Nepali traditional units of land measurement. (Ropani / Dhur / Kattha / Bigha / Paisa /Daam etc.)

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Nepal still uses traditional units of land measurement, although in 1998 the metric system has been made the official standard.

In hilly and mountainous regions of Nepal, Ropani / Aana measurements are commonly used and In the Terai region, Biga / Katha /  Dhur units of land measurements are used. Below I have listed the conversions so that you can have a better grasp of traditional units and how they compare with modern measurement units.

1 Bigha  = 20 Kattha  = 6772.63 m² = 72900 sq.ft. = 13.31 Ropani

1 Ropani = 16 Aana = 64 Paisa = 508.72 m², = 5476 sq. ft. = 256 Daam = 4 Ilka

1 Aana = 4 Paisa = 16 Daam = 31.80 m² = 342.25 sq. ft.

1 Paisa = 4 Daam  = 7.95 m² = 85.56 sq. ft
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1 Daam  = 1.99 m²  =  21.39 sq. ft.

1 Khetmuri = 25 Ropani