Real Estate Land Measurement : What is Bigha..?

The bigha

Hindi: बीघा

Assamese: বিঘা

 Bengali: বিঘা

 is a unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in Nepal, Bangladesh and in a few states of India including Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan etc...!

The precise size of a bigha appears to vary considerably. Sources have given measurements that range from 1,500 to 6,771 square meters, but in many smaller pockets, it is as high as 12,400 square meters.

Uses in India..!

Bigha is a traditional unit of land in many parts of India, with land purchases still being undertaken in this unit. However, it varies in size from one part of India to another. It is usually less than an acre (about 0.4 hectare), however could extend up to 3 acres. Various states & often parts within states have different sizes attributed to 1 Bighaa.

In Assam, a Bigha is 14,400 square feet (1,337.8 m2). It is subdivided into 5 Kotha. Each Kotha consists of 20 Lecha. Each Lecha is 144 square feet (13.378 m2) in area, and hence each Kotha is 2,880 square feet (267.56 m2) in area.

In Bihar, different parts use different sizes for Bigha. Near the capital, Patna, 1 Bigha is equivalent to 20 Kattha each worth 1,361 square feet (126.44 m2). Furthermore, One Kattha are subdivided in 20 Dhur. Hence, each Dhur is approximnately 68.06 square feet (6.321 m2).

       

Further, in some of the eastern parts of the state including Munger, Bhagalpur & Jamui, one Dhur is further subdivided into 1 square Lagga (pole length). One Lagga is equivalent to 5.5 hand lengths, with each hand length being 18 inches (45.72 cm). Therefore one Lagga is 99 inches, or 251.46 cm.

    In Himachal Pradesh, 5 Bigha is equal to 1 acre (about 0.0809 hectare).

    In Punjab, 4 Bigha is equal to 1 acre (0.1012 hectare).

    In central India, Bighas were standardized at 3,025 square yards (2529.3 m2) or 5 / 8 acre (0.2529 hectare).

    In Madhya Pradesh, 1 Kattha = 600 square feet (55.74 m2).

    In Uttar Pradesh, 1 Bigha is divided into 20 Biswas. Each Biswas is 125 m2 or / 154.32 square yard, hence one Bigha is 0.25 Hectare (or 2500 m2 or 3087.41 square yard). 7 Bisa ~ 1 Bigha (Kaccha) . In Uttar Pradesh (West) the measurements are slightly different: 1 Bigha=20 Bishwa=60 Decimal=2428.80 m2

In Uttarakhand, 1 Bigha is subdivided into 19 Bissas or / 12 Nali. In Imperial and SI Units, each Bigha is 968 square yard or /  800 m2.

In West Bengal, the Bigha was standardized under British colonial rule at 1,600 square yard (0.1338 hectare or / 0.3306 acre); this is often interpreted as being 1 / 3 acre (it is precisely 40 ⁄ 121 acre).

In Metric units, a Bigha is hence 1,333 m2.

Src: Wikipedia

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