A traditional land unit used in many northern and eastern states. It has no single size: a bigha differs from state to state and often district to district.
How it works and what to check
Bigha is in common use in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and, as vigha, Gujarat. Its size is not the same everywhere: it differs from state to state and often from district to district, so this site does not convert it to a single figure. Take the area in square feet, square metres or acres from the revenue record or the deed instead.
A seller or broker quoting a plot in bigha should be able to show the area in a standard unit on the khatauni, jamabandi or other record of rights. Insist on that figure before you agree a price.