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In Assam, a bigha is 14,400 square feet (1,340 m 2) or 1,600 sq yard.One bigha is divided into 5 Katha. [2] [3] Each Katha consists of 20 Lessa.Hence each Katha is 2,880 square feet (268 m 2) in area, although this may vary within different regions of Assam. 4 bighas together are further termed as a Pura.
In Punjab and Haryana, Katha is known as Biswa. 1 Bigha = 20 Biswa and 1 Biswa = 20 Biswansi. 1 Acre = 2 bigha = 4,840 square yard; 1 Bigha = 2,420 square yard; 1 biswa = 121 square yard; 1 biswansi = 6.05 square yard
A killa or acre is measured rectangularly, reckoned as an area 36 karams (198 ft) x 40 karams (220 ft) (43,560 square ft). 1 /5th of a killa or acre is known as bigha 1 Karam = 5.5 feet = 1.83; or Gaj; 1 Yard or Gaj = 36 Inch = 0.91 Metre = 3 feet; 1 Sq Yard = 9 Sq Feet; To convert Sq feet to Sq Yard = Divide by 9
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 Patna and nearby areas, 1 Katha is equals to 1,361.25 square feet or 151.25 square yard. History ... (1.0 Acre = 32.0 Katha = 1.6 Bigha in Patna).
[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.
Bimal Roy distributed the film abroad with the name "Calcutta – The Cruel City". The measurement of Bigha varies from state to state. In Bengal, where the movie is based, 3 bigha is one acre (4,000 m 2). [13] Roy filmed Parineeta (1953) and Do Bigha Zamin at the same time in Kolkata. Hrishikesh Mukherjee was the film's editor and scenario writer.
A kanal is a unit of area used in the Indian Subcontinent.It is primarily used in northern India and Pakistan. Under British rule, the marla and kanal were standardized so that the kanal equals 605 square yards or 1 ⁄ 8 acre (0.051 ha), roughly equivalent to 506 square metres.