Measurement System in Nepal

Bigha (बिघा) is the unit of measurement of lands especially in the Terai Region and Ropani (रोपनी) is the unit of measurement in the Hilly Regions of Nepal.

Measurement of area in terms of Bigha

1 bigha (बिघा)   = 20 kattha (कठ्ठा)   =   6,772.63 m²   = 72,900 sq.ft    = 13.31 ropani (रोपनी)
1 kattha (कठ्ठा)  = 20 dhur (धुर)        =  338.63 m²       = 3,645 sq.ft.
1 dhur (धुर)                                      =  16.93 m²         = 182.25 sq.ft

Measurement of area in terms of Ropani

1 ropani(रोपनी)   = 16 aana (आना)     =  508.72 m²       = 5476 sq. ft

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

1 paisa(पैसा)        = 4 daam (दाम)       =  7.95 m²          = 85.56 sq.ft
1daam (दाम)                                       =  1.99 m²          = 21.39 sq.ft
Also,
1 ropani(रोपनी)     = 4 matomuri
25 ropani(रोपनी)   = 1 khetmuri

Length Measurement

1 bitta       = 18 angul
1 haat       = 2 bitta
1 danda    = 4 haat
1 janjir      = 9 haat
1 kosh      = 480 danda      = 3.218 km    = 2 mile
1 gaj         = 0.9144 m       = 1 yard
Volume Measurement
1 moori         = 20 pathi
1 pathi          = 4 curuwa           = 4.54596 ltr
1 curuwa      = 2 mana
1 mana         = 4 chauthai      = 10 muthi
1 lit              = 1.7598 mana
Weight Measurement
1 kg              = 5 pau in ktm 4 pau outside ktm
1 pau            = 19 tola         = 199 gms
1 tola            = 100 lal         = 11.66 gm
1 chatak       = 4 1/2 tola     = 58.31 gm
1 pau           = 4 chatak
1 seer          = 0.9331 kg
1 dharni        = 12 pau          = 2.3934 kg
1 maund       = 37.3242 kg
1 gm             = 8.573 lal
1 pound       = 0.4536 kg