Nepali Land Area Converter
Convert between Ropani, Aana, Paisa, Daam, Bigha, Kattha, Dhur, sq ft, sq m, acre and hectare.
Ropani system· Hills & Kathmandu valley
1 Ropani 0 Aana 0 Paisa 0 Daam
1–0–0–0
Bigha system· Terai
0 Bigha 1 Kattha 10.0466 Dhur
0–1–10.0466
In every unit
Ropani
1
Aana
16
Paisa
64
Daam
256
Bigha
0.07512
Kattha
1.5023
Dhur
30.0466
Sq. Feet
5,476
Sq. Meter
508.7371
Acre
0.1257
Hectare
0.05087
Land measurement table
- 1 Ropani = 16 Aana = 64 Paisa = 256 Daam = 5,476 Sq. Feet = 508.7371 Sq. Meter
- 1 Aana = 4 Paisa = 16 Daam = 342.25 Sq. Feet = 31.7961 Sq. Meter
- 1 Bigha = 20 Kattha = 400 Dhur = 13.3126 Ropani = 72,900 Sq. Feet = 6,772.63 Sq. Meter
- 1 Kattha = 20 Dhur = 3,645 Sq. Feet = 338.6316 Sq. Meter
- 1 Acre = 7.9547 Ropani = 0.5975 Bigha = 43,560 Sq. Feet
- 1 Hectare = 19.6565 Ropani = 1.4765 Bigha = 10,000 Sq. Meter
About Nepali land measurement
Nepal measures land in two traditional systems. The hills and the Kathmandu valley use Ropani, Aana, Paisa and Daam, where 1 Ropani = 16 Aana = 64 Paisa = 256 Daam = 5,476 square feet. The Terai uses Bigha, Kattha and Dhur, where 1 Bigha = 20 Kattha = 400 Dhur = 72,900 square feet — about 13.31 Ropani.
This free land converter moves an area between all of those units and the metric and imperial ones (square feet, square metres, acre, hectare). You can type a single value in any unit, or enter the compound Ropani-Aana-Paisa-Daam and Bigha-Kattha-Dhur figures the way they appear on a lalpurja (land ownership certificate), and read the area back in every other unit at once.
Useful when comparing plots listed in different units, checking a land ownership certificate, working out a price per Aana or per Dhur, or converting a Nepali plot size into square metres and hectares for paperwork.