Gunta
Gunta also guntha is a measure of area. 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
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See also
- Conversion of units
- Acre-foot
- Acre
- Acre (Scots)
- Hectare
References
- "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.
- http://landsofmaharashtra.com/landmeasurementunits.html
- World Weights and Measures: Handbook for Statistians. New York: United Nations. 1966. p. 79.
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