# Katha to Square Feet Converter

URL: https://speedycalculator.com/calculators/conversion/katha-to-square-feet/
Last updated: 2026-10-25

> The katha converter turns kattha/katha, a traditional land unit in eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal, into square feet, square metres, acres and decimals (cents), using the size that applies in your region.

## Inputs

- Region
- Area in katha

## Results

- Area
- In square metres
- In decimals (cents)
- In acres

## Formula

```
ft² = katha × (square feet per katha in your region)
```

## Explanation

The katha has no single size: it is 720 ft² in West Bengal and Bangladesh, about 1,361 ft² in Bihar, 2,880 ft² in Assam and 3,645 ft² (338.6 m²) in Nepal’s Terai. Always confirm the local standard on the land record.

### How to use the Katha to Square Feet Converter

- **Region**
- **Area in katha**
- Every result field is editable: type into **Area** or any other result and **Area in katha** plus every other field update to match.

Results update as you type, and every field accepts the units shown in its menu.

### How it works

Pick the region, enter the area in katha, and the calculator multiplies by that region’s square-foot value. Type a square-foot figure into the result to get katha back.

### Inputs explained

FieldWhat to enterRegionChoose one: West Bengal / Bangladesh (720 ft²), Bihar (1,361.25 ft²), Assam (2,880 ft²), Nepal (3,645 ft²)Area in kathaA number

### What each result means

- **Area** = [Area in katha] × [Region] × 0.09290304
- **In square metres** = [Area in katha] × [Region] × 0.09290304
- **In decimals (cents)** = [Area in katha] × [Region] × 0.09290304
- **In acres** = [Area in katha] × [Region] × 0.09290304

### Example values

How the main result changes when **Area in katha** changes and everything else stays at the example values above:

Area in kathaArea (ft²)0.53600.7554017201.259001.51,08021,440

## Worked example

Inputs — Region: West Bengal / Bangladesh (720 ft²); Area in katha: 1.

Results — **Area = 720 ft²**; In square metres = 66.89 m²; In decimals (cents) = 1.653 cent; In acres = 0.0165 acre.

## FAQ

**How many square feet in 1 katha in West Bengal?**
720 ft².

**How many katha in a bigha in West Bengal?**
20 katha.

**Why do katha sizes differ?**
They are customary units that evolved separately in each region.

**What formula does the Katha to Square Feet Converter use?**
ft² = katha × (square feet per katha in your region).


## Sources

- Survey records of the respective state or district land department.