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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.

Rules last checked 12 November 2026Every step shown2 sources

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Punjab's housing-scheme rules use 225 sq ft in Lahore district and 272 sq ft in other districts. Revenue (patwari) records use 272.25 sq ft, where 160 marla make an acre. Islamabad (CDA) and Karachi plots are measured in square yards.

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. 1 marla in square feet225 sq ft
  2. Your area in square feet10 × 2252,250 sq ft
  3. Then into each unitsquare feet ÷ the size of that unit6 units
Unit sizes used
UnitSquare feet
Marla225
Kanal4,500
Square feet1
Square yards9
Square metres10.7639
Acres43,560
Hectares107,639.1042
  • 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. Punjab's housing-scheme rules use 225 sq ft in Lahore district (as do the LDA and DHA Lahore, and the FDA in Faisalabad district) and 272 sq ft in other districts. The traditional revenue marla, used in land records, is 272.25 sq ft, which makes exactly 160 marla to an acre. It is the traditional measure (9 square karams); we found no official text online that states it. Islamabad (CDA) and Karachi plots are measured in square yards instead. 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. In Lahore, the LDA, DHA Lahore and housing schemes use 225 sq ft, and so does the FDA in Faisalabad district. Punjab's housing-scheme rules use 272 sq ft in other districts, and land revenue (patwari) records use 272.25 sq ft. The rules round the larger marla to 272 sq ft; 272.25 is the exact revenue figure, a difference of 5 sq ft a kanal. Islamabad (CDA) and Karachi plots are measured in square yards, not marla.

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.

Formula and rules last checked 12 November 2026Written and tested by the CalculatorDex teamReport a problem

Sources: Punjab Private Housing Schemes Rules 2022, rule 2(1) · DHA Lahore Construction & Development Regulations 2026, definition (57)