Vastu for home

Vastu check by plot facing

Choose your plot facing to see where the nine zones fall on your plan and which rooms the VastuCalc app’s simplified Vastu table suggests for each. It is the same table the app uses, presented as traditional guidance.

Plot facing

Hold your plan with the road side at the top. The front of the plot is the top row of the grid; the eight directions rotate around it and the centre stays open in every case.

North-East
EastFront
South-East
North
Centre
South
North-West
West
South-West

The app’s simplified Vastu table, zone by zone
On the plan	Zone	Suggested here	Review placement
Front-left corner	North-East	Main entrance, Living room, Pooja room, Study room, Home office, Borewell, Underground water tank, Balcony, Garden	Main bedroom, Staff room, Kitchen, Utility room, Store room, Staircase, Toilet, Septic tank, Overhead water tank, Garage
Front	East	Main entrance, Living room, Dining room, Pooja room, Study room, Children’s bedroom, Bathroom, Borewell, Underground water tank, Balcony, Garden	—
Front-right corner	South-East	Staff room, Kitchen, Utility room, Garage	Pooja room, Home office, Main bedroom, Children’s bedroom, Guest bedroom, Bathroom, Toilet, Septic tank, Borewell, Underground water tank
Left side	North	Main entrance, Living room, Dining room, Pooja room, Home office, Bathroom, Borewell, Underground water tank, Balcony, Garden	Overhead water tank
Centre of the plan	Centre	—	Dining room, Study room, Main bedroom, Staff room, Kitchen, Utility room, Store room, Staircase, Bathroom, Toilet, Septic tank, Overhead water tank, Garage
Right side	South	Store room, Staircase, Overhead water tank	Main entrance, Pooja room, Study room, Home office, Borewell, Balcony, Garden
Back-left corner	North-West	Children’s bedroom, Guest bedroom, Staff room, Kitchen, Utility room, Bathroom, Toilet, Septic tank, Garage	Underground water tank
Back	West	Dining room, Study room, Home office, Children’s bedroom, Guest bedroom, Staff room, Utility room, Store room, Staircase, Toilet, Septic tank, Overhead water tank	—
Back-right corner	South-West	Main bedroom, Store room, Staircase, Overhead water tank	Main entrance, Living room, Dining room, Pooja room, Study room, Children’s bedroom, Guest bedroom, Staff room, Kitchen, Utility room, Bathroom, Toilet, Septic tank, Borewell, Underground water tank, Garage, Balcony, Garden

Rooms missing from both columns carry no specific preference in this table. “Review placement” is a prompt to look again and weigh practical options, not a verdict.

Open this facing in the app

Traditional guidance, presented as such: Vastu describes preferences, not outcomes.

How to read the grid

Hold your plan with the road side at the top. The front of the plot is the top row of the grid, so an east-facing plot has east at the front, north-east in the front-left corner and south-east in the front-right corner. The centre, called the Brahmasthan in Vastu, is the middle cell and is traditionally kept open and light.

Facing does not change which direction suits a room. A kitchen is listed under the south-east whether the plot faces north or south; what changes is where that south-east corner sits on your drawing. The selector simply rotates the grid so you can find each zone without a compass in hand.

What this table is, and is not

The VastuCalc app uses a simplified eight-direction table: eight compass zones plus the centre, with a short suggested list and a review list for 23 room types. It is a practical summary for modern flats and plots, not a classical 81-pada Vastu Purusha Mandala, which divides a site into 9 × 9 squares and treats entrance positions along each side differently.

The traditional reference for house layout is the Brihat Samhita of Varahamihira. Its house-building chapter places worship in the north-east and the kitchen in the south-east, and describes entrance positions along each side in far finer detail than a cardinal facing alone can capture. A full reading of that text needs a practitioner and a measured plan.

Read the chapter: Brihat Samhita on house building (Iyer translation, wisdomlib.org)

Suggested, review, and everything else

“Suggested here” means the room appears in the tradition’s preferred list for that zone. “Review placement” means the room appears in the list traditionally avoided there: a prompt to look again, weigh practical options and consult someone you trust, not a verdict. Rooms that appear in neither list carry no specific preference in this table.

Many homes place rooms outside the suggested zones and work perfectly well. If a room is already built, see the kitchen, bedroom and main door guides for practical adjustments that need no construction.

Frequently asked questions

Does a south-facing plot need to be avoided?

No. A south-facing plot simply has south at the front; the north-east, south-west and every other zone are still present on the plan. Choose South above and read the zones as usual. Classical texts treat entrance positions along a side individually, so a direction alone is not a judgement.

Where is the north-east on my plan?

Hold the plan with the road side at the top and select your facing. For a north-facing plot the north-east is the front-right corner; for an east-facing plot it is the front-left corner; for a south-facing plot it is the back-left corner; and for a west-facing plot it is the back-right corner.

Is this the same as a Vastu Purusha Mandala?

No. The mandala used in classical texts divides the site into 81 padas (9 × 9) and reads entrances, deities and proportions within them. This page uses the app’s eight-direction summary, which is quicker for a modern flat but far less detailed. Treat it as an introduction, not a substitute.

How do I find north without a compass app?

Use the north arrow on an approved building plan, or note where the sun rises, which is roughly east, and work round from there. The VastuCalc app’s compass warns when nearby steel distorts the reading; stand in the centre of the home, away from the fridge, grilles and rebar.

Can I use this for a flat rather than a plot?

Yes. Take the facing from the main door of the flat, the direction you look when stepping out, and treat the flat’s outer walls as the boundary. The zones then refer to the flat itself, not the whole building.

Check your own plan in the app

The VastuCalc app rotates the grid from a live compass, lets you pick any of 23 rooms, and switches between Vastu and Feng Shui — offline, in English, Hindi and Marathi.

Open the room guide in the app

Reviewed on 6 October 2026. Vastu Shastra, Feng Shui and numerology are traditional guidance, presented as such. VastuCalc promises no health, wealth, relationship or other outcome, gives no scores or percentages, and does not replace a qualified architect, engineer or practitioner.