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
- 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