{{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}}<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 = 4840 square yard * 25 acres = 1 marabba

==See also== * Conversion of units * Acre-foot * Acre * Acre (Scots) * Hectare

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Customary units of area in India {{Unit-measurement-stub}}