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Nepal Land Unit Converter

Convert ropani, aana, bigha, kattha and dhur to square feet in one step.

1 ropani = 16 aana = 5,476 sq ft, and 1 bigha = 20 kattha = 72,900 sq ft. Enter any amount below to convert between Nepal's hill units (ropani, aana, paisa, daam), Terai units (bigha, kattha, dhur), square feet and square metres.

Ropani-Aana-Paisa-Daam
Bigha-Kattha-Dhur
Ropani
Aana
Paisa
Daam
Bigha
Kattha
Dhur
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Square Metres

Nepal land measurement chart

  • •1 Ropani = 16 Aana = 64 Paisa = 256 Daam = 5,476 sq ft (508.74 m²)
  • •1 Aana = 4 Paisa = 16 Daam = 342.25 sq ft (31.80 m²)
  • •1 Paisa = 4 Daam = 85.56 sq ft · 1 Daam = 21.39 sq ft
  • •1 Bigha = 20 Kattha = 400 Dhur = 72,900 sq ft (6,772.63 m²)
  • •1 Kattha = 20 Dhur = 3,645 sq ft (338.63 m²) · 1 Dhur = 182.25 sq ft
  • •1 Bigha = 13.31 Ropani · 1 Ropani = 1.50 Kattha · 1 Kattha = 10.65 Aana
Unit Equals Sq. ft. Sq. m
1 Ropani 16 aana 5,476 508.74
1 Aana 4 paisa 342.25 31.80
1 Paisa 4 daam 85.56 7.95
1 Daam 21.39 1.99
1 Bigha 20 kattha 72,900 6,772.63
1 Kattha 20 dhur 3,645 338.63
1 Dhur 182.25 16.93

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Frequently Asked Questions

1 ropani is 16 aana, 64 paisa or 256 daam. In area it is 5,476 square feet (about 508.74 square metres).
1 aana is 342.25 square feet (about 31.80 square metres). A typical Kathmandu house plot of 4 aana is 1,369 square feet.
1 bigha is 20 kattha or 400 dhur, which is 72,900 square feet (about 6,772.63 square metres). 1 kattha is 3,645 square feet and 1 dhur is 182.25 square feet.
1 bigha is about 13.31 ropani, and 1 ropani is about 1.5 kattha. Use the converter on this page to convert any amount between the hill and Terai systems.
It is ropani-aana-paisa-daam: 0 ropani, 4 aana, 2 paisa and 1 daam, which is 1,561.52 square feet. In the Terai the format is bigha-kattha-dhur, for example 0-2-5.
Kathmandu Valley and the hill districts use ropani, aana, paisa and daam. The Terai uses bigha, kattha and dhur. Your Lalpurja (land ownership certificate) states the area in one of these systems.

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