Lucknow: The use of “Biswa”, a traditional unit of land measurement in Uttar Pradesh, is quite popular. Although other units of land measurements have also developed over time, but Biswa is still used as a common measurement among people. So let us know how many biswa are there in 1 acre land in UP and what we have to calculate to understand it.
How many bighas are there in 1 acre?
Uttar Pradesh has about 1.6 bighas equal to 1 acre land. It is a common calculation that is commonly used in land measurements. Please tell that1 acre contains 1.6 bighas, and 1 bigha has 20 biswa, then 1 acre has about 32 biswa.
Measured units of land in UP.
1. Acre: The area of one acre land is about 4046.86 square meters. This measurement is prevalent around the world and is prominently used in the measurement of agricultural land.
Uses: 1 acre = 1.6 bigha
2. Bigha (bigha): Bigha is a traditional measurement used for land measurement in Uttar Pradesh. Even today many people can use it.
Uses: 1 bigha = 20 biswa and 1 bigha ≈ 0.4 hectares
3. Biswa (biswa): Biswa is a small unit of land measurement, usually used in North India.
Uses: 1 bigha = 20 biswa, and 1 biswa ≈ 1/20 bigha
4. Kissa: It is another small measurement unit, especially used in UP. However, it is very rare.
Uses: 1 anecdote = 1/4 bigha
5. Dhur (dhur): It is also a small measurement unit, which is used to measure the boundaries of land in Uttar Pradesh.
Uses: 1 Dhur ≈ 1/20 bigha (may difference in the definition of dhur in different regions)
6. Gata (Gata): Gata is a unit used for small pieces of land in some areas of Uttar Pradesh. Gata usually refers to a particular land lap, which occurs in records.
7. Hectare: The hectare is an international measurement, which has an area of 10,000 square meters (1 hectare = 2.471 acres).
Uses: 1 hectare = 2.471 acres