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equating to 1,361.25 square feet (126.464 m). One Katha is further subdivided in 20 dhur. Hence each Dhur is 68.05 square feet (6.322 m). One Dhur is subdivided in 20 dhurki, each Dhurki being 3.403 square feet (0.3161 m).
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374:, 2 bigha is equal to one acre, each bigha is 4 kanals, each kanal is 20 marlas, each marla is 9 square karam, each square karam is 30.25 sq ft (5.5 X 5.5 ft), each karam is 5.5 feet. See
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565:, equal to about 6,773 square meters. Officially, most measurement of lands use units of either Bigha (in Terai region) or Ropani (Nepali: рд░реЛрдкрдиреА) (in Hilly regions). Metric system (
471:, the Bigha was standardized under British colonial rule at 14,400 square feet (1,340 m) or 1,600 square yard. This is often interpreted as being 1/3 acre (it is precisely тБД
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414:, One Pucca Bigha = 27,225 square feet (2,529.3 m) or 3,025 square yard. A plot of land with each side 165 feet is called as Bigha (165 ft ├Ч 165 ft).
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298:is equal to 435.60 sq feet or 1/100 acre.
285:, one bigha is equivalent to 20 katha. 1
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615:1 Bigha = 0.677263 hectare = 1.6735 acre
586:1 Dhur (рдзреБрд░) = 16.93 m┬▓ or 182.25 sq.ft.
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609:1 paisa = 4 daam (рджрд╛рдо) (7.95 m┬▓)
589:1 Kanwa (рдХрдирд╡рд╛) = 1/16 Dhur (рдзреБрд░)
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600:1 Bigha = 13.31 Ropani (рд░реЛрдкрдиреА)
530:(ржПржХрж░) = 3.025 bigha (ржмрж┐ржШрж╛) = 6
483:= 7.475 bigha in West Bengal.
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542:= 7.475 bigha = 149.5 Katha
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