A square meter (sq m) is a standard metric unit of area measurement. It is defined as the area of a square with sides measuring exactly one meter. It is the primary metric unit for real estate transactions in India, Europe, and globally under the International System of Units (SI). When buying apartments or commercial offices, property rates are often quoted per square meter, especially in official regulatory filings like RERA.
Bigha is a traditional unit of land area measurement used across northern and central parts of India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Unlike metric units, the size of a Bigha varies significantly from state to state. For instance, in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, a Pucca Bigha is equivalent to 27,000 square feet, whereas in Maharashtra and Gujarat, it is smaller (often around 17,424 sq ft or 16,187 sq ft). It is extensively used in rural real estate transactions.
Converting square meters to bigha is simple and straightforward. You just need to multiply the quantity of square meters by the standard multiplier: 0.000395.
Conversely, to convert bigha to square meters, you can divide the value by 0.000395 or multiply by the reverse factor of 2529.285264.
| sq m | bigha |
|---|---|
| 1 sq m | 0.0004 bigha |
| 5 sq m | 0.00198 bigha |
| 10 sq m | 0.00395 bigha |
| 20 sq m | 0.00791 bigha |
| 50 sq m | 0.01977 bigha |
| 100 sq m | 0.03954 bigha |
| 250 sq m | 0.09884 bigha |
| 500 sq m | 0.19768 bigha |
| 1000 sq m | 0.39537 bigha |
| 5000 sq m | 1.97684 bigha |
| bigha | sq m |
|---|---|
| 1 bigha | 2,529.28526 sq m |
| 5 bigha | 12,646.42632 sq m |
| 10 bigha | 25,292.85264 sq m |
| 20 bigha | 50,585.70528 sq m |
| 50 bigha | 126,464.2632 sq m |
| 100 bigha | 252,928.5264 sq m |
| 250 bigha | 632,321.316 sq m |
| 500 bigha | 1,264,642.632 sq m |
| 1000 bigha | 2,529,285.264 sq m |
| 5000 bigha | 12,646,426.32 sq m |
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