# Gunta

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{{Short description|Unit of area}}

The '''gunta''' or '''guntha''' is a measure of area used in the [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent), predominantly used in some [South Asian countries](/source/SAARC). This unit is typically used to measure the size of a piece of land.

==In India==
* 1 anna = 7.5624 [square yard](/source/square_yard)s = 6.3232 [square metre](/source/square_metre)s
* 1 gunta = 120.999 [square yard](/source/square_yard)s = 101.1714 [square metre](/source/square_metre)s = 16 annas
* 1 guntha (R) = {{convert|33|ft|m||abbr=on}} × {{convert|33|ft|m|abbr=on}} = {{convert|1089|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}<ref>"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
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://landsofmaharashtra.com/landmeasurementunits.html|title = Land Measurement Units &#124; Lands of Maharashtra}}</ref>
* 40 gunthas = 1.0 acre
* 4 acre = 1 fg

==In Pakistan==
''Other units were used alongside Imperial measures''<ref>
{{cite book
|title=World Weights and Measures: Handbook for Statistians
|publisher=United Nations
|location=New York
|year=1966
|page=79
}}</ref>

* 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](/source/acre) = 4840 square yard
* 25 acres = 1 marabba

==See also==
* [Conversion of units](/source/Conversion_of_units)
* [Acre-foot](/source/Acre-foot)
* [Acre](/source/Acre)
* [Acre (Scots)](/source/Acre_(Scots))
* [Hectare](/source/Hectare)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Customary units of area in India
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