Acres to Hectares Converter for Indian Farmland and Land Records

Free acre to hectare converter built for Indian farmers, land buyers and property dealers. Convert agricultural plot sizes, cross-check revenue records, and compare farmland rates quoted in ₹ per acre and per hectare.

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Acre to Hectare Conversion Formula

To convert acres to hectares, multiply the value by 0.404686. One acre spans 4,046.86 sq m while one hectare is 10,000 sq m, so it takes about 2.47 acres to make a hectare — worth remembering when the patwari's or talathi's record shows hectares but the deal was struck in acres.

1 ac = 0.404686 ha

Acres and Hectares Explained

Acres (ac)

An acre (ac) is a traditional land unit equal to 4,046.86 square metres — historically the strip one furlong long by one chain wide, or 43,560 sq ft. It remains the everyday measure of farms and rural plots across northern and western India: a farmhouse plot on the fringes of Delhi or Mumbai is quoted in acres, an Olympic hockey field is about 1.2 acres, and large agricultural estates run into hundreds of acres.

Where it is used: Acres govern everyday land dealings — sale deeds, broker listings, mandi conversations — across Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana, while official documents frequently pair them with hectares.

Origin: The acre derives from Old English æcer, meaning open field, and represented a day's ploughing with an ox team; standardised as 4,840 sq yd, it entered India through British land-revenue administration and was later metricated as 4,046.86 sq m.

Hectares (ha)

A hectare (ha) is the metric land unit equal to 10,000 square metres — a square 100 metres on each side, or 2.471052 acres. It is the official unit of Indian agriculture: the average farm holding is barely 1.08 ha, land-ceiling laws are written in hectares, and a 100 ha property is a substantial plantation or corporate farm.

Where it is used: Hectares appear in revenue records and digitised land portals such as Bhulekh, Dharani, Bhoomi and the 7/12 extract, as well as agricultural census data, Forest Survey of India reports and central government scheme documents.

Origin: Introduced with the French metric system from the Greek hekaton (hundred), the hectare legalises 100 ares and was confirmed by international metric conventions in the 19th century; India adopted it with metrication in the decades after Independence.

Acres to Hectares Conversion Table

Acres (ac)	Hectares (ha)
0.1 ac	0.0404686 ha
0.25 ac	0.1011715 ha
0.5 ac	0.202343 ha
1 ac	0.404686 ha
2 ac	0.809372 ha
3 ac	1.214058 ha
5 ac	2.02343 ha
7.5 ac	3.035145 ha
10 ac	4.04686 ha
15 ac	6.07029 ha
20 ac	8.09372 ha
25 ac	10.11715 ha
40 ac	16.18744 ha
50 ac	20.2343 ha
75 ac	30.35145 ha
100 ac	40.4686 ha
160 ac	64.74976 ha
200 ac	80.9372 ha
320 ac	129.49952 ha
640 ac	258.99904 ha

Hectares to Acres Conversion Table

Hectares (ha)	Acres (ac)
0.1 ha	0.247105163 ac
0.25 ha	0.6177629075 ac
0.5 ha	1.2355258151 ac
1 ha	2.4710516302 ac
2 ha	4.9421032603 ac
5 ha	12.3552581508 ac
10 ha	24.7105163015 ac
20 ha	49.4210326031 ac
25 ha	61.7762907538 ac
50 ha	123.5525815076 ac
100 ha	247.1051630153 ac
200 ha	494.2103260306 ac

Acres to Hectares in Everyday Objects

Common real-world examples that make Acres and Hectares easy to picture at a glance.

	Acres (ac)	Hectares (ha)
A FIFA football pitch	1.32 ac	0.53418552 ha
A cricket ground outfield	1.58 ac	0.63940388 ha
A farmhouse plot on Delhi's outskirts	0.25 ac	0.1011715 ha
A family farm in the Punjab wheat belt	640 ac	258.99904 ha
An Olympic hockey field	4.5 ac	1.821087 ha
Cubbon Park in Bengaluru	350.8893314817 ac	142 ha
The Maidan in Kolkata	842.6286058821 ac	341 ha

When You Need Acres to Hectares Conversions

NRI and Agri-Fund Land Deals

A 250-acre farm in Punjab's Doaba belt converts to 101.17 ha for the NRI investor or agri-fund committee, whose portfolio benchmarks — price per hectare, yield per hectare — all run metric.

Crop Yield Benchmarking

State agriculture department and ICAR averages arrive in quintals per hectare while village yields are quoted per acre. Converting a 5-acre trial plot to 2.023 ha lets both datasets describe the same ground.

Dairy and Grazing Plans

Dairy consultants quote carrying capacity per hectare, while grazing land in the Deccan or around Mysuru is measured in acres — the village rule of two acres per cow maps to 0.81 ha (2 × 0.404686) without any confusion.

Vineyard and Orchard Planting

A 12-acre vineyard in Nashik converts to 4.86 ha before ordering vines, because nurseries and wine-grape consultants sell planting stock by the hectare at densities like 4,000 plants per ha.

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How to Use

1

Enter Your Land in Acres

Type the acreage from the sale deed, jamabandi or broker's listing — for example, 5 acres, a typical family holding in many Indian districts
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See the Hectare Equivalent

The result appears instantly: 5 acres = 2.023 ha, the unit your revenue records, land-ceiling documents and government schemes use
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Copy or Reverse

Copy the result into your agreement or bank valuation form, or click Swap to translate a hectare figure from the records back into acres
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Check the Table

Browse the table for benchmarks like 2.5 acres = 1.01 ha and 25 acres = 10.12 ha while comparing plots across different villages

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Get precise acre to hectare results in real time as you type — ideal for fast-moving bank e-auctions of farmland, SARFAESI sales and mandi-season deals

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Uses the exact factor of 0.404686 ha per acre, matching the definitions behind your 7/12 extract, khatauni, patta or jamabandi documents

Handy Reference Table

Common plot sizes at a glance — from 1 acre (0.404686 ha) to 100 acres (40.47 ha), covering everything from a village survey number to a large Punjab or Haryana holding

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Toggle back to hectares-to-acres instantly when the broker quotes acres but the Bhulekh, Dharani or 7/12 record shows hectares

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many hectares are in 1 acre?

1 acre equals 0.404686 hectares, usually rounded to 0.40 ha. Ten acres therefore make almost exactly 4.047 ha — handy when cross-checking a farm listing against a hectare-based revenue record.

How do I convert 10 acres to hectares?

Multiply 10 by 0.404686, giving 4.04686 ha. A 12-acre orchard, for comparison, is about 4.86 ha.

What is 100 acres in hectares?

100 acres equals 40.47 hectares (100 × 0.404686 = 40.4686). By Indian standards that is a very large holding — the scale of a plantation or a corporate farm, given the national average landholding is barely one hectare.

Why do Indian land records use hectares while deals are negotiated in acres?

The acre arrived with British colonial land-revenue administration and remains the everyday language of farmers, brokers and mandis across Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and beyond. The hectare is the official metric unit: land-ceiling laws, agricultural statistics, crop-insurance surveys and digitised portals such as Bhulekh (UP), Bhoomi (Karnataka), Dharani (Telangana) and Maharashtra's 7/12 extracts record area in hectares, so conversion is part of nearly every transaction.

Is an acre bigger than a hectare?

No. A hectare is larger: 1 ha = 2.471052 acres. An acre covers only about 40% of a hectare — a hectare is roughly one and a half FIFA football pitches, while an acre is a little over half of one.

How many hectares is one bigha?

It depends on the state, because the bigha is not standardised. In Punjab and Haryana, 1 bigha is about 0.25 acre, roughly 0.10 ha; in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar the common bigha is near 0.62 acre, about 0.25 ha; in West Bengal it is closer to 0.33 acre, around 0.135 ha. Because of this variation, converting through acres and hectares keeps figures comparable across state borders.

How many hectares is 5 acres?

5 acres equals 2.023 hectares (5 × 0.404686 = 2.02343). That is a common size for a prosperous family farm in the green-revolution belt or a mango orchard around Malihabad or Ratnagiri.

How do I convert a price per acre to price per hectare?

Multiply by 2.471052, since one hectare contains that many acres. Farmland at ₹10 lakh per acre works out to about ₹24.71 lakh per hectare — the basis for comparing rates when one district's listings quote acres and the next district's records quote hectares.

About Acres to Hectares Converter

Our free online acres to hectares converter handles land measurement for Indian farms, orchards, plantations and farmhouse plots. The acre remains the working unit of farmland deals across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana, while the hectare governs revenue records, land-ceiling laws, agricultural statistics and FAO reporting. Whether you are evaluating a wheat farm in the Doaba belt, a vineyard in Nashik, a tea estate in Assam or a spice plantation in Kerala, this tool applies the exact factor of 0.404686 hectares per acre every time.

Expert Tips for acre to ha Conversion

Anchor on the hectare itself: 1 ha ≈ 2.47 acres, so 10 acres ≈ 4.05 ha, 40 acres ≈ 16.19 ha and 100 acres ≈ 40.47 ha — the range you will meet in Punjab and Haryana farm listings and corporate farming proposals.

Government data from ICAR and the Ministry of Agriculture quotes yields in quintals per hectare while village conversation runs per acre; convert your plot size first (× 0.404686), then scale the yield figure to match.

Stocking rates travel the same way: one cow per 2 acres equals one per 0.81 ha (2 × 0.404686) — a useful equivalence when applying NDDB dairy guidelines or state pasture schemes to your land.

For orchard planning, convert before ordering saplings: a 5-acre site is 2.023 ha, and nurseries and horticulture departments quote spacing and plant population per hectare — be it wine grapes in Nashik or mangoes in Malihabad.

Mental shortcut: divide acres by 2.5 for a rough hectare figure — 100 acres gives 40 ha against the exact 40.47, close enough for a quick estimate at the mandi or the registrar's office.