Convert Gaj to Square Foot
1 gaj = 9 square foot (ft²). For example, 10 gaj = 90 square foot and 100 gaj = 900 square foot. Type any value below to convert gaj to square foot both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.
Quick answer: Gaj to Square Foot
1 Gaj = 9 Square Foot (gaj → ft²). To convert gaj to square foot, multiply by 9. To convert square foot to gaj, multiply by 0.1111111. 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 foot questions.
How to convert Gaj to Square Foot
To convert gaj to square foot, multiply the number of gaj by the conversion factor 9, because 1 gaj = 9 ft². The conversion is linear, so the same factor works for any value — whole numbers, decimals or fractions. For the reverse direction, 1 ft² = 0.1111111 gaj, so you divide by 9 (or multiply by 0.1111111) to turn square foot back into gaj.
ft² = gaj × 9 ·
gaj = ft² × 0.1111111
- Write down the value you want to convert, in gaj.
- Multiply it by 9.
- The result is the same area/length/quantity expressed in square foot.
Gaj to Square Foot — worked examples
Each row shows the exact arithmetic so you can follow the conversion step by step. For example, 5 gaj is 45 square foot because 5 gaj × 9 = 45 ft².
| Gaj | Calculation | Square Foot |
|---|---|---|
| 1 gaj | 1 gaj × 9 = 9 ft² | 9 ft² |
| 2 gaj | 2 gaj × 9 = 18 ft² | 18 ft² |
| 3 gaj | 3 gaj × 9 = 27 ft² | 27 ft² |
| 5 gaj | 5 gaj × 9 = 45 ft² | 45 ft² |
| 7 gaj | 7 gaj × 9 = 63 ft² | 63 ft² |
| 10 gaj | 10 gaj × 9 = 90 ft² | 90 ft² |
| 12 gaj | 12 gaj × 9 = 108 ft² | 108 ft² |
| 15 gaj | 15 gaj × 9 = 135 ft² | 135 ft² |
| 20 gaj | 20 gaj × 9 = 180 ft² | 180 ft² |
| 25 gaj | 25 gaj × 9 = 225 ft² | 225 ft² |
| 50 gaj | 50 gaj × 9 = 450 ft² | 450 ft² |
| 100 gaj | 100 gaj × 9 = 900 ft² | 900 ft² |
Common Gaj to Square Foot conversions
These are the gaj-to-square foot 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 = 9 square foot
- 2 gaj = 18 square foot
- 2.5 gaj = 22.5 square foot
- 3 gaj = 27 square foot
- 4 gaj = 36 square foot
- 5 gaj = 45 square foot
- 6 gaj = 54 square foot
- 7 gaj = 63 square foot
- 8 gaj = 72 square foot
- 9 gaj = 81 square foot
- 10 gaj = 90 square foot
- 12 gaj = 108 square foot
- 15 gaj = 135 square foot
- 20 gaj = 180 square foot
- 25 gaj = 225 square foot
- 30 gaj = 270 square foot
- 50 gaj = 450 square foot
- 75 gaj = 675 square foot
- 100 gaj = 900 square foot
- 200 gaj = 1,800 square foot
- 500 gaj = 4,500 square foot
- 1000 gaj = 9,000 square foot
Gaj to Square Foot conversion chart (both directions)
The chart below converts gaj to square foot and square foot to gaj side by side, so it works whichever way you need. 1 gaj = 9 square foot, and 1 square foot = 0.1111111 gaj.
| Gaj → Square Foot | Square Foot → Gaj |
|---|---|
| 0.25 gaj = 2.25 ft² | 0.25 ft² = 0.02777778 gaj |
| 0.5 gaj = 4.5 ft² | 0.5 ft² = 0.05555556 gaj |
| 1 gaj = 9 ft² | 1 ft² = 0.1111111 gaj |
| 2 gaj = 18 ft² | 2 ft² = 0.2222222 gaj |
| 3 gaj = 27 ft² | 3 ft² = 0.3333333 gaj |
| 4 gaj = 36 ft² | 4 ft² = 0.4444444 gaj |
| 5 gaj = 45 ft² | 5 ft² = 0.5555556 gaj |
| 6 gaj = 54 ft² | 6 ft² = 0.6666667 gaj |
| 7 gaj = 63 ft² | 7 ft² = 0.7777778 gaj |
| 8 gaj = 72 ft² | 8 ft² = 0.8888889 gaj |
| 9 gaj = 81 ft² | 9 ft² = 1 gaj |
| 10 gaj = 90 ft² | 10 ft² = 1.111111 gaj |
| 12 gaj = 108 ft² | 12 ft² = 1.333333 gaj |
| 15 gaj = 135 ft² | 15 ft² = 1.666667 gaj |
| 20 gaj = 180 ft² | 20 ft² = 2.222222 gaj |
| 25 gaj = 225 ft² | 25 ft² = 2.777778 gaj |
| 30 gaj = 270 ft² | 30 ft² = 3.333333 gaj |
| 40 gaj = 360 ft² | 40 ft² = 4.444444 gaj |
| 50 gaj = 450 ft² | 50 ft² = 5.555556 gaj |
| 75 gaj = 675 ft² | 75 ft² = 8.333333 gaj |
| 100 gaj = 900 ft² | 100 ft² = 11.11111 gaj |
| 150 gaj = 1,350 ft² | 150 ft² = 16.66667 gaj |
| 200 gaj = 1,800 ft² | 200 ft² = 22.22222 gaj |
| 250 gaj = 2,250 ft² | 250 ft² = 27.77778 gaj |
| 500 gaj = 4,500 ft² | 500 ft² = 55.55556 gaj |
| 1000 gaj = 9,000 ft² | 1000 ft² = 111.1111 gaj |
Gaj vs Square Foot: which is bigger?
A gaj is the larger unit: one gaj equals 9 square foots. Put another way, you need 9 square foots to make a single gaj.
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 Foot? History, origin and usage
The square foot is an imperial and US-customary unit, defined as the area of a square one foot on each side, and equal to 144 square inches. It descends from the foot, a measure with roots in many ancient body-based length standards.
It is the dominant unit for built-up, carpet and floor area in real estate in the United States, the United Kingdom, India and much of the world. Apartment and house sizes are routinely advertised in square feet even where land is sold in metric or traditional units.
Nine square feet make one square yard (one gaj), and 43,560 square feet make one acre. The square foot is about 0.0929 square metre.
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 Foot to other units
One square foot (ft²) is equal to:
| 1 Square Foot equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 0.1111111 gaj | Gaj |
| 0.003673095 marla | Marla |
| 0.0001836547 kanal | Kanal |
| 0.00002295684 killa | Killa |
| 0.0000009182736 murabba | Murabba |
| 0.002295684 decimal | Decimal |
| 0.002295684 cent | Cent |
| 0.0009182736 guntha | Guntha |
| 0.00002295684 ac | Acre |
| 0.000009290304 ha | Hectare |
| 0.1111111 yd² | Square Yard |
| 0.09290304 m² | Square Metre |
| 929.0304 cm² | Square Centimetre |
| 92,903.04 mm² | Square Millimetre |
| 144 in² | Square Inch |
| 0.00000009290304 km² | Square Kilometre |
| 0.0009290304 are | Are |
| 0.00009290304 daa | Decare |
| 0.00000003587006 mi² | Square Mile |
| 0.00002295684 ac | Acre |
| 0.1111111 yd² | Square Yard |
| 1 ft² | Square Foot |
| 0.000009290304 ha | Hectare |
| 0.03305785 karam² | Square Karam |
| 0.0004166667 ground | Ground |
| 0.006944444 lessa | Lessa |
| 0.02222222 chatak | Chatak |
| 0.00001736111 pura | Pura |
Tips for converting Gaj to Square Foot
- To go from gaj to square foot, multiply by 9; to go back, divide by 9 (or multiply by 0.1111111).
- For a quick mental estimate, remember that 1 gaj ≈ 9 square foot, so 10 gaj ≈ 90 square foot.
- 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 Foot converter
Type a number into the Gaj field and the equivalent in Square Foot 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 Foot field to convert the other way (square foot 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 = 9 ft²), 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 foot 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.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the SI — publishes the exact metric equivalents of the customary units. The inch, foot, yard and mile are defined exactly in metres by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement, so every imperial figure on this page is exact, not rounded.
- 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.
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 foot are in 1 gaj?
- 1 gaj = 9 square foot (ft²). To convert any number of gaj to square foot, multiply by 9.
- How do I convert gaj to square foot?
- Multiply the number of gaj by 9. For example, 10 gaj = 10 × 9 = 90 square foot, and 25 gaj = 225 square foot.
- How many gaj are in 1 square foot?
- 1 square foot = 0.1111111 gaj. So to convert square foot back to gaj, multiply by 0.1111111.
- What is the formula to convert gaj to square foot?
- square foot = gaj × 9. The reverse formula is gaj = square foot × 0.1111111.
- How much is 100 gaj in square foot?
- 100 gaj = 900 square foot. (And 1000 gaj = 9,000 square foot.)
- Which is bigger, a gaj or a square foot?
- A gaj is larger: 1 gaj = 9 square foot.
- Is this gaj to square foot converter accurate?
- Yes — every value is computed from the exact 9 ft² per gaj factor (not rounded look-up tables), and the factors are re-verified automatically on every update.
- Can I convert square foot to gaj too?
- Yes. The converter works both ways — enter a value in either field. 1 square foot = 0.1111111 gaj.