Question 1

What is the standard unit used for measuring land?

Accepted Answer

The measure is in terms of Area (which is length * breadth). Metric system uses Square meter, Square km , Square Mile, Hectare. Imperial System uses Acre, Square Yard, Square Feet and Square Inch.

Question 2

Difference between Acre and Hectare?

Accepted Answer

Hectare is used in Metric system and used to measure very large tracts of land.
Mostly agriculture and forest lands mention in terms of hectares.
A hectare is 10,000 square meter of land.
Acre is used in Imperial system and also used to measure large areas with respect to fields, stadiums , residential and agriculture lands.
1 Hectare is 2.47 times an Acre.

Question 3

Which is bigger Acre or Hectare?

Accepted Answer

Hectare is bigger than Acre. 1 Hectare (Ha) = 2.47 acres.

Question 4

Where is square meter, square feet, square mile, square yard and square km used?

Accepted Answer

A square meter means 1 m x 1 m of  area. Square feet is typically used in housing land  and room measurements like a  20 x 20 square feet room  (400 square feet). Square yard is also used in housing land area measurements and used in countries following Imperial system like US. A square yard is 9 square feet. Square miles / Square kilometers is used for larger areas like river / lake or forest area. For eg, the great bear lake is 31000 sq km / 12000 sq miles in area. Forest covers are  also mentioned in sq km like 700,000 Sq km (70 million hectares). The area of ocean, area of earth etc.. are in millions of sq kms or millions of sq miles.

Question 5

Which is bigger square meter, square feet, square yard , square km and square miles?

Accepted Answer

1 Square meter is bigger than square yard and Square feet. 1 Sq meter = 10.76 sq feet and  1.2 sq yard. sq yard is bigger than sq feet and 1 sq yard =  9 square feet. Square miles is the biggest. 1 square mile  = 2.59 square kilometers.

Question 6

What is the size of 1 plot?

Accepted Answer

A plot  is a easy way to mark and sell blocks of land. A plot size itself can vary. A 9600 sq feet of land (4 grounds) and if plot sizes are 30x40, then there be  8 plots. If plot size is made as 60x40, then it will have 4 plots.

Question 7

How many plots in an acre?

Accepted Answer

1 acre is 43560 square feet. If a plot is 7200 sq feet, then 6 plots make an acre.

Question 8

How much is 1 Ground?

Accepted Answer

It is 2400 square feet. 1/2 ground is 1200 Square feet. It is used in land specification for residential houses.

Question 9

What  units is used for  measuring land area of a country ?

Accepted Answer

The units are sq km / sq miles. The largest total area in million sq kms are Russia  - 17, Canada - 10, China - 9.5, US - 9.3, Brazil -8.5, Australia - 7.7, India - 3.3

Question 10

What is the area / size of the  big oceans ?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean - 155 million sq kms  (60 million sq miles). Atlantic Ocean - 106.5 million sq kms (41 million sq miles). Indian Ocean - 70.5 million sq kms (27 million sq miles).

Question 11

What is the area of largest deserts?

Accepted Answer

Sahara desert is 9.2 million sq kms (3.55 million sq miles). Deserts make up 1/3rd of land surface area, which is around 47 million sq kms (18 million square miles).

Question 12

What is the area of earth measured in? How much is land area and how much is ocean / sea area?

Accepted Answer

It is measured in sq kms or sq miles (millions of sq km / sq miles). It is about 510 million square km (197 million square miles). 29% is land area - 148 million sq km (57 million sq miles). 71% is sea area - 362 million sq km (148 million sq miles).

Hectare	Bigha	Acres	Square Feet	Ground	Square Yard	Square Meter	Square Kilometer	Square Mile	Cent
1 ha	3.986633489 bigha	2.47105 ac	107639.1042 sq ft	44.84304933 ground	11959.9 sq yd	10000 sq mt	0.01 sq km	0.00386102 sq mi	247.0966 cent
0.2508382079 ha	1 bigha	0.6198347106 ac	27000 sq ft	11.24835013 ground	2999.999707 sq yd	2508.382079 sq mt	0.002508382079 sq km	0.0009684863208 sq mi	61.9813 cent
0.404686 ha	1.613 bigha	1 ac	43560.00001 sq ft	18.15 ground	4840 sq yd	4047 sq mt	0.00404686 sq km	0.0015625 mi	99.996 cent
0.000009290303997 ha	0.00003703703704 bigha	0.00002295684113 ac	1 sq ft	0.0004166055604 ground	0.111111 sq yd	0.093 sq mt	0.000000092903 sq km	0.0000000358701 sq mi	0.0023 cent
0.0223 ha	0.0889019268 bigha	0.05510450007 ac	2400 sq ft	1 ground	266.6667 sq yd	223 sq mt	0.000223 sq km	0.0000861003 sq mi	5.5103 cent
0.0000836127 ha		0.000206612 ac	9.000000878 sq ft	0.003749450409 ground	1 sq yd	0.8361274413 sq mt	0.000000836127 sq km	0.000000322831 sq mi	0.0207 cent
0.0001 ha	0.0003986633489 bigha	0.0002471054 ac	10.76391042 sq ft	0.004484304933 ground	1.19598993 sq yd	1 sq mt	0.000001 sq km	0.000000386102 sq mi	0.02470966148 cent
100 ha	398.6633489 bigha	247.105 ac	10763910.42 sq ft	4484.304933 ground	1196000 sq yd	1000000 sq mt	1 sq km	0.386102 sq mi	24709.6615 cent
258.999 ha	1032.539106 bigha	640 ac	27878555.87 sq ft	11614.36139 ground	3097617.016 sq yd	2590002.59 sq mt	2.59000259 sq km	1 sq mi	63998.0872 cent
0.00405 ha	0.016133 bigha	0.0099 ac	435.6 sq ft	0.181 ground	48.399 sq yd	40.47 sq mt	0.0000405 sq km	0.000015 sq mi	1 cent

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