Double Bed vs Queen Bed in India: The 12-Inch Difference

In India a double bed is 48 × 75 inches (4 × 6.25 feet) and a queen is 60 × 78 inches (5 × 6.5 feet). The queen is a foot wider and usually three inches longer. The confusion comes from shops: many Amazon listings call a queen a “double bed queen size”, and some call a 48-inch bed a “double” and others a “full”. The numbers settle it.

Double vs queen: the chart

	Double	Queen
Mattress	48 × 75 in (122 × 190 cm)	60 × 78 in (152 × 198 cm)
Width per sleeper	24 in	30 in
Floor the frame takes	about 4.5 × 6.75 ft	about 5.5 × 7 ft
Minimum room	9 × 10 ft	10 × 10 ft
Mattress and sheets	cheapest two-person size	a little more, widest choice
Storage versions	some	most storage beds are queen

Buy a double if

• The room is under 10 feet wide and a path round the bed matters.
• It is for one person who wants to spread out, or a child’s room that will hold two beds later.
• You already own a 48-inch mattress.

Buy a queen if

• Two adults will sleep in it every night. 24 inches each on a double is the width of a railway berth.
• You want under-bed storage: the choice in queen is several times larger.
• The room is 10 × 10 feet or more.

What the names mean on Amazon India

“Double bed” in an Indian listing can mean 48 inches or anything bigger than a single; “queen size double bed” means 60 inches; “king size double bed” means 72. Ignore the words and find the dimensions line. On this site the recognised size is shown on every card, and the Queen Size Bed page holds only beds whose listing says queen.

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Common questions

Is a double bed smaller than a queen? Yes: 12 inches narrower and usually 3 inches shorter.

Will a queen mattress fit a double bed? No. It is a foot too wide.

What size is a “double bed queen size”? 60 × 78 inches. It is a queen; the “double” only means two people.