Marla, Kanal and Land Area Converter
Convert between marla, kanal, square feet, square yards, square metres, acres and hectares, using either of the two marla sizes used in Pakistan.
Housing schemes in Lahore and Islamabad mostly use 225 sq ft. Land revenue records use 272.25 sq ft, where 160 marla make an acre.
Square feet
2,250
- Kanal
- 0.5
- Square yards
- 250
- Square metres
- 209.0318
- Acres
- 0.0517
- Hectares
- 0.0209
10 marla is 2,250 square feet, using a 225 sq ft marla. That's 0.5 kanal or 0.0517 acres.
How it's worked out
- 1 marla in square feet225 sq ft
- Your area in square feet
10 × 2252,250 sq ft - Then into each unit
square feet ÷ the size of that unit6 units
Unit sizes used
| Unit | Square feet |
|---|---|
| Marla | 225 |
| Kanal | 4,500 |
| Square feet | 1 |
| Square yards | 9 |
| Square metres | 10.7639 |
| Acres | 43,560 |
| Hectares | 107,639.1042 |
- 1 kanal = 20 marla. Check which marla size your plot, society or deed uses before buying or selling.
Two different marlas
The marla isn't one fixed size. Housing schemes in Lahore and Islamabad mostly use 225 sq ft. The traditional revenue marla, used in land records, is 272.25 sq ft, which makes exactly 160 marla to an acre. Always check which one your plot, file or deed uses.
1 kanal = 20 marla · 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft · 1 sq yd = 9 sq ft · 1 sq m = 10.764 sq ft
Worked example
A 1 kanal house in a society using 225 sq ft marla is 20 × 225 = 4,500 sq ft, or 500 square yards and about 418 square metres.
Questions people ask
How many square feet are in 1 marla?
It depends where. Most housing societies and development authorities (LDA, CDA) use 225 sq ft. Land revenue records and many older areas use 272.25 sq ft.
How many marla are in a kanal?
20 marla make 1 kanal, so a kanal is 4,500 sq ft with a 225 sq ft marla, or 5,445 sq ft with a 272.25 sq ft marla.
How many marla are in an acre?
160 marla with the 272.25 sq ft marla (an acre is 43,560 sq ft), or about 193.6 marla with the 225 sq ft marla.
How big is a 10 marla plot?
2,250 sq ft (250 square yards) with a 225 sq ft marla, or 2,722.5 sq ft with a 272.25 sq ft marla.
About this calculator
Formula and rules last checked 25 October 2026Written and tested by the CalcPenguin teamReport a problem