Convert Gaj to Square Metre
1 gaj = 0.8361274 square metre (m²). For example, 10 gaj = 8.361274 square metre and 100 gaj = 83.61274 square metre. Type any value below to convert gaj to square metre both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.
Quick answer: Gaj to Square Metre
1 Gaj = 0.8361274 Square Metre (gaj → m²). To convert gaj to square metre, multiply by 0.8361274. To convert square metre to gaj, multiply by 1.19599. The converter at the top does this instantly and both ways; the sections below give the formula, worked examples, a full conversion chart and answers to the most common gaj-to-square metre questions.
How to convert Gaj to Square Metre
To convert gaj to square metre, multiply the number of gaj by the conversion factor 0.8361274, because 1 gaj = 0.8361274 m². The conversion is linear, so the same factor works for any value — whole numbers, decimals or fractions. For the reverse direction, 1 m² = 1.19599 gaj, so you divide by 0.8361274 (or multiply by 1.19599) to turn square metre back into gaj.
m² = gaj × 0.8361274 ·
gaj = m² × 1.19599
- Write down the value you want to convert, in gaj.
- Multiply it by 0.8361274.
- The result is the same area/length/quantity expressed in square metre.
Gaj to Square Metre — worked examples
Each row shows the exact arithmetic so you can follow the conversion step by step. For example, 5 gaj is 4.180637 square metre because 5 gaj × 0.8361274 = 4.180637 m².
| Gaj | Calculation | Square Metre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 gaj | 1 gaj × 0.8361274 = 0.8361274 m² | 0.8361274 m² |
| 2 gaj | 2 gaj × 0.8361274 = 1.672255 m² | 1.672255 m² |
| 3 gaj | 3 gaj × 0.8361274 = 2.508382 m² | 2.508382 m² |
| 5 gaj | 5 gaj × 0.8361274 = 4.180637 m² | 4.180637 m² |
| 7 gaj | 7 gaj × 0.8361274 = 5.852892 m² | 5.852892 m² |
| 10 gaj | 10 gaj × 0.8361274 = 8.361274 m² | 8.361274 m² |
| 12 gaj | 12 gaj × 0.8361274 = 10.03353 m² | 10.03353 m² |
| 15 gaj | 15 gaj × 0.8361274 = 12.54191 m² | 12.54191 m² |
| 20 gaj | 20 gaj × 0.8361274 = 16.72255 m² | 16.72255 m² |
| 25 gaj | 25 gaj × 0.8361274 = 20.90318 m² | 20.90318 m² |
| 50 gaj | 50 gaj × 0.8361274 = 41.80637 m² | 41.80637 m² |
| 100 gaj | 100 gaj × 0.8361274 = 83.61274 m² | 83.61274 m² |
Common Gaj to Square Metre conversions
These are the gaj-to-square metre values people look up most often. Every figure is computed from the exact factor, so you can rely on them for quick reference:
- 1 gaj = 0.8361274 square metre
- 2 gaj = 1.672255 square metre
- 2.5 gaj = 2.090318 square metre
- 3 gaj = 2.508382 square metre
- 4 gaj = 3.344509 square metre
- 5 gaj = 4.180637 square metre
- 6 gaj = 5.016764 square metre
- 7 gaj = 5.852892 square metre
- 8 gaj = 6.689019 square metre
- 9 gaj = 7.525146 square metre
- 10 gaj = 8.361274 square metre
- 12 gaj = 10.03353 square metre
- 15 gaj = 12.54191 square metre
- 20 gaj = 16.72255 square metre
- 25 gaj = 20.90318 square metre
- 30 gaj = 25.08382 square metre
- 50 gaj = 41.80637 square metre
- 75 gaj = 62.70955 square metre
- 100 gaj = 83.61274 square metre
- 200 gaj = 167.2255 square metre
- 500 gaj = 418.0637 square metre
- 1000 gaj = 836.1274 square metre
Gaj to Square Metre conversion chart (both directions)
The chart below converts gaj to square metre and square metre to gaj side by side, so it works whichever way you need. 1 gaj = 0.8361274 square metre, and 1 square metre = 1.19599 gaj.
| Gaj → Square Metre | Square Metre → Gaj |
|---|---|
| 0.25 gaj = 0.2090318 m² | 0.25 m² = 0.2989975 gaj |
| 0.5 gaj = 0.4180637 m² | 0.5 m² = 0.597995 gaj |
| 1 gaj = 0.8361274 m² | 1 m² = 1.19599 gaj |
| 2 gaj = 1.672255 m² | 2 m² = 2.39198 gaj |
| 3 gaj = 2.508382 m² | 3 m² = 3.58797 gaj |
| 4 gaj = 3.344509 m² | 4 m² = 4.78396 gaj |
| 5 gaj = 4.180637 m² | 5 m² = 5.97995 gaj |
| 6 gaj = 5.016764 m² | 6 m² = 7.17594 gaj |
| 7 gaj = 5.852892 m² | 7 m² = 8.37193 gaj |
| 8 gaj = 6.689019 m² | 8 m² = 9.56792 gaj |
| 9 gaj = 7.525146 m² | 9 m² = 10.76391 gaj |
| 10 gaj = 8.361274 m² | 10 m² = 11.9599 gaj |
| 12 gaj = 10.03353 m² | 12 m² = 14.35188 gaj |
| 15 gaj = 12.54191 m² | 15 m² = 17.93985 gaj |
| 20 gaj = 16.72255 m² | 20 m² = 23.9198 gaj |
| 25 gaj = 20.90318 m² | 25 m² = 29.89975 gaj |
| 30 gaj = 25.08382 m² | 30 m² = 35.8797 gaj |
| 40 gaj = 33.44509 m² | 40 m² = 47.8396 gaj |
| 50 gaj = 41.80637 m² | 50 m² = 59.7995 gaj |
| 75 gaj = 62.70955 m² | 75 m² = 89.69925 gaj |
| 100 gaj = 83.61274 m² | 100 m² = 119.599 gaj |
| 150 gaj = 125.4191 m² | 150 m² = 179.3985 gaj |
| 200 gaj = 167.2255 m² | 200 m² = 239.198 gaj |
| 250 gaj = 209.0318 m² | 250 m² = 298.9975 gaj |
| 500 gaj = 418.0637 m² | 500 m² = 597.995 gaj |
| 1000 gaj = 836.1274 m² | 1000 m² = 1,195.99 gaj |
Gaj vs Square Metre: which is bigger?
A square metre is the larger unit: one square metre equals 1.19599 gajs. Put another way, you need 1.19599 gajs to make a single square metre.
What is a Gaj? History, origin and usage
As a land unit the gaj is simply a square gaj, the gaj (or gaz) being the South Asian yard. The word descends from the Classical Persian gaz, a yard-like length carried into Hindustani during the Mughal era, when Emperor Akbar standardised an Ilahi gaz of about 33 inches around 1584. It is unrelated to the identical-sounding Hindi word gaj meaning elephant.
Gaj is the everyday unit for plots, houses and carpet area across North India, especially Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, where listings routinely quote a plot as so many gaj. It is functionally the square yard, so it sits between the square foot and larger units like the bigha or acre.
One gaj equals one square yard, which is nine square feet, so a 100-gaj plot is 900 square feet. The same word for the linear yard also gives Indian roads their old milestone measurements.
What is a Square Metre? History, origin and usage
The square metre is the coherent SI derived unit of area, defined simply as the area of a square one metre on each side. It descends directly from the metre, which was introduced with the metric system in Revolutionary France in the 1790s.
It is the standard area unit worldwide for floor space, land, materials and scientific work, and is the base from which units like the hectare and square kilometre are built. Almost every country except a few uses the square metre for building and property area.
One square metre is about 10.76 square feet, and 10,000 square metres make one hectare. Its symbol, m squared, is the same in every language because it is a pure SI unit.
Convert 1 Gaj to other units
It can help to see a gaj next to the other units it is commonly compared with. One gaj (gaj) is equal to:
| 1 Gaj equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 0.03305785 marla | Marla |
| 0.001652893 kanal | Kanal |
| 0.0002066116 killa | Killa |
| 0.000008264463 murabba | Murabba |
| 0.02066116 decimal | Decimal |
| 0.02066116 cent | Cent |
| 0.008264463 guntha | Guntha |
| 0.0002066116 ac | Acre |
| 0.00008361274 ha | Hectare |
| 9 ft² | Square Foot |
| 1 yd² | Square Yard |
| 0.8361274 m² | Square Metre |
| 8,361.274 cm² | Square Centimetre |
| 836,127.4 mm² | Square Millimetre |
| 1,296 in² | Square Inch |
| 0.0000008361274 km² | Square Kilometre |
| 0.008361274 are | Are |
| 0.0008361274 daa | Decare |
| 0.0000003228306 mi² | Square Mile |
| 0.0002066116 ac | Acre |
| 1 yd² | Square Yard |
| 9 ft² | Square Foot |
| 0.00008361274 ha | Hectare |
| 0.2975207 karam² | Square Karam |
| 0.00375 ground | Ground |
| 0.0625 lessa | Lessa |
| 0.2 chatak | Chatak |
| 0.00015625 pura | Pura |
Convert 1 Square Metre to other units
One square metre (m²) is equal to:
| 1 Square Metre equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 1.19599 gaj | Gaj |
| 0.03953686 marla | Marla |
| 0.001976843 kanal | Kanal |
| 0.0002471054 killa | Killa |
| 0.000009884215 murabba | Murabba |
| 0.02471054 decimal | Decimal |
| 0.02471054 cent | Cent |
| 0.009884215 guntha | Guntha |
| 0.0002471054 ac | Acre |
| 0.0001 ha | Hectare |
| 10.76391 ft² | Square Foot |
| 1.19599 yd² | Square Yard |
| 10,000 cm² | Square Centimetre |
| 1,000,000 mm² | Square Millimetre |
| 1,550.003 in² | Square Inch |
| 0.000001 km² | Square Kilometre |
| 0.01 are | Are |
| 0.001 daa | Decare |
| 0.0000003861022 mi² | Square Mile |
| 0.0002471054 ac | Acre |
| 1.19599 yd² | Square Yard |
| 10.76391 ft² | Square Foot |
| 0.0001 ha | Hectare |
| 0.3558317 karam² | Square Karam |
| 0.004484963 ground | Ground |
| 0.07474938 lessa | Lessa |
| 0.239198 chatak | Chatak |
| 0.0001868734 pura | Pura |
Tips for converting Gaj to Square Metre
- To go from gaj to square metre, multiply by 0.8361274; to go back, divide by 0.8361274 (or multiply by 1.19599).
- For a quick mental estimate, remember that 1 gaj ≈ 0.8361274 square metre, so 10 gaj ≈ 8.361274 square metre.
- The converter above keeps full precision; the tables round for readability, so use the tool for exact figures.
- Both fields update live as you type — change either side to convert in that direction.
How to use this Gaj to Square Metre converter
Type a number into the Gaj field and the equivalent in Square Metre appears instantly — there is no “convert” button to press and nothing is sent to a server, so it works offline once the page has loaded and is safe for any data. You can also type into the Square Metre field to convert the other way (square metre to gaj). Use the swap control to flip the two units, and copy the result with a single click. Because the calculation runs in your browser with full floating-point precision, the converter is more exact than the rounded figures shown in the reference chart above — use the chart for quick look-ups and the tool for precise work.
Accuracy and method
Every figure on this page — the formula, the worked examples, the conversion chart and the “convert to other units” tables — is computed from a single verified conversion factor (1 gaj = 0.8361274 m²), never copied from a hand-typed lookup table that could drift. That factor is derived from each unit’s definition in terms of a common base unit, and an automated check re-verifies all of the site’s factors on every update, so the numbers here stay correct over time. This matters for gaj-to-square metre conversions because a small rounding error in a published table compounds quickly at larger quantities; computing from the exact factor avoids that.
Sources
- Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development (India) — the central department responsible for land records and the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, under which the state portals are maintained.
- Bihar Bhumi — Revenue & Land Reforms Department, Bihar — the official Bihar land-record portal; the authority for the katha, dhur and dhurki values used in Bihar revenue records.
- UP Bhulekh — Uttar Pradesh land records — the official Uttar Pradesh record-of-rights portal, used to corroborate bigha and biswa values for UP.
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — the defining document for the SI, published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. It fixes the base unit that this conversion resolves to, which is why the factor here can be exact rather than approximate.
- NIST — Definitions of the SI base units — the US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference for the SI base units, used here as an independent cross-check on the base-unit definition.
Indian land units can vary by state and local custom. This converter uses the most widely accepted standard value; always confirm against your local revenue records (patwari / tehsil) for legal transactions.
Frequently asked questions
- How many square metre are in 1 gaj?
- 1 gaj = 0.8361274 square metre (m²). To convert any number of gaj to square metre, multiply by 0.8361274.
- How do I convert gaj to square metre?
- Multiply the number of gaj by 0.8361274. For example, 10 gaj = 10 × 0.8361274 = 8.361274 square metre, and 25 gaj = 20.90318 square metre.
- How many gaj are in 1 square metre?
- 1 square metre = 1.19599 gaj. So to convert square metre back to gaj, multiply by 1.19599.
- What is the formula to convert gaj to square metre?
- square metre = gaj × 0.8361274. The reverse formula is gaj = square metre × 1.19599.
- How much is 100 gaj in square metre?
- 100 gaj = 83.61274 square metre. (And 1000 gaj = 836.1274 square metre.)
- Which is bigger, a gaj or a square metre?
- A square metre is larger: 1 square metre = 1.19599 gaj.
- Is this gaj to square metre converter accurate?
- Yes — every value is computed from the exact 0.8361274 m² per gaj factor (not rounded look-up tables), and the factors are re-verified automatically on every update.
- Can I convert square metre to gaj too?
- Yes. The converter works both ways — enter a value in either field. 1 square metre = 1.19599 gaj.