Bigha to square feet in West Bengal: 20-Katha, 14,400-square-foot scale
1 Bigha = 14400 square feet
This guide uses the WRI&DD 2018 schedule convention: a Katha (Cottah) is 720 square feet and twenty Kathas form a Bigha, so one Bigha is 14,400 square feet. A 2025 Uttar Dinajpur court order independently corroborates the 720-square-foot Katha.
Calculate using this scaleWhere does this scale apply?
- Cottah is shown as Katha. Do not infer this scale from the state name alone; match your land record.
- The schedule was reviewed through official indexed text; original archival is pending. Chatak and Decimal are outside this convention.
Match the measurement scale on your registry or Jamabandi. A familiar unit name can represent different areas in different places.
How to convert
Area in square feet = amount in Bigha × 14400.
Example: 5 Bigha × 14400 = 72000 square feet.
To convert back, divide the number of square feet by 14400.
Conversion table
| Bigha | square feet |
|---|---|
| 1 Bigha | 14400 square feet |
| 2 Bigha | 28800 square feet |
| 5 Bigha | 72000 square feet |
| 10 Bigha | 144000 square feet |
| 20 Bigha | 288000 square feet |
| 100 Bigha | 1440000 square feet |
Sources and definitions
- Schedule of Rates 2018: Conversion Table, AREA
Government of West Bengal, Water Resources Investigation and Development Department
Conversion Table, AREA section; indexed official PDF
- Rajat Chowdhury v. Dhananjay Chowdhury, SLP(C) 13494/2024, order dated 7 May 2025
Supreme Court of India
PDF p.2, paragraph 2; context at p.1, paragraph 1
- Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Appendix C, printed C-23 / PDF p.23
Document titles retain their original language. Source verification establishes the named definition; it does not certify which scale your land record uses.
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