Units of Agricultural Measurements – Which Are Most Commonly Used in India
For farmers, landowners, and anybody else working in Indian agriculture, it is essential to comprehend land units and measurements. People can make wise decisions about planning, resource management, and land transactions by becoming familiar with common units, conversion factors, state-specific units, and the significance of standardization.
A) Globally accepted land measurement units
Square feet (sq ft) It is the most commonly used unit of measurement in countries like India, the US, Canada & the UK.
1 sq foot = 0.990304 sq meters
1 sq foot = 0.990304 sq meters
Square Yard = Used in the USA, Canada, & the UK
1 square yard = 0.91 meters
1 Square yard = 9 feet
1 Acre = 4840 square yards
B) Land and its measurement in India;
1 Bigha = 20 katha
1 Bigha = 33 cent (40 cent in some areas)
1 Acre = 3 bigha or 2.5 bighas
1 Acre = 100 cents or 43560 Sq ft, or 0.40 ha
1 hectare = 2.471 acres or 10,000 sq. meters.
C) Land Measurement units used in North-East India
Dhur, a Unit of measurement, is used in Tripura, Jharkhand, Bihar, & UP
Dhur = 36 Sq ft (Bihar & Jharkhand )
1Dhur = 68 Sq ft (Assam, West Bengal, MP)
1 Kattha = 2880 sq ft ( Assam )
1 Kattha = 720 Sq ft (West Bengal)
1 Kattha = 1361 sq ft (Bihar)
1 Kattha = 20 Dhur (Bihar)
1 Chatak = 180 sq ft (West Bengal )
1 Lecha = 144 sq ft (Assam)
D) Land Measurement units used in North India
Bigha is used in Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, UP, MP, Assam, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand; the values vary not only between the states but may also vary within a state.
Biswa = Used in UP, Punjab, Haryana, HP & UK
1 Biswa = it varies between 50 to 150 sq yards
Biswani = Used in UP, Punjab, Haryana, HP & UK
1 Biswani = 20 Biswa
Killa = Used in Punjab and Haryana
1 Killa = 1 acre of land
Kanal = Used in used in J & K, Punjab , Haryana, HP
8 Kanal = 1 acre of land
Ghumao = Used in used in Punjab, Haryana , HP
1 Ghumao = 1 acre of land
Marla = used in Punjab and Haryana
1 Marla = 272.25 square ft
E) Land Measurement units used in South India
Ankanam = Used in AP and Karnataka
1 Ankanam = 72 Sq ft
Guntha = Used in AP, Maharashtra, Karnataka
1 Ghunta = 1089 sq ft
Kuncham = Used in AP
1 Kuncham = 484 sq ft
Ground = Used in Tamil Nadu
1 ground = 2400 sq ft
Cent = used in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
1 Cent = 435.6 sq fts
2) Weight: its units and conversion
1 ounce (oz) = 28.3495 gm
I pound (lb) = 0.454 kg
1 Tola = 11.6638 gm
1 Chhatak = 58.319 gm
1 maund (40 sers) = 37.3242 kg or 0.37 quintal
1 metric ton = 100 kg
1 quintal = 100 kg or 2.679 mounds
3) Length: it’s unit and conversion
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet or 0.9 meters.
I inch = 2.54 centimeters (cm) or 25.40 millimeters
1 feet = 30.48 centimeters (cm)
I metre = 39.3701 inches
1 kilometer = 1093.61 yard or 0.62137 miles.
1 sq. cm = 0.155 sq. inch
1sq ft = 92.903 sq cm
1sq ft = 92.903 sq cm
1 sq.ft = 0.48 sq. meter.
4) Liquid: its unit and conversion
1 gallon = 4.593
1 liter = 0.22 gallon
1 Kerosin Tin = 18 Litre
5) Weight per acre into kilogram per hectare
1 maund per acre = 0.9223 kg per hectare
I pound per acre = 1.1209 kg per hectare
1 ounce per acre = 70.05 gm per hectare
1 Cwt per acre = 125.6 kg per hectare
1 Cwt per acre = 125.6 kg per hectare
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