FAR (FLOOR AREA RATIO) is the total floor area of the building on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio. FAR is the ratio of total building area to the size of the site. Use the given calculator to find applicable FAR for your property.

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FAR= (Total covered area of all floors of a building) / (Total area of the plot)

 

Let us understand it with an Example.

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Q : I have a plot of 300 Sq Yards. and I want to build 4 floors on it, but I don't know how much space is allowed to be constructed on each floor (Also called Covered Area)

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A : If you have a plot of 250 Sq. Mtrs. or 300 sq. yards (1 Sq Mtr = 1.196 Sq Yrd) and you want to build 4 floors on it, as per the FAR Calculator, we get a total FAR of 300% on the entire plot of 250 Sq Mtrs.

 

Now considering you want to build 4 Floors, the maximum allowed covered area for each floor will be

= (250 Sq. Mtrs. X 300%) / 4 Floors

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=  187.5 Sq. Mtrs. or 225 Sq. Yrds. or 2018.25 Sq. Ft.*

* (For Reference 1 Sq. Mtr. = 1.196 Sq. Yrd. = 10.764 Sq. Ft.)

 

So, on a plot of 300 Sq. Yrds., total allowed area that can be constructed as per the Delhi Master Plan Building Bye Laws is 2018.25 Sq. Ft. on Each Floor for a 4 Storey Building.