Convert Murabba to Marla

1 murabba = 4,000 marla (marla). For example, 10 murabba = 40,000 marla and 100 murabba = 400,000 marla. Type any value below to convert murabba to marla both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.

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Quick answer: Murabba to Marla

1 Murabba = 4,000Marla (murabba → marla). To convert murabba to marla, multiply by 4,000. To convert marla to murabba, multiply by 0.00025. 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 murabba-to-marla questions.

How to convert Murabba to Marla

To convert murabba to marla, multiply the number of murabba by the conversion factor 4,000, because 1 murabba = 4,000marla. The conversion is linear, so the same factor works for any value — whole numbers, decimals or fractions. For the reverse direction, 1 marla = 0.00025murabba, so you divide by 4,000 (or multiply by 0.00025) to turn marla back into murabba.

marla = murabba × 4,000  ·  murabba = marla × 0.00025

  1. Write down the value you want to convert, in murabba.
  2. Multiply it by 4,000.
  3. The result is the same area/length/quantity expressed in marla.

Murabba to Marla — worked examples

Each row shows the exact arithmetic so you can follow the conversion step by step. For example, 5murabba is 20,000marla because 5 murabba × 4,000 = 20,000 marla.

MurabbaCalculationMarla
1murabba1 murabba × 4,000 = 4,000 marla4,000marla
2murabba2 murabba × 4,000 = 8,000 marla8,000marla
3murabba3 murabba × 4,000 = 12,000 marla12,000marla
5murabba5 murabba × 4,000 = 20,000 marla20,000marla
7murabba7 murabba × 4,000 = 28,000 marla28,000marla
10murabba10 murabba × 4,000 = 40,000 marla40,000marla
12murabba12 murabba × 4,000 = 48,000 marla48,000marla
15murabba15 murabba × 4,000 = 60,000 marla60,000marla
20murabba20 murabba × 4,000 = 80,000 marla80,000marla
25murabba25 murabba × 4,000 = 100,000 marla100,000marla
50murabba50 murabba × 4,000 = 200,000 marla200,000marla
100murabba100 murabba × 4,000 = 400,000 marla400,000marla

Common Murabba to Marla conversions

These are the murabba-to-marla values people look up most often. Every figure is computed from the exact factor, so you can rely on them for quick reference:

  • 1 murabba = 4,000 marla
  • 2 murabba = 8,000 marla
  • 2.5 murabba = 10,000 marla
  • 3 murabba = 12,000 marla
  • 4 murabba = 16,000 marla
  • 5 murabba = 20,000 marla
  • 6 murabba = 24,000 marla
  • 7 murabba = 28,000 marla
  • 8 murabba = 32,000 marla
  • 9 murabba = 36,000 marla
  • 10 murabba = 40,000 marla
  • 12 murabba = 48,000 marla
  • 15 murabba = 60,000 marla
  • 20 murabba = 80,000 marla
  • 25 murabba = 100,000 marla
  • 30 murabba = 120,000 marla
  • 50 murabba = 200,000 marla
  • 75 murabba = 300,000 marla
  • 100 murabba = 400,000 marla
  • 200 murabba = 800,000 marla
  • 500 murabba = 2,000,000 marla
  • 1000 murabba = 4,000,000 marla

Murabba to Marla conversion chart (both directions)

The chart below converts murabba to marla and marla to murabba side by side, so it works whichever way you need. 1 murabba = 4,000marla, and 1 marla = 0.00025murabba.

Murabba → MarlaMarla → Murabba
0.25murabba = 1,000marla0.25marla = 0.0000625murabba
0.5murabba = 2,000marla0.5marla = 0.000125murabba
1murabba = 4,000marla1marla = 0.00025murabba
2murabba = 8,000marla2marla = 0.0005murabba
3murabba = 12,000marla3marla = 0.00075murabba
4murabba = 16,000marla4marla = 0.001murabba
5murabba = 20,000marla5marla = 0.00125murabba
6murabba = 24,000marla6marla = 0.0015murabba
7murabba = 28,000marla7marla = 0.00175murabba
8murabba = 32,000marla8marla = 0.002murabba
9murabba = 36,000marla9marla = 0.00225murabba
10murabba = 40,000marla10marla = 0.0025murabba
12murabba = 48,000marla12marla = 0.003murabba
15murabba = 60,000marla15marla = 0.00375murabba
20murabba = 80,000marla20marla = 0.005murabba
25murabba = 100,000marla25marla = 0.00625murabba
30murabba = 120,000marla30marla = 0.0075murabba
40murabba = 160,000marla40marla = 0.01murabba
50murabba = 200,000marla50marla = 0.0125murabba
75murabba = 300,000marla75marla = 0.01875murabba
100murabba = 400,000marla100marla = 0.025murabba
150murabba = 600,000marla150marla = 0.0375murabba
200murabba = 800,000marla200marla = 0.05murabba
250murabba = 1,000,000marla250marla = 0.0625murabba
500murabba = 2,000,000marla500marla = 0.125murabba
1000murabba = 4,000,000marla1000marla = 0.25murabba

Murabba vs Marla: which is bigger?

1 murabba1 marla
Relative size of 1 Murabba (murabba) and 1 Marla (marla).

A murabba is the larger unit: one murabba equals 4,000 marlas. Put another way, you need 4,000 marlas to make a single murabba.

What is a Murabba? History, origin and usage

Murabba is the Hindi and Urdu word for 'square', and as a land unit it dates to the British canal-colony schemes of late-19th and early-20th-century Punjab. Large irrigated tracts were laid out as rectangular 'squares' of 25 acres so they could be cleanly subdivided into 25 one-acre killas for allotment to settlers.

It is still used for large agricultural holdings and in rural revenue documents in Punjab and Haryana, in both India and Pakistan. A murabba represents a substantial farm rather than a residential plot.

One murabba equals 25 killa, which is 25 acres or about 10.1 hectares. Its internal 5-by-5 grid of killas is why it is also simply called a 'square'.

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.

Convert 1 Murabba to other units

It can help to see a murabba next to the other units it is commonly compared with. One murabba (murabba) is equal to:

1 Murabba equalsUnit
121,000gajGaj
4,000marlaMarla
200kanalKanal
25killaKilla
2,500decimalDecimal
2,500centCent
1,000gunthaGuntha
25acAcre
10.11714haHectare
1,089,000ft²Square Foot
121,000yd²Square Yard
101,171.4m²Square Metre
1,011,714,000cm²Square Centimetre
101,171,400,000mm²Square Millimetre
156,816,000in²Square Inch
0.1011714km²Square Kilometre
1,011.714areAre
101.1714daaDecare
0.0390625mi²Square Mile
25acAcre
121,000yd²Square Yard
1,089,000ft²Square Foot
10.11714haHectare
36,000karam²Square Karam
453.75groundGround
7,562.5lessaLessa
24,200chatakChatak
18.90625puraPura

Convert 1 Marla to other units

One marla (marla) is equal to:

1 Marla equalsUnit
30.25gajGaj
0.05kanalKanal
0.00625killaKilla
0.00025murabbaMurabba
0.625decimalDecimal
0.625centCent
0.25gunthaGuntha
0.00625acAcre
0.002529285haHectare
272.25ft²Square Foot
30.25yd²Square Yard
25.29285m²Square Metre
252,928.5cm²Square Centimetre
25,292,850mm²Square Millimetre
39,204in²Square Inch
0.00002529285km²Square Kilometre
0.2529285areAre
0.02529285daaDecare
0.000009765625mi²Square Mile
0.00625acAcre
30.25yd²Square Yard
272.25ft²Square Foot
0.002529285haHectare
9karam²Square Karam
0.1134375groundGround
1.890625lessaLessa
6.05chatakChatak
0.004726562puraPura

Tips for converting Murabba to Marla

  • To go from murabba to marla, multiply by 4,000; to go back, divide by 4,000 (or multiply by 0.00025).
  • For a quick mental estimate, remember that 1 murabba ≈ 4,000 marla, so 10 murabba ≈ 40,000 marla.
  • 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 Murabba to Marla converter

Type a number into the Murabba field and the equivalent in Marla 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 Marla field to convert the other way (marla to murabba). 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 murabba = 4,000marla), 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 murabba-to-marla conversions because a small rounding error in a published table compounds quickly at larger quantities; computing from the exact factor avoids that.

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 marla are in 1 murabba?
1 murabba = 4,000 marla (marla). To convert any number of murabba to marla, multiply by 4,000.
How do I convert murabba to marla?
Multiply the number of murabba by 4,000. For example, 10 murabba = 10 × 4,000 = 40,000 marla, and 25 murabba = 100,000 marla.
How many murabba are in 1 marla?
1 marla = 0.00025 murabba. So to convert marla back to murabba, multiply by 0.00025.
What is the formula to convert murabba to marla?
marla = murabba × 4,000. The reverse formula is murabba = marla × 0.00025.
How much is 100 murabba in marla?
100 murabba = 400,000 marla. (And 1000 murabba = 4,000,000 marla.)
Which is bigger, a murabba or a marla?
A murabba is larger: 1 murabba = 4,000 marla.
Is this murabba to marla converter accurate?
Yes — every value is computed from the exact 4,000 marla per murabba factor (not rounded look-up tables), and the factors are re-verified automatically on every update.
Can I convert marla to murabba too?
Yes. The converter works both ways — enter a value in either field. 1 marla = 0.00025 murabba.

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