Bigha - Use in Nepal

Use in Nepal

A Bigha is a customary unit of measurement in Nepal, equal to about 6,773 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 (बिघा)= 20 Kattha (कठ्ठा) (about 6,772.63 m² or 12000 sq.ft.)

1 Kattha (कठ्ठा) = 20 Dhur (धुर) (about 338.63 m² or 3,645 sq.ft.)

1 Dhur (धुर) = 16.93 m² or 182.25 sq.ft.

1 Kanwa (कनवा) = 1/16 Dhur (धुर)

1 Kanaee (कनई) = 1/16 Kanwa (कनवा)

1 Bigha = 13.31 Ropani (रोपनी)

1 Ropani = 16 aana (आना) (about 508.72 m² or 5476 sq. ft.)

1 aana = 4 paisa (पैसा) (about 31.80 m² or 342.25 sq.ft.)

1 paisa = 4 daam (दाम) (7.95 m²)

1 Bigha = 6,772.63 m²

For the different Ropani system from the one above

1 Bigha = .677263 hectare = 1.6735 acre = 13.31 Ropani

1 Hectare = 19.965 Ropani

19.965 Ropani = 1 Hectare

1 Ropani = 508.83771 m²