Kanal to acres

1 kanal = 0.125 acres

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

FromTo0.125

1 kanal = 0.125 ac

Formula

ac = kanal × 0.125

One kanal is 0.125 acres, so multiply by that factor. You can also divide by 8, the number of kanal in one acre. Here kanal is the value in kanal and ac is the result in acres.

Worked example: 2 kanal × 0.125 = 0.25 acres.

Kanal to acres table

kanal (kanal)	acres (ac)
1 kanal	0.125 ac
2 kanal	0.25 ac
3 kanal	0.375 ac
4 kanal	0.5 ac
5 kanal	0.625 ac
6 kanal	0.75 ac
7 kanal	0.875 ac
8 kanal	1 ac
9 kanal	1.125 ac
10 kanal	1.25 ac
15 kanal	1.875 ac
20 kanal	2.5 ac
25 kanal	3.125 ac
30 kanal	3.75 ac
40 kanal	5 ac
50 kanal	6.25 ac
60 kanal	7.5 ac
75 kanal	9.375 ac
100 kanal	12.5 ac

Everyday kanal in acres

What it is	kanal	ac
20 marla	1 kanal	0.125 ac
a large villa plot	2 kanal	0.25 ac
half an acre	4 kanal	0.5 ac
one acre	8 kanal	1 ac
two acres	16 kanal	2 ac

Quick estimate in your head

Multiply by about 5/4 × 0.1. For 2 kanal that gives 0.25 ac against an exact 0.25 ac, 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

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

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

Going the other way, 1 acre is 8 kanal.

Questions

How many acres are in 1 kanal?

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

How do I convert kanal to acres?

Use ac = kanal × 0.125. For example, 2 kanal × 0.125 = 0.25 acres.

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 two acres in acres?

16 kanal is 2 ac.

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

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