[ecis2016.org] The terms yard and square yard are commonly used across the world as measurement units. While its usage has been in the field of textile, distance and land, square yard, or gaj in India, is often used for measurement of land and real estate
A unit of measurement, yard is commonly used in real estate. Yard also refers to a play or lawn area in one’s house. For example, you would have heard the terms – front yard and backyard often. In this article, we talk about yard as a unit of measurement and the common conversions.
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Area converter: Square yard conversion to other units
| Conversion unit | Measurement |
| 1 square yard to square feet | 1 sq yd is 9 sq ft |
| 1 square yard to square meter | 1 sq yd is 0.84 sq mt |
| 1 bigha to square yard | 1 bigha is 2,990 sq yd |
| 1 acre to square yard | 1 acre is 4,840 sq yd |
| 1 hectare to square yard | 1 hectare is 11,960 sq yd |
| 1 marla to square yard | 1 marla is 6,458 sq yd |
| 1 kanal to square yard | 1 kanal is 605 sq yd |
| 1 ground to square yard | 1 ground is 2,870 sq yd |
| 1 aankadam into sq yd | 1 aankadam is 86.10 sq yd |
| 1 cent to square yard | 1 cent is 48.40 sq yd |
| 1 guntha to square yard | 1 guntha is 1,302 sq yd |
| 1 are into sq yd | 1 are is 1,286 sq yd |
| 1 perch into sq yd | 1 perch is 325.68 sq yd |
| 1 kottah into sq yd | 1 kottah is 80 sq yd |
| 1 rood into sq yd | 1 rood is 13,027 sq yd |
Gaj: Indian equivalent of yard
While square yard is popularly used across the country, in Asia and many parts of India, the measurement unit, Guz or Gaj, is its Indian equivalent.
Square yard to gaj converter
One square gaj is almost equal to 1 square yard, because 1 square gaj is 0.99 square yard which is a negligible difference unless you are dealing with an area of thousands of square gaj, where a relevant and sizable difference is noticeable.
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A gaj unlike the yard is a Mughal measurement and was used to measure both textile and land.
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Other popular usage of yard
The earliest references of yard comes from the British who used the term, yard, as a unit of measurement. It was used, not just to measure land but cloth, as well. More recently, the Americans and the British use it. The latter use yard to talk about shorter distances while longer distances are referred to in terms of miles.
The yard or international yard, as in the United States is 0.9144 metre (meter). This was established through an agreement between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States in 1959 and was validated under the Weights and Measures Act of 1963. The Imperial Standard Yard of 1855 was given the name the United Kingdom Primary Standard Yard and retained its status as the national prototype yard.
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Commonly asked questions about square yard
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How much is 1,000 sq ft in sq yd?
1,000 sq ft is 111.11 sq yd.
How much is 1 bigha in gaj?
1 bigha is 1,600 gaj but may vary from place to place.
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FAQs
Is a yard and a square yard the same?
One square yard refers to the area of a square, where each side of the square has a length of one yard.
What is more yards or feet?
One yard is longer than one ft.
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What is the symbol for square yards?
A square yard is generally written as yd2 or sq yd.
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