Bihar Bigha Standard Updated For Digital Land Records
Bihar Revenue and Land Reforms Department has standardised one Bihari Bigha at exactly 27,225 sq ft for all digital land records on Bihar Bhumi portal.
The Bihar Revenue and Land Reforms Department has issued a notification standardising the Bigha — the most-used unit in the state’s land records — at exactly 27,225 square feet. The change applies to all digital land entries on the Bihar Bhumi portal and ends a long-running inconsistency between district-level revenue offices.
Until now, the Bihari Bigha was unofficially recorded as 27,220 sq ft in most districts, while a small number of southern districts used 14,400 sq ft. The new circular ends both practices in favour of a single standard.
What This Means for Property Buyers
For rural transactions in Bihar, land is still bought and sold in Bighas. Use our bigha to square feet in bihar calculator to convert using the new official standard. The 5 sq ft difference on a 100-Bigha holding adds up to 500 sq ft — legally significant in registered sale deeds.
This change also brings Bihar in line with UP’s standard. See our bigha to square feet in up tool for the UP equivalent.