Square yard to square feet
1 square yard = 9 sq ft = 0.0207 cents = 0.8361 sq m. Called gaj in the north and sq yard around Hyderabad. Exactly 9 sq ft, because a yard is 3 ft — the one Indian land unit with no regional ambiguity at all.
Square yards to square feet
| sq yard | sq ft |
|---|---|
| 1 sq yard | 9 sq ft |
| 2 sq yards | 18 sq ft |
| 5 sq yards | 45 sq ft |
| 10 sq yards | 90 sq ft |
| 20 sq yards | 180 sq ft |
| 50 sq yards | 450 sq ft |
| 100 sq yards | 900 sq ft |
Square feet to square yards
| sq ft | sq yard |
|---|---|
| 1 sq ft | 0.1111 sq yards |
| 2 sq ft | 0.2222 sq yards |
| 5 sq ft | 0.5556 sq yards |
| 10 sq ft | 1.11 sq yards |
| 20 sq ft | 2.22 sq yards |
| 50 sq ft | 5.56 sq yards |
| 100 sq ft | 11.11 sq yards |
Where these units are used
Square yard — North India, Hyderabad, Telangana. Called gaj in the north and sq yard around Hyderabad. Exactly 9 sq ft, because a yard is 3 ft — the one Indian land unit with no regional ambiguity at all.
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.
- Guntha to sq ft — 1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft — 40 to the acre.
- 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 square yard?
1 square yard = 9 sq ft. It is a definition rather than a measurement, so the figure is the same everywhere the unit is used.
How many square yards in 1 square foot?
1 square foot = 0.1111 sq yards. A square foot is smaller than a square yard, so it takes more than one to make it up.
Where is the square yard used?
North India, Hyderabad, Telangana. Called gaj in the north and sq yard around Hyderabad. Exactly 9 sq ft, because a yard is 3 ft — the one Indian land unit with no regional ambiguity at all.
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.