1 acre is 8 kanal in Punjab land records, so multiply acres by 8 to get kanal: 2 acres is 16 kanal and 5 acres is 40 kanal. The same acre is 160 marla and 43,560 sq ft, because a revenue kanal is 5,445 sq ft.
Housing societies use a smaller kanal of 4,500 sq ft, and on that kanal an acre is 9.68 kanal. Pick the marla size above to switch. To turn kanal back into acres, use kanal to acre.
Acre to kanal table
Kanal for common acre amounts, on the revenue kanal of the fard (272.25 sq ft marla) and the society kanal (225 sq ft marla).
| Acre | Kanal, 272.25 sq ft marla | Kanal, 225 sq ft marla |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25 acre | 2 | 2.42 |
| 0.5 acre | 4 | 4.84 |
| 0.75 acre | 6 | 7.26 |
| 1 acre | 8 | 9.68 |
| 1.5 acre | 12 | 14.52 |
| 2 acre | 16 | 19.36 |
| 2.5 acre | 20 | 24.2 |
| 3 acre | 24 | 29.04 |
| 4 acre | 32 | 38.72 |
| 5 acre | 40 | 48.4 |
| 10 acre | 80 | 96.8 |
| 12.5 acre | 100 | 121 |
| 25 acre | 200 | 242 |
On the revenue scale every acre is a round 8 kanal, so a quarter acre is 2 kanal and 25 acres, one murabba, is 200 kanal. On the society scale the figures stop being round, because 43,560 sq ft does not divide by 4,500.
Worked example: a 2.5 acre field
A field is entered in the record as 2.5 acres.
- Square feet: 2.5 × 43,560 = 108,900 sq ft.
- Revenue kanal: 2.5 × 8 = 20 kanal, the figure the fard shows.
- Society kanal: 108,900 ÷ 4,500 = 24.20 kanal, or 24 kanal 4 marla.
So a buyer quoting a rate per kanal for this field must say which kanal. On paper the society scale gives more kanal from the same land, but roads and open spaces in a scheme take a large share before any plot is sold.
How Punjab land records build the acre
The revenue chain starts from the karam, a measuring length of 5.5 ft:
- 1 sarsai (a square karam) = 30.25 sq ft
- 1 marla = 9 sarsai = 272.25 sq ft
- 1 kanal = 20 marla = 5,445 sq ft
- 1 bigha = 4 kanal, half an acre
- 1 acre (killa) = 8 kanal = 160 marla = 43,560 sq ft
- 1 murabba = 25 acres = 200 kanal
That chain is why an acre is exactly 8 kanal on a fard or jamabandi. For the marla count of an acre, see acre to marla, and for canal colony squares see murabba to acre.
An acre is 43,560 sq ft everywhere. Only the kanal changes: 5,445 sq ft in revenue records, 4,500 sq ft in most housing societies. If a document gives both, divide its square feet by 43,560 to see which kanal it uses.
Acre to kanal questions
How many kanal are in one acre?
8 kanal on the revenue scale used in Punjab land records, where a kanal is 5,445 sq ft. On the 4,500 sq ft kanal used by DHA and most housing societies, an acre is 9.68 kanal, which is 9 kanal 13 marla and 135 sq ft.
How many kanal are in 2 acres?
16 kanal on the revenue scale, since each acre is 8 kanal. On the society kanal, 2 acres (87,120 sq ft) is 19.36 kanal.
1 akar me kitne kanal hote hain?
Revenue record (fard) ke hisaab se 1 acre mein 8 kanal hote hain, yani 160 marla. Society ka kanal 4,500 sq ft ka hota hai, us hisaab se 1 acre 9.68 kanal banta hai.
Which units do Punjab revenue records use?
The fard and jamabandi write land in kanal, marla and sarsai, built from the 5.5 ft karam: 9 sarsai make a marla of 272.25 sq ft, 20 marla a kanal and 8 kanal an acre. In canal colony areas an acre is also called a killa, and 25 acres make a murabba.
Is an acre the same size in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Yes. An acre is 43,560 sq ft in every province. The kanal and marla chain on this page is the Punjab revenue chain; land records elsewhere can use other local units, so read the unit written on your own record before converting.
How many kanal are in a murabba?
200 revenue kanal. A murabba is 25 acres and each acre is 8 kanal. On the 4,500 sq ft society kanal the same 1,089,000 sq ft would be 242 kanal.
Last reviewed 8 November 2026. Results are estimates; official notices always take precedence.