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Land Area Conversions: From Bigha to Sqft and Why It Matters

A clear guide to India's confusing traditional land units and why converting them to square feet matters. Covers the wide state-by-state variation in bigha (about 12,000 sq ft in MP, 14,400 in West Bengal and Assam, 17,424 in Gujarat and Rajasthan kaccha, 27,225 in Rajasthan pucca, and a startling 6,800 to 27,000 across districts of UP), so the same '5 bigha' can describe parcels differing three to four times in area. Explains the other regional units (marla and kanal in the north, guntha in the

By Ganak Editorial · Jun 21, 2026

Property Tax Late Payment Penalties: City-by-City Comparison

A city-by-city comparison of property tax late-payment penalties across India's major metros, and the under-discussed consequences of default. Covers the penalty rates (BBMP, BMC, and GHMC at 2% per month; MCD at 1% per month), how the 2% monthly penalty compounds (₹30,000 of unpaid tax becomes ₹38,000 after a year and ₹48,000 after two), the 24-month default cliff (Bengaluru's 100% penalty plus 15% interest, turning ₹60,000 into ₹1.38 lakh, followed by recovery proceedings — property attachment

By Ganak Editorial · Jun 20, 2026

RERA Buyer Protection: What Every Home Buyer Must Know

A practical guide to RERA — the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — and the protections every Indian home buyer has under it. Covers the core safeguards (carpet-area pricing instead of inflated super built-up area, 70% of buyer funds locked in a project-specific escrow account, legally binding possession dates, the 10% advance cap before the sale agreement, and a 5-year structural defect liability), a pre-RERA versus post-RERA comparison, and the practical how-to: verifying a pr

By Ganak Editorial · Jun 19, 2026