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In Bangladesh, one katha is standardized to 720 square feet (67 m 2), and 20 katha equals 1 bigha. 1 Katha (কাঠা) = 720 sq. feet = 66.88 sq. metre = 1.652 Decimal (শতাংশ/ শতক) 1 Bigha (বিঘা) = 20 Katha (কাঠা) = 14,400 square feet = 1,338 sq m = 1,600 sq yard
Near the capital, Patna, one bigha is equivalent to 20 Katha. [4] 1 Katha is equals to 1,361.25 square feet (126.464 m 2) or 151.25 square yard. One Katha is further subdivided in 20 dhur. Hence each Dhur is 68.05 square feet (6.322 m 2). One Dhur is subdivided in 20 dhurki, each Dhurki being 3.403 square feet (0.3161 m 2).
1 Daam (दाम) = 1.99 m 2 = 21.39 sq. ft. The units of measurement of area of land depends on the part of the country where they are being used, with the Bigha-Katha-Dhur measurements common in the Terai region while the Ropani-Aana measurements are common in hilly and mountainous regions.
In other words, a farmer had to grow Indigo in 3 Katha out of 20 Katha (1 Bigha= 20 Katha). In Patna and nearby areas, 1 Katha is equals to 1,361.25 square feet or 151.25 square yard . History
This 1880 sketch map shows the approximate geographical extent of British administration in South Asia, and hence the influence of imperial units, at that time.. The origins of the customary units of measurement in South Asia are varied.
20 Marla = 1 Kanal; 8 Kanal = 1 Acre (Ghumman) 1 Acre = 36 Karam (north to south) X 40 Karam (east to west) Bigha-Biswa system conversion to current Acre system 1 Karam = 57.157 inch; 1 Biswansi = 1 Karam X 1 Karam; 20 Biswansi = 1 Biswa; 20 Biswa = 1 Bigha; 4 Bigha और 16 Biswa = 1 Acre; Killa-Biswa-Bigha system (old system, no longer used ...
[1] [2] In Afghanistan, however, it is standardized at 2,000 square metres (0.49 acres). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The jerib was roughly equivalent to the other customary land measures in south Asia and the Middle East, the Indian bigha and the Sumerian iku , varying between 1,600 and 3,600 square metres (0.40 and 0.89 acres).
Bigha; Katha (unit) References "Arunachal Pradesh land records". dolr.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2006-06-17 This page was last edited ...