gunta

{{Short description|Unit of area}}

The gunta or guntha is a measure of area used in the Indian subcontinent, predominantly used in some South Asian countries. This unit is typically used to measure the size of a piece of land.

In India

  • 1 anna = 7.5624 square yards = 6.3232 square metres
  • 1 gunta = 120.999 square yards = 101.1714 square metres = 16 annas
  • 1 guntha (R) = {{convert|33|ft|m||abbr=on}} × {{convert|33|ft|m|abbr=on}} = {{convert|1089|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}"About 1 lb. of seed per guntha (one-fortieth acre) is sown broadcast on the seed bed."

{{cite book

|last=Watt

|first=George

|title=The Commercial Products of India

|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.151821

|accessdate=23 June 2010

|year=1908

|publisher=John Murray

|location=London

}}{{Cite web|url=http://landsofmaharashtra.com/landmeasurementunits.html|title = Land Measurement Units | Lands of Maharashtra}}

  • 40 gunthas = 1.0 acre
  • 4 acre = 1 fg

In Pakistan

Other units were used alongside Imperial measures

{{cite book

|title=World Weights and Measures: Handbook for Statistians

|publisher=United Nations

|location=New York

|year=1966

|page=79

}}

  • 1 anna = 20.16 sq yd
  • 6 anna = 1 guntha = 120 square yard
  • 4 guntha = 1 jareeb = 484 square yard
  • 4 jareeb = 1 kanee = 1936 square yard
  • 10 jareeb = 1 acre = 4840 square yard
  • 25 acres = 1 marabba

See also

References