Marla (unit)

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A marla is a unit of area used in the Indian

subcontinent.

Description
British raj standard marla …

The marla is a traditional unit of area that

is used in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The marla was standardized under British
raj to be equal to the square rod, or 272.25
square feet[1], 30.25 square yards, or
25.2929 square metres. As such, it was
exactly one 160th of an acre.

Differing marla measurements

standards in India and Pakistan
…
The definition of marla varies between
India and Pakistan. In India, the unit was
standardized to 25 square yards. Its use in
India is in decline, with the guz, square
meter, acre and hectare being the more
commonly used units. Bangladesh uses
the same definition of marla as in India. In
most of Pakistan, it is still equal to the
British defined 30.25 sq yards, except in
Lahore district of Pakistan where it is 25
sq yards. The old British definition of
marla is often referred to as a "big marla"
in India. One Pakistani Marla is equal to 9
square karm in Urdu and karoon in Punjabi
language 9 Sarsahi is equal to one
Marla[2]. And 20 marlas in Lahore are
equal to one kanal, while in Islamabad 16
marlas are equal to one kanal.

Indian marla …

The units of measurement for marla in

India, specially Haryana and Punjab, are:[3]
Small Marla
– 1(Karm) = 5 Ft
– 1(Sarsahi)= 1 Karm x 1
Karm(5 x 5 = 25 Sq.Ft.)
– 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahi = 25
x 9 = 225 Sq.Ft. (1 Marla)
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Big Marla
– 1(Karm) = 5.5 Ft
– 1(Sarsahi)=5.5 Ft x 5.5
 Ft = 30.25 Sq.Ft.
– 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahi =
30.25 x 9 = 272.25 Sq.Ft.
(1 Marla)

Pakistani marla …

Original Marla
– 1(Karm/Sarsai) = 5.5 Ft
OR 5.5 x 5.5 = 30.25 Sq/Ft
– 9(Karm/Sarsai)in 1 Marla
= 30.25 x 9 = 272.25 Sq/Ft
 (1-Marla)
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Small Marla
– 1(Karm/Sarsai) = 5 Ft
OR 5 x 5 = 25 Sq/Yard
– 9(Karm/Sarsai)in 1 Marla
= 25 x 9 = 225 Sq/Ft (1-
Marla)

Conversion table for British raj Marla to …

Indian and Pakistani standards
 British raj imperial Metric Indian marla Pakistani marla

1 square foot (144 square

0.040 sarsahi 0.033 karm
inches)

0.360 sarsahi 0.298 karm

1 square yard (9 sq. feet) .836 sq. metres
(0.040 marla) (0.0331 marla)

1.196 sq. yards (10.76 sq. 0.431 sarsahi 0.356 karm

1 square metre
feet) (0.0478 marla) (0.0395 marla)

1 sarsahi (0.111 0.826 karm

1 sq. yards (9 sq. feet) 0.836 sq. metres
marla) (0.0918 marla)

3.361 sq. yards (30.25 sq. 1.21 sarsahi 1 karm (0.111

2.810 sq. metres
feet) (0.134 marla) marla)

1 marla (9 0.826 marla

25 sq. yards (225 sq. feet) 20.903 sq. metres
sarsahi) (7.438 karm)

30.25 sq. yards (272.25 sq. 1 marla (10.89 1 marla (9 karm

25.293 sq. metres
feet = 0.0625 acres) sarsahi) = 0.05 kanal)

505.857 sq. metres (0.0506 1 kanal (20

605 sq. yards (0.125 acres) 24.2 marla
hectares) marla)

0.405 hectares (4046.856 sq. 1 keela (8 Kanal)

1 acre (4840 sq. yards) 193.6 marla
metres) (160 marla)

1 hectare (10000 sq. metres 19.768 kanal

2.471 acres 478.396 marla
= 0.01 sq. kilometres) (395.369 marla)

247.1 acres (0.386 sq. 1 square kilometre (100 1976.8 kanal

47,839.6 marla
miles) hectares) (39,536.9 marla)

2.590 sq. kilometres (259.0

1 square mile (640 acres) 123,904 marla
hectares)
References

See also …

Kanal (unit)

Citations …

1. Admin. "Marla to Square Feet ( Sq.

Ft.)" . Retrieved 2019-06-24.
2. Admin. "Sarsahi to Square Feet (Sq.
Ft.)" . Retrieved 2019-06-24.
3. Measurement units of land used in
Haryana and Punjab .
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