1 guntha is how many square feet?

1 guntha = 1,089 square feet - a square of exactly 33 ft × 33 ft. That fixed dimension is why guntha survives: a 33-foot frontage is a standard bungalow plot width, so one guntha of road-facing land is one buildable bungalow plot. Anything marketed as a 'guntha' that is not 1,089 sq ft on the measurement chain is being rounded in someone's favour - usually the seller's.

How many guntha in one acre? And in a hectare?

40 guntha = 1 acre, and 1 hectare = 2.4711 acres ≈ 98.84 guntha - roughly 100 guntha, which is why hectare prices are often quoted 'per guntha × 100'. Going the other way: 1 guntha = 0.025 acre ≈ 101.17 sq metres = 1 are (one-hundredth of a hectare).

How much does 1 guntha of NA plot cost in Baramati or Pune?

Do the conversion before comparing prices: at the 2026 Baramati belt average of ₹1,300-1,600/sq ft, one guntha (1,089 sq ft) of residential plot works out to roughly ₹14-17.4 lakh. Pune's fringes trade far higher. But rate-per-guntha quotes hide bad math - always ask the sq-ft rate and multiply by 1,089 yourself; sellers quoting '₹15 lakh per guntha' are sometimes selling 800-900 sq ft measured plots.

Is guntha a legal unit I will see on the 7/12?

Yes - guntha and are appear directly on 7/12 and property cards across Maharashtra, alongside the metric hectares-sq metres the records also carry. Subdivision files list the parent survey area and the carved gat area side by side - read both, and reconcile them to the DILR measurement chain before you pay.

Which unit do banks and builders use?

Builders and rate quotes run on sq ft; banks value on sq ft or guntha depending on the branch's format; the 7/12 and sub-registrar documents carry guntha/are/sq metres. When you buy, reconcile all three: the sale agreement in sq ft, the 7/12 in guntha/are, and the measurement chain from the DILR for the exact figure. If the sale deed sq ft ÷ 1,089 does not match the 7/12 guntha, stop and resolve it before paying.

What is the difference between guntha and gunthewari?

Different words, easy to confuse. Guntha is the unit of area (1,089 sq ft). Gunthewari is the old regularisation scheme that let pre-2021 unauthorised plot subdivisions become lawful - nothing to do with the unit. If a seller says 'gunthewari plot', they mean regularised under that scheme, not that the plot measures one guntha.

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Guntha to square feet - and every Maharashtra land unit, one table.

1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft - a 33 × 33 ft square, and the anchor for every other conversion in the state's records. Here is the exact table, how the units show up on a 7/12, and the price math that turns rate quotes into real numbers for Baramati and Pune plots.

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Current belt rates - what one guntha actually costs.

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The one table that settles every land-size argument

Maharashtra's land market runs on two systems at once: the traditional guntha-based units on the records, and square feet on every builder's rate card. Both are exact, and the conversions are fixed by definition - not approximations. Memorise the anchor: 1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft = 33 ft × 33 ft. Everything else follows.

Conversion table (exact values)

These are the statutory conversion values used across Maharashtra records and rate cards:

Maharashtra land units - exact conversions

Unit	Equals	Remember it as
1 guntha	1,089 sq ft	33 ft × 33 ft square
1 guntha	101.17 sq m	= 1 are (metric twin)
1 guntha	0.025 acre	40 guntha = 1 acre
1 acre	43,560 sq ft	≈ 4,047 sq m
1 acre	40 guntha	the '40-gunthe' farm parcel
1 hectare	2.4711 acres	≈ 98.84 guntha (~100)
1 hectare	1,00,000 sq m	10,000 sq m — 100 are
1 sq m	10.764 sq ft	for quick rate checks

These are definitional values, not approximations - they hold in every taluka of Maharashtra. The only place numbers differ is the rate: that is market, not measurement.

How the units appear on a 7/12 and property card

The satbara states the survey/gat area in hectares (Ha-Are-Sq.m format) and often the guntha equivalent; property cards in urban belts state sq metres and sq ft. A 'one-guntha plot' in a seller's ad should reconcile to 101.17 sq metres on the 7/12 of that gat number. When you buy, the measurement chain from the DILR (District Inspector of Land Records) is the ground truth - the taluka inspector measures the boundaries and issues the chain survey record that fixes exactly what you are paying for.

The plot-price math buyers actually need

Rate quotes come per sq ft, per guntha, per are and per acre - sometimes in the same listing. Convert everything to sq ft first, then compare. One guntha of Baramati-belt plot at the 2026 band of ₹1,300-1,600/sq ft is ₹14.2-17.4 lakh; the same money at ₹3,500/sq ft on Pune's fringe is about ₹38 lakh per guntha. Two traps to price-check: 'per guntha' quotes on plots measuring less than 1,089 sq ft, and 'per are' quotes (1 are = 101.17 sq m ≈ 1 guntha - the metric twin). If a quote is per acre, divide by 40 for the guntha rate.

Guntha in practice: what fits on one?

The 33 × 33 ft square explains the unit's survival. A standard bungalow needs a 20-30 ft frontage and 40-60 ft depth - one guntha holds it with a small setback. Two guntha (2,178 sq ft) fits a comfortable 3 BHK bungalow with parking and a garden strip - the typical brief we build in the Baramati belt. Five guntha (0.125 acre) is the classic farmhouse-plot increment. So when a plot ad says '1 guntha NA plot', you can immediately picture: a single bungalow plot, frontage-permitting.

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