Land unit converter
The hills measure land in ropani-aana-paisa-daam, the Tarai in bigha-kattha-dhur. Type one measure and every other appears at once.
The units
- 1 ropani = 16 aana = 64 paisa = 256 daam = 5,476 sq ft (74 ft × 74 ft)
- 1 aana = 4 paisa = 342.25 sq ft; 1 paisa = 4 daam = 85.5625 sq ft; 1 daam = 21.390625 sq ft
- 1 bigha = 20 kattha = 400 dhur = 72,900 sq ft
- 1 kattha = 20 dhur = 3,645 sq ft; 1 dhur = 182.25 sq ft
- 1 bigha ≈ 13.31 ropani; 1 ropani ≈ 1.5 kattha
Source: Wikipedia, "Nepalese customary units of measurement". Square metres follow from the international foot (1 sq ft = 0.09290304 m²), which makes 1 ropani 508.74 m². For a land deal, go by the area in the official land records.