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Nepalese customary units of measurement

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Nepal uses both the metric system and traditional units of measurement. Some customary units still used include the bigha for land area, which is equal to 6,772 square meters. Length is also measured traditionally, with units like the angul and vitastaa. Land is measured differently in the Terai region compared to mountainous regions, using the kattha or paisa respectively. Conversions between customary and metric units are provided.

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Nepalese customary units of measurement In Nepal, some customary units of measurement are still used, although the metric system has been the o?cial standard since 1968.[1] 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 (????) = 20 Kattha (?????) ? 1 Bigha (????) = 6772.63 m? ? 1 Bigha (????) = 72900 sq.ft. ? 1 Bigha (????) = 13.31 Ropani ? 1 Kattha (?????) = 20 Dhur (???) ? 1 Kattha (?????) = 338.63 m? ? 1 Kattha (?????) = 3645 sq.ft. ? 1 Dhur (???) = 16.93 m? ? 1 Dhur (???) = 182.25 sq.ft. ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 16 aana (???) ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 64 Paisa (????) ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 508.72 m? ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 5476 sq.ft. ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 256 Daam (???) ? 1 Ropani = 4 Matomuri ? 1 Khetmuri = 25 Ropani ? 1 Aana (???)= 4 Paisa (????) ? 1 Aana (???)= 31.80 m? ? 1 Aana (???) = 342.25 sq. ft. ? 1 Aana (???) = 16 Daam (???) ? 1 Paisa (????) = 4 Daam (???) ? 1 Paisa (????) = 7.95 m? ? 1 Paisa (????) = 85.56 sq. ft. ? 1 Daam (???) = 1.99 m? ? 1 Daam (???) = 21.39 sq. ft. ? 1 Haath = 1.5 ft. 2 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 (?st 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 3 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 di?erent system is used in hilly regions: ? 1 paisa = 4 dam (daam) ? 1 ana = 4 paisa [4] 1
2 5 REFERENCES ? 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] 4 See also ? List of customary units of measurement in South Asia 5 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 Mea- surement. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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  • 1. Nepalese customary units of measurement In Nepal, some customary units of measurement are still used, although the metric system has been the o?cial standard since 1968.[1] 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 (????) = 20 Kattha (?????) ? 1 Bigha (????) = 6772.63 m? ? 1 Bigha (????) = 72900 sq.ft. ? 1 Bigha (????) = 13.31 Ropani ? 1 Kattha (?????) = 20 Dhur (???) ? 1 Kattha (?????) = 338.63 m? ? 1 Kattha (?????) = 3645 sq.ft. ? 1 Dhur (???) = 16.93 m? ? 1 Dhur (???) = 182.25 sq.ft. ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 16 aana (???) ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 64 Paisa (????) ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 508.72 m? ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 5476 sq.ft. ? 1 Ropani (?????)= 256 Daam (???) ? 1 Ropani = 4 Matomuri ? 1 Khetmuri = 25 Ropani ? 1 Aana (???)= 4 Paisa (????) ? 1 Aana (???)= 31.80 m? ? 1 Aana (???) = 342.25 sq. ft. ? 1 Aana (???) = 16 Daam (???) ? 1 Paisa (????) = 4 Daam (???) ? 1 Paisa (????) = 7.95 m? ? 1 Paisa (????) = 85.56 sq. ft. ? 1 Daam (???) = 1.99 m? ? 1 Daam (???) = 21.39 sq. ft. ? 1 Haath = 1.5 ft. 2 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 (?st 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 3 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 di?erent system is used in hilly regions: ? 1 paisa = 4 dam (daam) ? 1 ana = 4 paisa [4] 1
  • 2. 2 5 REFERENCES ? 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] 4 See also ? List of customary units of measurement in South Asia 5 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 Mea- surement. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  • 3. 3 6 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses 6.1 Text ? Nepalese customary units of measurement Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_customary_units_of_measurement?oldid= 749576945 Contributors: Andrewman327, DanielRigal, Fayenatic london, Yobot, K6ka, William Sommer and Anonymous: 5 6.2 Images ? File:Question_book-new.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Question_book-new.svg License: Cc-by-sa-3.0 Contributors: Created from scratch in Adobe Illustrator. Based on Image:Question book.png created by User:Equazcion Original artist: Tkgd2007 6.3 Content license ? Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0