Gunta

Short description: Unit of area

The gunta or guntha is a measure of area used in the Indian subcontinent, predominantly used in some South Asian countries. This unit is typically used to measure the size of a piece of land.

## Contents

* 1 In India
* 2 In Pakistan
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## In India

* 1 anna = 7.5624 square yards = 6.3232 square metres
* 1 gunta = 120.999 square yards = 101.1714 square metres = 16 annas
* 1 guntha (R) = 33 ft (10 m) × 33 ft (10 m) = 1,089 sq ft (101.2 m2)[1][2]
* 40 gunthas = 1.0 acre
* 4 acre = 1 fg

## In Pakistan

Other units were used alongside Imperial measures[3]

* 1 anna = 20.16 sq yd
* 6 anna = 1 guntha = 120 square yard
* 4 guntha = 1 jareeb = 484 square yard
* 4 jareeb = 1 kanee = 1936 square yard
* 10 jareeb = 1 acre = 4840 square yard
* 25 acres = 1 marabba

## See also

* Conversion of units
* Acre-foot
* Acre
* Acre (Scots)
* Hectare

## References

1. ↑ "About 1 lb. of seed per guntha (one-fortieth acre) is sown broadcast on the seed bed." Watt, George (1908). The Commercial Products of India. London: John Murray. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.151821. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. ↑ "Land Measurement Units | Lands of Maharashtra". http://landsofmaharashtra.com/landmeasurementunits.html.
3. ↑ World Weights and Measures: Handbook for Statistians. New York: United Nations. 1966. p. 79.

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