Land measurement units are the foundation of every revenue document in Pakistan. Whether you are reading a fard, a registry, or an intiqal, the figures are always written in marla, kanal, murabba and acre — and confusing these units can cost a landowner real money. That is why today’s Land Revenue Quiz tests one of the most frequently used conversions in field work: how many square yards make up one acre. It looks simple, but it is one of the most commonly misremembered figures even among working patwaris. Read the question carefully, pick your answer, and then check the detailed explanation below.
Aaj ka sawal
1 acre kitne murabba gaz ke barabar hai?
- A) 4000 murabba gaz
- B) 5000 murabba gaz
- C) 4400 murabba gaz
- D) 4840 murabba gaz
Durust jawab: D — 4840 murabba gaz
One acre is equal to 4840 square yards (murabba gaz). This is a fixed, internationally standard conversion that is used uniformly in all land revenue records across Pakistan. The figure comes from the basic definition of an acre: an area of 1 furlong by 1 chain, which equals 43,560 square feet. Since one square yard is 9 square feet, dividing 43,560 by 9 gives exactly 4,840 square yards.
This conversion is part of the legal definition of measurement used in revenue records. Whenever a fard, registry, or court document mentions an area in acres, the corresponding square-yard figure is always calculated at 4,840 square yards per acre — never rounded to 4,000 or 5,000. Using the exact figure matters because even a small rounding error on a large parcel can change the area by thousands of square yards, which directly affects the land’s market value and any revenue assessment attached to it.
A common mistake is confusing 4,840 with the figure for one murabba (one square of 25 acres), or rounding acre to a neat 4,000 or 5,000 square yards for convenience. Another frequent error is mixing it up with the marla-kanal system: one kanal equals 605 square yards, so one acre equals exactly 8 kanal (8 × 605 = 4,840). Remembering the 8-kanal relationship is a useful cross-check — if your conversion does not divide neatly by 8 kanal, it is wrong.
Background: pemaish ke units revenue kaam mein
The British-era land measurement system is still the working language of every patwari, girdawar and tehsildar in Pakistan. The chain of units runs: 1 marla = 272.25 square feet = 30.25 square yards; 1 kanal = 20 marla = 605 square yards; 1 acre = 8 kanal = 4,840 square yards; 1 murabba = 25 acres. Every one of these figures is fixed and must be applied exactly as written in the revenue manuals.
In practical field work, the acre is the unit most commonly used for larger agricultural holdings, court decrees, and land acquisition matters. When a patwari prepares a fard or a bank asks for a valuation, area in acres is first converted to square yards (or marlas) before any rate is applied. A single wrong conversion at this step multiplies through the entire calculation, so the 4,840 figure is one every revenue official must know by heart.
A handy way to remember: one kanal is 605 square yards, and one acre is 8 kanal. 605 × 8 = 4,840. Once this relationship is clear, you will never mix up the answer again.
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