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How to Use Area Converter

Convert area between square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, square kilometers, marla and kanal. Free area and land size converter with reference table.

About this tool

The area converter changes land and floor sizes between metric and imperial units: square millimeters to square kilometers, square inches to square miles, hectares and acres, plus the marla and kanal used for property in Pakistan and India. Enter a size to see it in every unit.

How to use Area Converter

  1. Enter the area and choose its unit.
  2. Choose the unit to convert to, or read all units in the list.
  3. Use the reference table for common sizes.

Worked example

1 m² = 10.764 ft². One acre is 4,046.86 m² or 43,560 ft², and 1 kanal (20 marla of 272.25 ft²) is about 505.86 m².

How many square feet are in a square meter?

One square meter is about 10.7639 square feet.

How big is a marla?

Marla sizes vary by region. This converter uses the common government standard of 272.25 ft² (25.29 m²); some areas use 225 or 250 ft², so check locally.

What is the difference between an acre and a hectare?

A hectare is 10,000 m², about 2.471 acres. An acre is about 0.405 hectares.

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  • Area Converter — Convert square meters, square feet, acres, hectares, marla and kanal.

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