Land area converter: ropani, aana, bigha, kattha, sq ft
जग्गा नाप परिवर्तन: रोपनी, आना, बिघा, कट्ठा
Pick what is written on your land paper, type the numbers, and see the same land in every unit. Works for hill land (ropani) and Terai land (bigha).
1. What do you know? तपाईंसँग कुन नाप छ?
2. Type the numbers (leave a box empty if it is 0)
3. Your land in every unit सबै एकाइमा
Type a number above. The answer shows here straight away.
Nepal land units table
| 1 unit | Sq ft | Sq m | Equals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ropani रोपनी | 5,476 | 508.74 | 16 aana · 74 ft × 74 ft |
| Aana आना | 342.25 | 31.8 | 4 paisa · 16 dam |
| Paisa पैसा | 85.56 | 7.95 | 4 dam |
| Dam दाम | 21.39 | 1.99 | smallest hill unit |
| Bigha बिघा | 72,900 | 6,772.63 | 20 kattha · 270 ft × 270 ft |
| Kattha कट्ठा | 3,645 | 338.63 | 20 dhur |
| Dhur धुर | 182.25 | 16.93 | smallest Terai unit |
| Acre एकड | 43,560 | 4,046.86 | 43,560 sq ft |
| Hectare हेक्टर | 1,07,639.1 | 10,000 | 10,000 sq m |
Between systems: 1 bigha ≈ 13.31 ropani, 1 ropani ≈ 1.50 kattha, 1 kattha ≈ 10.65 aana. 1 square metre = 10.7639 square feet.
Sources: the standard Nepal units used by the Survey Department and land revenue (malpot) offices, as listed in Nepalese customary units of measurement and the Global IME Bank land area guide. The square metre factor is the international foot (0.3048 m). For a sale or a loan, the area on your lalpurja and the malpot office's measurement is what counts.
Common questions
How many square feet is 1 ropani?
1 ropani is 5,476 square feet (a plot of 74 ft × 74 ft), which is about 508.74 square metres. It has 16 aana.
How many square feet is 1 aana?
1 aana is 342.25 square feet, about 31.80 square metres. 1 aana has 4 paisa, and 16 aana make 1 ropani.
How many kattha are in 1 bigha?
1 bigha has 20 kattha, and 1 kattha has 20 dhur. 1 bigha is 72,900 square feet (270 ft × 270 ft), and 1 kattha is 3,645 square feet.
How many ropani are in 1 bigha?
1 bigha is about 13.31 ropani, and 1 ropani is about 0.075 bigha (about 1.5 kattha).
What does 0-4-2-0 mean on a land paper (lalpurja)?
Hill land is written as ropani-aana-paisa-dam. So 0-4-2-0 means 0 ropani, 4 aana, 2 paisa and 0 dam. Terai land is written as bigha-kattha-dhur, for example 0-5-10 is 5 kattha 10 dhur. Choose the matching tab above and type each number into its box.
Which areas use ropani and which use bigha?
The hills and Kathmandu Valley use ropani, aana, paisa and dam. The Terai (Madhesh) uses bigha, kattha and dhur. Both are converted the same way, through square feet.
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