TryBuildCalcPlot Area in Square Feet Calculator (Land Area, Perimeter & Cost Estimate)
Calculate land or plot area directly in square feet from plot dimensions and shape. Adjust shape, dimensions, units, and rate to match your land measurement.
Supports rectangle, square, triangle, circle, trapezoid, irregular (custom-point) plots, and common plot sizes like 30 × 40 and 40 × 60.
Calculate plot area, perimeter, conversions, and estimated land value.
🕒 Last updated: July 30, 2026
Inputs
Plot Dimensions
ℹ️Depth is the distance from frontage/road side to the rear boundary.
ℹ️Frontage is the road-facing plot width, such as 30 ft road-facing and 40 ft depth.
Unit & Cost Settings
ℹ️Optional. Enter land rate and choose whether it is per sq ft, sq yd, m², acre, or hectare.
Deduct road widening, setback, or corner chamfer area to see the usable construction area.
Plot Area
1,200 sq ft
Area in Sq Ft: 1,200 sq ft
Area in Sq Yards: 133.33 sq yd
Area in m²: 111.48 m²
Shape Used: Rectangle
Perimeter
140 ft
Perimeter in Feet: 140 ft
Perimeter in Meters: 42.67 m
Perimeter in Yards: 46.67 yd
Land Unit Conversion
Sq Ft: 1,200
Sq Yards: 133.33
m²: 111.48
Acres: 0.0275
Hectares: 0.0111
Approximate results for planning only. Verify with a professional.
Looking for the verification checklist, reference tables, or tips and mistakes?See the complete Plot Area Calculator.
Plot area in square feet
This page keeps the Output Unit fixed to square feet — the most common unit for property listings and construction planning — showing a default 30 ft x 40 ft plot's 1,200 sq ft area as the primary result.
Square feet stays the headline figure here even though the calculator still computes every other unit (sq yd, m², acre, hectare) alongside it in the result card, so switching plots doesn't mean losing the other conversions.
- Output unit: square feet.
- Default plot: 30 ft x 40 ft.
- Area: 1,200 sq ft.
Plot Area Calculator Formula & Calculation
Step 1 - Select the plot shape
The calculator first applies the correct formula for the selected plot shape. Rectangle and square plots use side dimensions, triangle plots use base and perpendicular height, circular plots use radius or diameter, and trapezoid plots use two parallel sides with height.
Rectangle Area = Length x Width
Square Area = Side x Side
Triangle Area = 0.5 x Base x Height
Circle Area = pi x Radius²
Trapezoid Area = 0.5 x (Side A + Side B) x Height
Step 1b - Irregular (polygon) plots use the shoelace formula
For an irregular plot entered as corner points (X₁,Y₁), (X₂,Y₂) ... (Xₙ,Yₙ) walked in order around the boundary, the exact area comes from the shoelace formula — named for the crisscross pattern the multiplication makes when written out.
Area = 0.5 × |Σ(Xᵢ × Yᵢ₊₁ − Xᵢ₊₁ × Yᵢ)|
(sum runs over every consecutive pair of corners, wrapping the last point back to the first)
Worked example with the default 6-point L-shaped plot — (0,0), (40,0), (40,20), (20,20), (20,30), (0,30) in feet:
(0×0 − 40×0) + (40×20 − 40×0) + (40×20 − 20×20) + (20×30 − 20×20) + (20×30 − 0×30) + (0×0 − 0×30)
= 0 + 800 + 400 + 200 + 600 + 0 = 2,000
Area = 0.5 × |2,000| = 1,000 sq ft
Step 2 - Calculate perimeter
Rectangle Perimeter = 2 × (Length + Width)
Square Perimeter = 4 × Side
Circle Circumference = 2 × π × Radius
Triangle and trapezoid perimeter are estimated from the entered height and sides.
Polygon Perimeter = sum of the straight-line distance between every consecutive pair of corners, including the closing edge back to the first point.
Step 3 - Convert area units
1 sq yd = 9 sq ft
1 m² = 10.7639 sq ft
1 acre = 43,560 sq ft
1 hectare = 10,000 m²
Step 4 - Estimate plot value
Example Plot Area Calculation Using This Calculator
These examples show how the calculator works for every supported plot shape. The currently selected shape uses your entered inputs where possible, while the remaining shapes use default example values.
You haven't entered a land rate above, so these examples use a default placeholder rate: ₹ 4,000 per sq ft. Enter your own rate in the calculator to see the estimated value calculated with real figures.
Rectangle plot example
Selected shapeA common residential rectangular plot using frontage and depth.
- Depth / Length = 40 ft
- Frontage / Width = 30 ft
- Rate = ₹ 4,000 per sq ft
Step 1 - Plot area
Step 2 - Unit conversion
Area in Sq Yards = 133.33 sq yd
Area in m² = 111.48 m²
Area in Cent = 2.75 cent
Step 3 - Perimeter
Step 4 - Estimated value
Square plot example
A square plot where all sides are equal.
- Side = 30 ft
- Rate = ₹ 4,000 per sq ft
Step 1 - Plot area
Step 2 - Unit conversion
Area in Sq Yards = 100 sq yd
Area in m² = 83.61 m²
Area in Cent = 2.07 cent
Step 3 - Perimeter
Step 4 - Estimated value
Triangle plot example
A triangular plot measured by base and perpendicular height.
- Base = 30 ft
- Height = 40 ft
- Rate = ₹ 4,000 per sq ft
Step 1 - Plot area
Step 2 - Unit conversion
Area in Sq Yards = 66.67 sq yd
Area in m² = 55.74 m²
Area in Cent = 1.38 cent
Step 3 - Perimeter
Step 4 - Estimated value
Circle plot example
A circular plot or circular landscape area measured by radius.
- Radius = 20 ft
- Rate = ₹ 4,000 per sq ft
Step 1 - Plot area
Step 2 - Unit conversion
Area in Sq Yards = 139.63 sq yd
Area in m² = 116.75 m²
Area in Cent = 2.88 cent
Step 3 - Perimeter
Step 4 - Estimated value
Trapezoid plot example
A plot with two parallel sides and a perpendicular height.
- Parallel Side A = 50 ft
- Parallel Side B = 30 ft
- Height = 40 ft
- Rate = ₹ 4,000 per sq ft
Step 1 - Plot area
Step 2 - Unit conversion
Area in Sq Yards = 177.78 sq yd
Area in m² = 148.64 m²
Area in Cent = 3.67 cent
Step 3 - Perimeter
Step 4 - Estimated value
Irregular (L-shaped) plot example
An L-shaped plot entered as boundary corner points, walked in order from a reference corner.
- Point 1 (X, Y) = 0, 0 ft
- Point 2 (X, Y) = 40, 0 ft
- Point 3 (X, Y) = 40, 20 ft
- Point 4 (X, Y) = 20, 20 ft
- Point 5 (X, Y) = 20, 30 ft
- Point 6 (X, Y) = 0, 30 ft
- Rate = ₹ 4,000 per sq ft
Step 1 - Plot area
Step 2 - Unit conversion
Area in Sq Yards = 111.11 sq yd
Area in m² = 92.9 m²
Area in Cent = 2.3 cent
Step 3 - Perimeter
Step 4 - Estimated value
This page keeps things focused on the calculation above. For the full construction guide — verification checklist, reference tables, usage steps, tips, common mistakes, and limitations.See the complete Plot Area Calculator.