Convert Marla to Kanal
1 marla = 0.05 kanal (kanal). For example, 10 marla = 0.5 kanal and 100 marla = 5 kanal. Type any value below to convert marla to kanal both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.
Quick answer: Marla to Kanal
1 Marla = 0.05 Kanal (marla → kanal). To convert marla to kanal, multiply by 0.05. To convert kanal to marla, multiply by 20. 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 marla-to-kanal questions.
How to convert Marla to Kanal
To convert marla to kanal, multiply the number of marla by the conversion factor 0.05, because 1 marla = 0.05 kanal. The conversion is linear, so the same factor works for any value — whole numbers, decimals or fractions. For the reverse direction, 1 kanal = 20 marla, so you divide by 0.05 (or multiply by 20) to turn kanal back into marla.
kanal = marla × 0.05 ·
marla = kanal × 20
- Write down the value you want to convert, in marla.
- Multiply it by 0.05.
- The result is the same area/length/quantity expressed in kanal.
Marla to Kanal — worked examples
Each row shows the exact arithmetic so you can follow the conversion step by step. For example, 5 marla is 0.25 kanal because 5 marla × 0.05 = 0.25 kanal.
| Marla | Calculation | Kanal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 marla | 1 marla × 0.05 = 0.05 kanal | 0.05 kanal |
| 2 marla | 2 marla × 0.05 = 0.1 kanal | 0.1 kanal |
| 3 marla | 3 marla × 0.05 = 0.15 kanal | 0.15 kanal |
| 5 marla | 5 marla × 0.05 = 0.25 kanal | 0.25 kanal |
| 7 marla | 7 marla × 0.05 = 0.35 kanal | 0.35 kanal |
| 10 marla | 10 marla × 0.05 = 0.5 kanal | 0.5 kanal |
| 12 marla | 12 marla × 0.05 = 0.6 kanal | 0.6 kanal |
| 15 marla | 15 marla × 0.05 = 0.75 kanal | 0.75 kanal |
| 20 marla | 20 marla × 0.05 = 1 kanal | 1 kanal |
| 25 marla | 25 marla × 0.05 = 1.25 kanal | 1.25 kanal |
| 50 marla | 50 marla × 0.05 = 2.5 kanal | 2.5 kanal |
| 100 marla | 100 marla × 0.05 = 5 kanal | 5 kanal |
Common Marla to Kanal conversions
These are the marla-to-kanal values people look up most often. Every figure is computed from the exact factor, so you can rely on them for quick reference:
- 1 marla = 0.05 kanal
- 2 marla = 0.1 kanal
- 2.5 marla = 0.125 kanal
- 3 marla = 0.15 kanal
- 4 marla = 0.2 kanal
- 5 marla = 0.25 kanal
- 6 marla = 0.3 kanal
- 7 marla = 0.35 kanal
- 8 marla = 0.4 kanal
- 9 marla = 0.45 kanal
- 10 marla = 0.5 kanal
- 12 marla = 0.6 kanal
- 15 marla = 0.75 kanal
- 20 marla = 1 kanal
- 25 marla = 1.25 kanal
- 30 marla = 1.5 kanal
- 50 marla = 2.5 kanal
- 75 marla = 3.75 kanal
- 100 marla = 5 kanal
- 200 marla = 10 kanal
- 500 marla = 25 kanal
- 1000 marla = 50 kanal
Marla to Kanal conversion chart (both directions)
The chart below converts marla to kanal and kanal to marla side by side, so it works whichever way you need. 1 marla = 0.05 kanal, and 1 kanal = 20 marla.
| Marla → Kanal | Kanal → Marla |
|---|---|
| 0.25 marla = 0.0125 kanal | 0.25 kanal = 5 marla |
| 0.5 marla = 0.025 kanal | 0.5 kanal = 10 marla |
| 1 marla = 0.05 kanal | 1 kanal = 20 marla |
| 2 marla = 0.1 kanal | 2 kanal = 40 marla |
| 3 marla = 0.15 kanal | 3 kanal = 60 marla |
| 4 marla = 0.2 kanal | 4 kanal = 80 marla |
| 5 marla = 0.25 kanal | 5 kanal = 100 marla |
| 6 marla = 0.3 kanal | 6 kanal = 120 marla |
| 7 marla = 0.35 kanal | 7 kanal = 140 marla |
| 8 marla = 0.4 kanal | 8 kanal = 160 marla |
| 9 marla = 0.45 kanal | 9 kanal = 180 marla |
| 10 marla = 0.5 kanal | 10 kanal = 200 marla |
| 12 marla = 0.6 kanal | 12 kanal = 240 marla |
| 15 marla = 0.75 kanal | 15 kanal = 300 marla |
| 20 marla = 1 kanal | 20 kanal = 400 marla |
| 25 marla = 1.25 kanal | 25 kanal = 500 marla |
| 30 marla = 1.5 kanal | 30 kanal = 600 marla |
| 40 marla = 2 kanal | 40 kanal = 800 marla |
| 50 marla = 2.5 kanal | 50 kanal = 1,000 marla |
| 75 marla = 3.75 kanal | 75 kanal = 1,500 marla |
| 100 marla = 5 kanal | 100 kanal = 2,000 marla |
| 150 marla = 7.5 kanal | 150 kanal = 3,000 marla |
| 200 marla = 10 kanal | 200 kanal = 4,000 marla |
| 250 marla = 12.5 kanal | 250 kanal = 5,000 marla |
| 500 marla = 25 kanal | 500 kanal = 10,000 marla |
| 1000 marla = 50 kanal | 1000 kanal = 20,000 marla |
Marla vs Kanal: which is bigger?
A kanal is the larger unit: one kanal equals 20 marlas. Put another way, you need 20 marlas to make a single kanal.
What is a Marla? History, origin and usage
The marla is a traditional unit of the Indian subcontinent that the British Raj standardised to one square rod (a rod, or pole, being 5.5 yards). That fixed it at 272.25 square feet, or 30.25 square yards, the value still used in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Marla is most prominent in Pakistani Punjab and in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, where residential plots are sold in marlas and kanals. In India its use is gradually declining in favour of the square yard, square metre, acre and hectare.
Twenty marla make one kanal and 160 marla make one acre. In the Punjab survey system nine sarsahi (square karam) make exactly one marla.
What is a Kanal? History, origin and usage
The kanal is a land unit of the northern subcontinent that, like the marla, was given a fixed value under British administration. It was tied to the acre as exactly one-eighth of it, equal to 20 marla or 605 square yards.
It remains a standard residential and agricultural unit in Pakistan and in northern India, particularly Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. In Pakistani cities a 'one-kanal house' is a recognised premium plot size.
Eight kanal make one acre, so a kanal is one-eighth of an acre. It nests neatly with the marla above it (20 marla) and the killa or acre below it (8 kanal).
Convert 1 Marla to other units
It can help to see a marla next to the other units it is commonly compared with. One marla (marla) is equal to:
| 1 Marla equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 30.25 gaj | Gaj |
| 0.05 kanal | Kanal |
| 0.00625 killa | Killa |
| 0.00025 murabba | Murabba |
| 0.625 decimal | Decimal |
| 0.625 cent | Cent |
| 0.25 guntha | Guntha |
| 0.00625 ac | Acre |
| 0.002529285 ha | Hectare |
| 272.25 ft² | Square Foot |
| 30.25 yd² | Square Yard |
| 25.29285 m² | Square Metre |
| 252,928.5 cm² | Square Centimetre |
| 25,292,850 mm² | Square Millimetre |
| 39,204 in² | Square Inch |
| 0.00002529285 km² | Square Kilometre |
| 0.2529285 are | Are |
| 0.02529285 daa | Decare |
| 0.000009765625 mi² | Square Mile |
| 0.00625 ac | Acre |
| 30.25 yd² | Square Yard |
| 272.25 ft² | Square Foot |
| 0.002529285 ha | Hectare |
| 9 karam² | Square Karam |
| 0.1134375 ground | Ground |
| 1.890625 lessa | Lessa |
| 6.05 chatak | Chatak |
| 0.004726562 pura | Pura |
Convert 1 Kanal to other units
One kanal (kanal) is equal to:
| 1 Kanal equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 605 gaj | Gaj |
| 20 marla | Marla |
| 0.125 killa | Killa |
| 0.005 murabba | Murabba |
| 12.5 decimal | Decimal |
| 12.5 cent | Cent |
| 5 guntha | Guntha |
| 0.125 ac | Acre |
| 0.05058571 ha | Hectare |
| 5,445 ft² | Square Foot |
| 605 yd² | Square Yard |
| 505.8571 m² | Square Metre |
| 5,058,571 cm² | Square Centimetre |
| 505,857,100 mm² | Square Millimetre |
| 784,080 in² | Square Inch |
| 0.0005058571 km² | Square Kilometre |
| 5.058571 are | Are |
| 0.5058571 daa | Decare |
| 0.0001953125 mi² | Square Mile |
| 0.125 ac | Acre |
| 605 yd² | Square Yard |
| 5,445 ft² | Square Foot |
| 0.05058571 ha | Hectare |
| 180 karam² | Square Karam |
| 2.26875 ground | Ground |
| 37.8125 lessa | Lessa |
| 121 chatak | Chatak |
| 0.09453125 pura | Pura |
Tips for converting Marla to Kanal
- To go from marla to kanal, multiply by 0.05; to go back, divide by 0.05 (or multiply by 20).
- For a quick mental estimate, remember that 1 marla ≈ 0.05 kanal, so 10 marla ≈ 0.5 kanal.
- 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 Marla to Kanal converter
Type a number into the Marla field and the equivalent in Kanal 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 Kanal field to convert the other way (kanal to marla). 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 marla = 0.05 kanal), 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 marla-to-kanal 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 kanal are in 1 marla?
- 1 marla = 0.05 kanal (kanal). To convert any number of marla to kanal, multiply by 0.05.
- How do I convert marla to kanal?
- Multiply the number of marla by 0.05. For example, 10 marla = 10 × 0.05 = 0.5 kanal, and 25 marla = 1.25 kanal.
- How many marla are in 1 kanal?
- 1 kanal = 20 marla. So to convert kanal back to marla, multiply by 20.
- What is the formula to convert marla to kanal?
- kanal = marla × 0.05. The reverse formula is marla = kanal × 20.
- How much is 100 marla in kanal?
- 100 marla = 5 kanal. (And 1000 marla = 50 kanal.)
- Which is bigger, a marla or a kanal?
- A kanal is larger: 1 kanal = 20 marla.
- Is this marla to kanal converter accurate?
- Yes — every value is computed from the exact 0.05 kanal per marla factor (not rounded look-up tables), and the factors are re-verified automatically on every update.
- Can I convert kanal to marla too?
- Yes. The converter works both ways — enter a value in either field. 1 kanal = 20 marla.