1 Gaj in Square Feet in UP, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab (and Other States)
In UP, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab plot listings treat 1 gaj as 9 square feet. What that means in Noida, Lucknow, Gurugram, Ludhiana and elsewhere, plus Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Bihar, and the guz figure to watch for.
States
In Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, plot listings and sale deeds treat 1 gaj as 9 square feet. The figure does not change between these states or between cities inside them. This page exists because people search the question state by state and city by city, and deserve a direct answer for each rather than a hundred near-identical pages.
One note before the states
Some bank and portal pages say the gaj is “the same throughout India at 9 square feet”. The listing convention is indeed 9 across the north. Two cautions stop that from being the whole story. Historically, the linear gaj varied by region, which is where older confusion comes from. And Google Units defines a square guz at 8.91359 square feet, so a unit-converter card will show a different number from the deed. The gaj vs guz article covers both. For a transaction, the deed and the authority’s site plan govern. No web page does.
Uttar Pradesh
1 gaj = 9 square feet on plot listings across UP. Noida and Greater Noida (sector plots quoted in square metres by the authority and in gaj by brokers), Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Meerut, Varanasi, Bareilly: the same convention. A 100 gaj plot in Noida is 900 square feet, and the authority’s allotment letter will say 83.61 square metres for the same land. The local words are gaj, gaz and varg gaj.
Delhi
1 gaj in square feet in Delhi: 9. Delhi listings mix gaj, square yards and square feet freely. All three describe the same area at the 9 convention (a gaj and a square yard are both 9 square feet). DDA documents use square metres. Colony plots in Dwarka, Rohini and the older east and west Delhi colonies are quoted in gaj or square yards.
Haryana
1 gaj = 9 square feet. Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat, Karnal and Hisar listings use gaj and square yards interchangeably. HSVP (formerly HUDA) sector plots are described in square metres on paper and in square yards or gaj in the market. A 250 square yard Gurugram plot is 250 gaj is 2,250 square feet.
Punjab
1 gaj to square feet in Punjab: 9. Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala and Mohali listings more often say square yards than gaj, but the two are the same area. Older rural records may use marla and kanal, which are different units and are not converted here.
Other states and cities people ask about
Rajasthan (including Jaipur): 1 gaj in square feet in Rajasthan is 9, alongside square yards in the same listings. “Gaj to square feet in Jaipur” is the same 9.
Uttarakhand: 1 gaj in square feet in Uttarakhand is 9. Dehradun and Haridwar listings follow neighbouring UP.
Bihar: 1 gaj in square feet in Bihar is 9 in urban listings. Rural records use katha and dhur, which vary by district and are not converted here.
Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Lucknow: covered under their states above. The figure is 9 in each.
Chart
| State or city | 1 gaj in square feet (listing convention) | Google guz figure |
|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh (Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur) | 9 | 8.91 |
| Delhi | 9 | 8.91 |
| Haryana (Gurugram, Faridabad) | 9 | 8.91 |
| Punjab (Ludhiana, Amritsar) | 9 | 8.91 |
| Rajasthan (Jaipur) | 9 | 8.91 |
| Uttarakhand (Dehradun) | 9 | 8.91 |
| Bihar (urban listings) | 9 | 8.91 |
What actually varies by state
Not the gaj. What changes is the surrounding vocabulary (gaj, gaz, square yard), the authority’s paper unit (square metres almost everywhere), the rural units (marla, kanal, bigha, katha) and the building bye-laws that decide what you can put on a given plot. Check those with the local authority, and check the gaj figure with the deed.
Questions people ask
How many square feet in 1 gaj in UP?
Nine, on plot listings and deeds.
How many square feet in 1 gaj in Delhi?
Nine.
How many square feet in 1 gaj in Punjab?
Nine. Punjab listings often say square yards, which is the same area.
How many square feet in 1 gaj in Haryana?
Nine.
How many square feet in 1 gaj in Rajasthan?
Nine.
How many square feet in 1 gaj in Uttarakhand?
Nine.
How many square feet in 1 gaj in Bihar?
Nine in urban listings. Rural records use other units.
1 gaj in square feet in Noida?
Nine. Noida follows the UP convention, and the authority’s paperwork is in square metres.
Gaj to square feet in Jaipur?
Multiply by 9.
Is 1 gaj the same in every Indian state?
On modern plot listings across the north, yes, 9 square feet. Historical linear gaj values differed, and Google’s square guz is 8.91359, so always check which figure a source used.