With respect to the age of analog cartography, the levels of detail of a particular region or feature are generally shown at an accurate scale, where the graphical representation of the scale correctly matches the level of classification used in those maps. Currently, many researchers are using geospatial techniques to extract information at different levels of classification of a particular region at a particular map scale. However, little attention has been given to the correlation between the classification level and scale during map composition, whereby the graphical representation of the scale on the final composed map is mostly erroneously depicted. In the modern era, most geographic information system (GIS) software has built-in default scales, which researchers normally prefer to use as such software without changing it. In such a situation, the question arises whether the scale has sustained its value as an important element in map making in the age of geospatial technology. The present study has tried to address this question while alarming all the researchers, especially geographers, are attempting to develop an accurate scale for a given level of classification. This study not only proposes the use of a Graticule/Grid method for area measurement but also establishes a relationship between scale and graticule extension, the contour interval, the spatial resolution of satellite images and the level of classification, which are displayed on a particular scale. The study tried to calculate the total area of Maharashtra using the Graticule method which resulted in an area of 307148.69 km2 which is closer to the actual area (307713 km2) of Maharashtra.