Acres to kanal

1 acre = 8 kanal

Type a value in acres (ac) to get kanal (kanal) straight away. An acre is larger than a kanal, so the number goes up. Both units belong to area, measured here against the square meter.

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1 ac = 8 kanal

Formula

kanal = ac × 8

One acre is 8 kanal, so multiply the acre value by that factor. Here ac is the value in acres and kanal is the result in kanal.

Worked example: 2 acres × 8 = 16 kanal.

Acres to kanal table

acres (ac)	kanal (kanal)
1 ac	8 kanal
2 ac	16 kanal
3 ac	24 kanal
4 ac	32 kanal
5 ac	40 kanal
6 ac	48 kanal
7 ac	56 kanal
8 ac	64 kanal
9 ac	72 kanal
10 ac	80 kanal
15 ac	120 kanal
20 ac	160 kanal
25 ac	200 kanal
30 ac	240 kanal
40 ac	320 kanal
50 ac	400 kanal
60 ac	480 kanal
75 ac	600 kanal
100 ac	800 kanal

Everyday acres in kanal

What it is	ac	kanal
a quarter-acre house lot	0.25 ac	2 kanal
one acre	1 ac	8 kanal
a small farm field	2.5 ac	20 kanal
a smallholding	5 ac	40 kanal
one square mile	640 ac	5,120 kanal

Quick estimate in your head

Multiply by about 8. For 2 ac that gives 16 kanal against an exact 16 kanal, an error under 0.1%.

Watch out for

Because a kanal is 20 marla, any change in the local marla changes the kanal too.

About the units

Acre (ac). 43,560 square feet or about 4,047 m². Used for farmland and estates in India, the US and UK.

Kanal (kanal). 20 marla or 5,445 sq ft (1/8 acre) in the standard Punjab measure. Used in Punjab, Haryana and J&K.

Going the other way, 1 kanal is 0.125 acres.

Questions

How many kanal are in 1 acre?

1 acre is 8 kanal, and 1 kanal is 0.125 acres.

How do I convert acres to kanal?

Use kanal = ac × 8. For example, 2 acres × 8 = 16 kanal.

Is a marla always 272.25 sq ft?

No. The standard Punjab and Haryana marla is 272.25 sq ft, but some municipal records use 225 or 250 sq ft. Check the unit used on your registry.

How much is one square mile in kanal?

640 ac is 5,120 kanal.

Source for the conversion factor: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (units of area).

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