Malla Regime was golden age in Nepali tradition since when measurement and coinage came into practice. Although MKS system of measurement was implemented in 1968 AD, traditional units of measurement are widely practiced in Nepal. As local workers are familier with FPS systems, in most cases engineer has to interprete/convert the value of MKS system to FPS. In Nepal, SI unit is official unit of measurement in contracting.
Here are all the units of measurement practiced till date:
Length
Traditional Units
- 1 Angul = approx. 0.75 Inch
- 4 Angul = 1 Dhanu Graha (bow grip) (3 inch)
- 8 angul = 1 Dhanur Mutti (one Fist with finger raised)
- 12 angul = 1 Vitasta
- 2 vittaa = 18 inch
- 1 haath = 1.5 foot.
- 1 Gaj = 2.98 foot
- 1 Dand = 4 Haath
- 2000 Dand = 1 Kosh
- 4 kosh = 1 Yojan = 9 Miles = 14.48 km
Standard Units
- 1 line = 1/12 inch
- 10 mm = 1 cm
- 2.54 cm = 1 inch
- 12 inch = 1 foot
- 1 yard = 3 foot
- 1 meter = 3.048 foot
- 1 Km = 1000 meter
- 1 mile = 1600 meter
Area
- 1 Khetmuri = 25 Ropani
- 1 Bigha (рдмिрдШा) = 20 Kattha (рдХрда्рдаा)
- = 6772.63 m²
- = 72900 sq.ft.
- = 13.31 Ropani
- 1 Katha (рдХрда्рдаा) = 20 Dhur (рдзुрд░)
- = 338.63 m²
- = 3645 sq.ft.
- 1 Dhur (рдзुрд░) = 16.93 m² = 182.25 sq.ft.
- 1 Ropani (рд░ोрдкрдиी) = 16 Aana (рдЖрдиा)
- = 64 Paisa (рдкैрд╕ा)
- = 508.72 m²
- = 5476 sq.ft.
- = 256 Daam (рджाрдо)
- 1 Aana (рдЖрдиा) = 4 Paisa (рдкैрд╕ा)
- = 31.80 m²
- = 342.25 sq. ft.
- = 16 Daam (рджाрдо)
- 1 Paisa (рдкैрд╕ा) = 4 Daam (рджाрдо)
- = 7.95 m²
- = 85.56 sq. ft.
- 1 Daam (рджाрдо) = 1.99 m²
- = 21.39 sq. ft.
Summary of Areas:
- 1 Ropani (рд░ोрдкрдиी) = 74 ft. x 74 ft
- 1 Aana (рдЖрдиा) = 18.5 ft x 18.5 ft
- 1 Bigha (рдмिрдШा) = 13 Ropani + 5 Anna
- 1 Kathha (рдХрда्рдаा) = 1/20 Bigha
- 1 Dhur (рдзुрд░) = 1/20 Kathha
Volume
- 1 Mana = Approx 400 grams of food grains
- 1 Pathi = 8 Mana
- = Approx 3.2 kg of grains
- 1 Muri =20 Pathi
- = approx 64 kg of grains
