Guntha to square feet
1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft = 2.5 cents = 101.17 sq m. One fortieth of an acre — 1,089 sq ft, which is 121 sq yards. Standard for agricultural land in the Deccan; 40 gunthas make an acre.
Typical plots this size
An area does not fix a shape — these are the common frontage × depth pairs that come to about this much. Open one to see what the rules let you build on it.
Gunthas to square feet
| guntha | sq ft |
|---|---|
| 1 guntha | 1,089 sq ft |
| 2 gunthas | 2,178 sq ft |
| 5 gunthas | 5,445 sq ft |
| 10 gunthas | 10,890 sq ft |
| 20 gunthas | 21,780 sq ft |
| 50 gunthas | 54,450 sq ft |
| 100 gunthas | 1,08,900 sq ft |
Square feet to gunthas
| sq ft | guntha |
|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | 0.9183 gunthas |
| 2,000 sq ft | 1.84 gunthas |
| 5,000 sq ft | 4.59 gunthas |
| 10,000 sq ft | 9.18 gunthas |
| 20,000 sq ft | 18.37 gunthas |
| 50,000 sq ft | 45.91 gunthas |
| 1,00,000 sq ft | 91.83 gunthas |
What 1 guntha looks like as a plot
1 guntha is 1,089 sq ft. That is an area, not a shape — and the shape is what decides whether it is a comfortable house or a corridor, because setbacks take a fixed strip off every boundary whatever the frontage.
- 32 × 34 ft — 1,088 sq ft (about 1 sq ft off)
- 35 × 31 ft — 1,085 sq ft (about 4 sq ft off)
- 30 × 36 ft — 1,080 sq ft (about 9 sq ft off)
Generate a floor plan for any of them and the rule engine computes the setbacks, FSI and floor count first, then draws a layout inside what is left.
Where these units are used
Guntha — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. One fortieth of an acre — 1,089 sq ft, which is 121 sq yards. Standard for agricultural land in the Deccan; 40 gunthas make an acre.
Square foot — All India. The unit almost every Indian property is finally priced in — builders quote ₹ per sq ft, and a plot's own dimensions are spoken in feet. Whatever unit a listing uses, the negotiation ends up here.
Other conversions
- Ground to sq ft — 1 ground = 2,400 sq ft — the Chennai land unit.
- Cent to sq ft — 1 cent = 435.6 sq ft — Tamil Nadu and Kerala land.
- Ground to cent — 1 ground = 5.51 cents — the two Tamil Nadu units.
- Ankanam to sq ft — 1 ankanam = 72 sq ft — Nellore and Tirupati.
- Sq yard to sq ft — 1 sq yard (gaj) = 9 sq ft exactly.
- Acre to cent — 1 acre = 100 cents, exactly by definition.
- Sq ft to sq m — Sale figures in feet, approval figures in metres.
Common questions
How many square feet in 1 guntha?
1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft. It is a definition rather than a measurement, so the figure is the same everywhere the unit is used.
How many gunthas in 1 square foot?
1 square foot = 0.000918 gunthas. A square foot is smaller than a guntha, so it takes more than one to make it up.
Where is the guntha used?
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. One fortieth of an acre — 1,089 sq ft, which is 121 sq yards. Standard for agricultural land in the Deccan; 40 gunthas make an acre.
Does an area tell me the plot's shape?
No — and this is where buyers get caught. The same area is a comfortable plot or an unbuildable ribbon depending on its frontage: setbacks eat a fixed strip off every side, so a narrow deep plot loses far more of its area than a square one. Always ask for the frontage and depth in feet, then check what the rules actually let you build on those dimensions.
These are unit definitions, not a survey. The area on a sale deed comes from the surveyed extent, which can differ from what a listing quotes — check the patta, the FMB sketch and the deed before you pay anything.