Nepalese customary units of measurement

In Nepal, some customary units of measurement are still used, although the metric system has been the official standard since 1968.^[1]

Table for list of units used to measure land area in Nepal

This is the list of units used in Nepal to calculate land area in Nepal.^[2] All the commonly used measurement units are listed below.

• 1 Bigha (बिघा) = 20 Kattha (कठ्ठा)
• 1 Bigha (बिघा) = 6772.63 m²
• 1 Bigha (बिघा) = 72900 sq.ft.
• 1 Bigha (बिघा) = 13.31 Ropani
• 1 Kattha (कठ्ठा) = 20 Dhur (धुर)
• 1 Kattha (कठ्ठा) = 338.63 m²
• 1 Kattha (कठ्ठा) = 3645 sq.ft.
• 1 Dhur (धुर) = 16.93 m²
• 1 Dhur (धुर) = 182.25 sq.ft.
• 1 Ropani (रोपनी)= 16 aana (आना)
• 1 Ropani (रोपनी)= 64 Paisa (पैसा)
• 1 Ropani (रोपनी)= 508.72 m²
• 1 Ropani (रोपनी)= 5476 sq.ft.
• 1 Ropani (रोपनी)= 256 Daam (दाम)
• 1 Ropani = 4 Matomuri
• 1 Khetmuri = 25 Ropani
• 1 Aana (आना)= 4 Paisa (पैसा)
• 1 Aana (आना)= 31.80 m²
• 1 Aana (आना) = 342.25 sq. ft.
• 1 Aana (आना) = 16 Daam (दाम)
• 1 Paisa (पैसा) = 4 Daam (दाम)
• 1 Paisa (पैसा) = 7.95 m²
• 1 Paisa (पैसा) = 85.56 sq. ft.
• 1 Daam (दाम) = 1.99 m²
• 1 Daam (दाम) = 21.39 sq. ft.
• 1 Haath = 1.5 ft.

Length

The kos (kosh, krosh, koss) is a very ancient measure of distance, measuring about 2.25 miles or 3.7 km.^[3]

• 1 angul = approx. 0.75 inch
• 4 angul = 1 dharnugrah (bow grip) = 3 in
• 8 angul = 1 dhanurmushti (fist with thumb raised) = 6 in
• 12 angul = 1 vitastaa (span) = 9 in
• 2 vittaa (cubit) = 18 in
• 4 haath = 1 dand or dhanush (bow) = 6 ft
• 2000 dand = 1 kos or Gorut = 4000 yards or 2.25 miles
• 4 kos = 1 yojan = 9 miles

Area

Terai region

In southern parts of Nepal, the customary units are those used elsewhere in South Asia:

• 1 kattha = 20 dhur
• 1 bigha = 20 kattha

Mountainous regions

A different system is used in hilly regions:

• 1 paisa = 4 dam (daam)
• 1 ana = 4 paisa

^[4]

• 1 ropani = 16 ana

Conversions

• 1 ropani = 74 feet × 74 feet
• 1 bigha = 13 ropani
• 1 kattha = 442 square yards or 338 square meters^[5]

See also

• List of customary units of measurement in South Asia

References

1. "Standard Measurement and Weight Act 2025 (1968)". Kingdom of Nepal. 25 October 1968. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
2. "Land measurement units in Nepal" october, 2014
3. "Some Land and Distance Measurement Units used in Nepal". Blog "for Nepalese Civil Engineers". 6 January 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
4. http://nepalicivilengineers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/units-used-for-land-measurement-in.html
5. Russ Rowlett (2008). "K". A Dictionary of Units of Measurement. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 December 2012.