
How many bigha are in one acre in Madhya Pradesh?
About 3.63 bigha, because the Madhya Pradesh bigha is 12,000 square feet and an acre is fixed at 43,560. This is a commonly-cited approximation — confirm the exact figure with your district land revenue office.
How many katha make one bigha in Madhya Pradesh?
20 katha to a bigha, which works out to about 600 square feet each. Sub-unit sizes vary by district more than the bigha itself does, so check locally before agreeing a price.
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Commonly-cited approximate figure — confirm the exact local value with your state or district land revenue department before any transaction.