Real Estate & Property Calculators
Land area converters, stamp duty, construction cost and property tax calculators.
Land Area Converter
Convert between gaj, bigha, kattha, acre, hectare, square feet and all Indian traditional land units including state-specific variants.
Stamp Duty Calculator
Calculate stamp duty and registration charges for property purchase across 15 Indian states. Gender-based rate concessions included.
Property Tax Calculator
Estimate annual property tax for Bangalore (BBMP), Mumbai (BMC), Delhi (MCD), Hyderabad (GHMC) and other major Indian cities.
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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
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
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
Stamp Duty Across Indian States: Where Property Registration Is Cheapest
A state-by-state comparison of stamp duty and registration charges across India for 2026. Total statutory cost on a ₹1 crore property ranges from about ₹4.9 lakh (a woman buyer in Gujarat) to ₹11 lakh (Tamil Nadu, at 7% stamp duty plus 4% registration) — over ₹6 lakh difference for the same-priced home. Includes the master comparison table (male and female rates) across 13 states, the cheapest and most expensive states, Maharashtra's distinctive four-tier system (Mumbai 6%/5%, Pune-Thane-Nagpur
Buying a Home in Bengaluru: Complete 2026 Cost Breakdown
The complete, component-by-component cost of buying a home in Bengaluru in 2026 — the pillar guide to what you actually pay beyond the sticker price. Covers Karnataka's statutory charges (stamp duty 5% plus 10% cess and 2% surcharge = 5.6% effective, registration now 2% after the 31 August 2025 doubling, totalling ~7.6%), the GST swing factor (5% on under-construction versus zero on ready-to-move and resale with an occupancy certificate — a ₹6 lakh difference on a ₹1.2 crore flat), Bengaluru set