Nepalese customary units of measurement

Length

• 1 angul = approx. 0.75 inch
• 4 angul = 1 dharnugrah = 3 in
• 8 angul = 1 dhanurmushti = 6 in
• 12 angul = 1 vitastaa = 9 in
• 2 vittaa = 18 in
• 1 haath = 1.5 ft.
• 1 dand or dhanush = 4 haath = 6 ft
• 2000 dand = 1 kos or Gorut = 4000 yards or 2.25 miles
• 4 kosh = 1 yojan = 9 miles = 14.48 km

  Area

• 1 Khetmuri = 25 Ropani
• 1 Bigha = 20 Kattha = 6772.63 m² = 72900 sq.ft. = 13.31 Ropani
• 1 Katha = 20 Dhur = 338.63 m² = 3645 sq.ft.
• 1 Dhur = 16.93 m² = 182.25 sq.ft.
• 1 Ropani = 16 Aana = 64 Paisa = 508.72 m² = 5476 sq.ft. = 256 Daam = 4 llka
• 1 Aana = 4 Paisa = 31.80 m² = 342.25 sq. ft. = 16 Daam
• 1 Paisa = 4 Daam = 7.95 m² = 85.56 sq. ft.
• 1 Daam = 1.99 m² = 21.39 sq. ft.

• 1 katha = 20 dhur
• 1 bigha = 20 katha

• 1 paisa = 4 dam
• 1 ana = 4 paisa
• 1 ropani = 16 ana

• 1 ropani = 74 feet × 74 feet
• 1 bigha = 13 Ropani 5 Anna
• 1 kattha = 442 square yards or 338 square meters

  Volume

• Mana=approx 570 ml
• Pathi=8 Mana=approx 4.6 l
• Muri= used for cereals =92 l
• quantal = 1000 mana