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What is Acre?

Acre is a standard unit used for measuring large land areas. It is widely used in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, India, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. For easier understanding, an acre can be visualised as a square field packed with 150 average-sized cars.

The value of an acre is equivalent to 4,840 square yards or 43,560 square feet. An acre can also be defined as a rectangle measuring 1 furlong in length and 1 chain in width, where 1 furlong equals 660 feet and 1 chain is 66 feet.

What is Marla?

Marla is a unit for measuring land area. It is a traditional unit mainly used in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. In India, the unit is popularly used in Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. One marla is roughly equal to 272.25 square feet.

Marla is mainly used to measure small plots of agricultural or residential lands. Since marla is a local unit, it’s better to convert it to other more widely used units like acre. To accurately convert the units, you can use Tata Capital’s online acre to marla calculator.

Conversion Table for Acre to Marla

Some of the acre to marla conversions are depicted in the table here.

Acre	Marla
1 Acre	159.99 Marla
5 Acres	799.99 Marla
7 Acres	1119.99 Marla
10 Acres	1599.99 Marla
20 Acres	3199.99 Marla

Value of One Acre in Different States

The value of 1 acre to marla can be slightly different for different states. These variations are illustrated in the table below.

State	One Acre in Marla
Gujarat	159.99 Marla
Haryana	160.000210 Marla
Andhra Pradesh	159.999842 Marla
Punjab	160.000210 Marla
Uttarakhand	159.999842 Marla

How to Convert Acre to Marla?

You can easily convert values of acre to marla by following these simple steps:

Step 1: Go to Tata Capital’s Area Conversion Calculator.

Step 2: Select Acres in the ‘From’ dropdown list.

Step 3: Choose Marla in the ‘To’ dropdown list.

Step 4: Input the values you wish to convert from an acre in marla

As you enter the value, the acre to marla calculator will instantly display the value.

FAQs on Acre to Marla Converter

A plot size of one marla will be roughly equal to 272.25 square feet or 30.25 square yards. This value may vary regionally as the values are different for different states.

Acre and marla are both units used to measure agricultural and residential plots. Marla is a local unit, it’s better to convert it to an acre for commercial purposes. One acre is approximately equal to 160 marla.

Fifty acres are roughly equal to 8000 marla. Manually converting large values of acres in marla can cause some inaccuracies. It’s best to use an online acre to marla converter for accurate measurements.

Marla is most widely used in local property dealings. Converting acres to marla can ensure easier communication, better clarity, and informed decisions when buying or selling land in regional areas of India.

Marla is widely used in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and parts of Uttar Pradesh for local land measurement in both residential and agricultural property transactions.

Marla is more common in semi-urban and rural property dealings. In cities, square feet or square meters are generally preferred, but marla is still used in many north Indian regions of India.