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7 Marla in Square Feet and Plot Size

7 marla in sq ft, gaz and square metres, the DHA 30 × 52.5 ft plot, and the covered area a double storey house can have on it.
Marla size

DHA and most housing societies use 225 sq ft. Revenue records (fard, patwari) use 272.25 sq ft.

7 marla225 sq ft marla
Plot area
1,575sq ft
Square yards (gaz)175
Square metres146.32
Kanal0.35
Acre0.0362
In kanal and marla7 marla
Marla sizeSq ftGazSq m
225 sq ft1,575175146.32
250 sq ft1,750194.44162.58
272.25 sq ft1,905.75211.75177.05

DHA Lahore standard plot

Plot 30 x 52.5 ft1,575 sq ft
Ground floor after clear spaces27 x 42.5 ft = 1,147.5 sq ft
First floor (82% of ground floor)940.95 sq ft
Double storey covered area2,088.45 sq ft

LDA approved schemes: 5 marla to less than 10 marla

Ground coverage limit (75%)1,181.25 sq ft
Front building line5 ft
Rear space5 ft
Side spaceNot required
Storeys and height3 storeys, 38 ft

By-law figures are for planning only. The approved drawing decides what you may build. Estimate the cost with the house construction cost calculator.

7 marla is 1,575 sq ft on the 225 sq ft marla, which is 175 gaz (square yards). The revenue 7 marla is bigger: 1,905.75 sq ft or 211.75 gaz at 272.25 sq ft a marla. At 250 sq ft a marla it is 1,750 sq ft.

DHA Lahore's standard 7 marla plot is 30 ft wide and 52.5 ft deep. The extra 5 ft of front over a 5 marla plot is what most buyers pay for: it fits a wider car porch and a proper drawing room.

7 marla in square feet, gaz and square metres

Marla sizeSquare feetGaz (sq yd)Square metresKanal
225 sq ft1,575175146.320.35
250 sq ft1,750194.44162.580.35
272.25 sq ft1,905.75211.75177.050.35

7 marla plot size in DHA

Section 4.a of the DHA Lahore Construction and Development Regulations 2026 gives the 7 marla plot as 30 ft × 52.5 ft = 1,575 sq ft. Section 22.a requires clear spaces of 7 ft at the front, 3 ft at the rear and 3 ft on one side.

  1. Ground floor: (30 − 3) × (52.5 − 7 − 3) = 27 × 42.5 = 1,147.5 sq ft.
  2. First floor: section 27.a allows 82% of the ground floor for 7 to 10 marla, so 940.95 sq ft.
  3. Double storey total: about 2,088 sq ft, within the 39 ft height limit.

Compared with a 5 marla DHA house (about 1,628 sq ft), the 7 marla adds roughly 460 sq ft of covered area.

Other sides that make 7 marla

FrontDepth for 225 sq ft marlaDepth for 272.25 sq ft marla
25 ft63.00 ft76.23 ft
30 ft52.50 ft63.53 ft
35 ft45.00 ft54.45 ft

7 marla under LDA rules

7 marla is in the LDA band of 5 marla and above but less than 10 marla: 75% ground coverage, 3 storeys, 38 ft (clause 2.2.3, LDA Building and Zoning Regulations 2019), with a 5 ft building line and 5 ft rear space (clause 2.2.1).

On a 30 × 52.5 ft plot those spaces leave 30 × 42.5 = 1,275 sq ft, but 75% of 1,575 is 1,181.25 sq ft, so that is the limit. So on the same 30 × 52.5 ft plot, LDA's ground floor limit is about 34 sq ft more than what DHA's clear spaces leave. For the cost of either, use the house construction cost calculator.

7 marla questions

How many square feet is 7 marla?

1,575 sq ft on the 225 sq ft marla used in housing societies, 1,750 sq ft on the 250 sq ft marla and 1,905.75 sq ft on the 272.25 sq ft revenue marla.

How many square yards is 7 marla?

175 square yards (gaz) on the 225 sq ft marla and 211.75 on the revenue marla. See square yard to marla for other sizes.

What is the size of a 7 marla plot?

30 × 52.5 ft in DHA Lahore's 2026 regulations. Other pairs such as 35 × 45 ft also give 1,575 sq ft.

Is 7 marla 1,575 or 1,905 square feet?

Both figures are used. 1,575 sq ft is 7 marla of 225 sq ft, the society marla. 1,905.75 sq ft is 7 marla of 272.25 sq ft, the revenue marla. The fard or the allotment letter tells you which one your plot is on.

How much covered area is a 7 marla double storey house?

In DHA Lahore, about 2,088 sq ft: a 1,147.5 sq ft ground floor after clear spaces and a first floor of 82% of that. Under LDA rules the ground floor limit is 1,181.25 sq ft.

Sources: DHA Lahore Construction and Development Regulations 2026, sections 4.a, 22.a, 23.a and 27.a; LDA Building and Zoning Regulations 2019, clauses 2.2.1 (open spaces) and 2.2.3 (ground coverage), with LDA draft amendments of 22 June 2021; Punjab revenue units (1 karam = 5.5 ft, 1 marla = 9 square karam = 272.25 sq ft, 1 kanal = 20 marla).

Last reviewed 30 September 2026. Results are estimates; official notices always take precedence.