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Land unit converter

Land in Nepal is measured in ropani in the hills and the Kathmandu Valley, and in bigha in the Terai. Enter an area in any unit and see it in all the others.

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Ropani-aana-paisa-daam

1-0-0-0

1 ropani

Bigha-kattha-dhur

0-1-10

1 kattha 10 dhur

1 ropani is

Ropani
1
Aana
16
Paisa
64
Daam
256
Bigha
0.0751
Kattha
1.5
Dhur
30.05
Square feet
5,476
Square metres
508.74
Hectares
0.0509

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How the units fit together

Hills and Kathmandu Valley

  • 1 ropani = 16 aana = 5,476 sq ft
  • 1 aana = 4 paisa = 342.25 sq ft
  • 1 paisa = 4 daam = 85.56 sq ft
  • 1 daam = 21.39 sq ft

Terai

  • 1 bigha = 20 kattha = 72,900 sq ft
  • 1 kattha = 20 dhur = 3,645 sq ft
  • 1 dhur = 182.25 sq ft
  • 1 bigha = 13.31 ropani

Listings on this site store every area in square feet and show it in the unit the property is sold in, so land in Kathmandu and land in Chitwan can still be compared.

Ropani reference table

RopaniAanaSquare feetSquare metresKattha
1165,476508.741.5
23210,9521,017.473
34816,4281,526.214.51
46421,9042,034.956.01
58027,3802,543.697.51
69632,8563,052.429.01
711238,3323,561.1610.52
812843,8084,069.912.02
914449,2844,578.6313.52
1016054,7605,087.3715.02

Bigha reference table

BighaKatthaDhurSquare feetRopani
12040072,90013.31
2408001,45,80026.63
3601,2002,18,70039.94
4801,6002,91,60053.25
51002,0003,64,50066.56
61202,4004,37,40079.88
71402,8005,10,30093.19
81603,2005,83,200106.5
91803,6006,56,100119.81
102004,0007,29,000133.13

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