Bigha
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Bigha (Nepali: बिघा) is a unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in Nepal, Bangladesh and in a few states of India like West Bengal, Assam,Gujarat etc. The precise size of a bigha appears to vary considerably. Sources have given measurements that range from 1,500 to 6,771 square meters.
[edit] Use in Nepal
this information is again not true In Nepal, a Bigha is about 2,603.7 square meters. Officially, most measurement of Lands use units of either Bigha (in Terai region) or Ropani (Nepali: रोपनी) (in Hilly regions). Metric system is very seldom used officially in measuring area of Land.
Measurement of area in terms of Bigha
1 Bigha = 20 Kattha (about 2,603.7 m²)
1 Kattha (कठ्ठा) = 20 Dhur (धुर)(about 130.19 m²)
1 Bigha = 13.5 Ropani
1 Ropani = 16 Aana (आना) (about 200.28 m²)
1 Aana = 4 Paisa (पैसा) (about 12.52 m²)
1 Paisa = 4 Daam (दाम) (3.13 m²) 30 ropani = 1 hectare
[edit] Use in India
In Rajasthan, India, a Bigha equals 2500 square metres.
In Bengal, India, a Bigha equals 1333.33 m².
In Assam, India, a Bigha is 14,400 Sq.feet or 5 Katha; One Katha = 2,880 Sq. ft.
In Gujarat, India, a Bigha equals 2327 square meters
