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

See also

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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