1 Bigha in West Bengal
1,600 sq yd = 20 katha (exactly 40/121 acre)
Short answer
Result
0.3306acre
1 bigha in West Bengal
1 bigha = 0.3306 acre (West Bengal)
- square feet
- 14,400
- square yards
- 1,600
- square metres
- 1,337.8
- hectares
- 0.1338
- Conversion rate used
- 1 acre = 3.025 bigha in West Bengal
- How this bigha is defined
- 1 bigha = 14,400 square feet — 1,600 sq yd = 20 katha (exactly 40/121 acre)
One of the few states where the bigha is effectively standardised, which makes the 3.025 bigha-per-acre figure unusually reliable here. The same 14,400 sq ft bigha is used in Bangladesh.
One bigha in West Bengal, in every unit
Square feet
14,400
Square yards (gaj)
1,600
Square metres
1,337.8
Acres
0.3306
Hectares
0.1338
katha
20
Before you rely on this
One of the few states where the bigha is effectively standardised, which makes the 3.025 bigha-per-acre figure unusually reliable here. The same 14,400 sq ft bigha is used in Bangladesh.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 West Bengal?
One bigha in West Bengal measures 14,400 square feet. The same area is 1,600 square yards, 1,337.8 square metres, or about 0.3306 acres — and because an acre is fixed worldwide at exactly 43,560 square feet, one acre holds roughly 3.025 bigha. The figure derives from 1,600 sq yd = 20 katha (exactly 40/121 acre). 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 West Bengal?
About 3.025 bigha, because the West Bengal bigha is 14,400 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 West Bengal?
20 katha to a bigha, which works out to about 720 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.