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  2. Sri Lankan units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan Ancient units of Area Smaller Unit = Larger Unit Approximately Equivalent Metric amount 1 Laaha 4.59870 m 2 (0.00114 acres) 40 Laaha = 1 Pǣla 183.94802 m 2 (0.045455 acres) 12 Pǣla = 12 Kuruni 2207.37623 m 2 (0.54545 acres) 44 Kuruni = 1 Amuna 8093.71 m 2 (2 acres) 1 Amuna = 25 Kareesa 3237.49 m 2 (0.8 acres) 4 Amuna = 1 Kiriya ...

  3. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram. [ 3 ] Traditionally one maund represented the weight unit for goods which could be carried over some distance by porters or pack animals.

  4. Bigha - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Katha (unit) - Wikipedia

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    One dhur is subdivided in 20 dhurki. The origin of the term and measurement unit was during the Pala Empire. [1] 1 Decimal = 435.6 square feet & 1 Acre = 100 decimal. [2] [3] In Patna & Arrah, 1 Katha is equal to 1,361.25 ft 2 or 3.125 decimal. [4] 1 Hectare = 3.95 bigha = 79 Katha; 1 Acre = 1.6 bigha = 32 Katha; 1 Bigha = 27,225 ft 2 = 20 Katha

  6. Indian numbering system - Wikipedia

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    For example: 150,000 rupees is "1.5 lakh rupees" which can be written as "1,50,000 rupees", and 30,000,000 (thirty million) rupees is referred to as "3 crore rupees" which is can be written as "3,00,00,000 rupees". There are names for numbers larger than crore, but they are less commonly used.

  7. Measurement of land in Punjab - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Tamil units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The above is not in line with South Indian Inscriptions. 2 kuṉṟima குன்றிமணி = 1 māñcāḍi மஞ்சாடி 20 māñcāḍi மஞ்சாடி = 1 kaḻañcu கழஞ்சு Ceylon Currency and Coins by H W Codrington page 10 too agrees with 20 māñcāḍi = 1 kaḻañcu.

  9. Lakh - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In the Indian 2, 2, 3 convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. [3] For example, in India, 150,000 rupees becomes 1.5 lakh rupees, written as ₹ 1,50,000 or INR 1,50,000. It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.