Ropani, Aana and Bigha Converter for Nepal (1 Ropani = 5,476 sq ft)

Nepal uses two systems of land units. The hills and Kathmandu valley count in ropani, aana, paisa and daam; the Terai counts in bigha, kattha and dhur. 1 ropani = 16 aana = 5,476 square feet (a square of 74 by 74 feet) and 1 Terai bigha = 20 kattha = 72,900 square feet. This converter has all nine units together with square feet, square metres, acre and hectare.

1 ropani = 16 aana = 5,476 sq ft = 508.74 sq m 1 aana = 4 paisa = 342.25 sq ft. 1 paisa = 4 daam = 85.56 sq ft. 1 bigha = 20 kattha = 72,900 sq ft = 6,772.6 sq m. 1 kattha = 20 dhur = 3,645 sq ft.

Hill units: ropani, aana, paisa, daam

Unit	Relation	Square feet	Square metres
Ropani	16 aana	5,476	508.74
Aana	4 paisa	342.25	31.80
Paisa	4 daam	85.56	7.95
Daam		21.39	1.99

Land in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Pokhara and the hill districts is bought by the aana. A typical house plot is 4 aana (1,369 sq ft) to 8 aana (2,738 sq ft). 1 ropani is about 0.126 acre, so 8 ropani make one acre (7.95).

Terai units: bigha, kattha, dhur

Unit	Relation	Square feet	Square metres
Bigha	20 kattha	72,900	6,772.6
Kattha	20 dhur	3,645	338.6
Dhur		182.25	16.93

The Nepali bigha is much larger than the Bengal bigha (14,400 sq ft) or the UP bigha (27,000 sq ft): 1 Nepal bigha = 1.674 acre = 0.677 hectare = 13.31 ropani.

Ropani to square feet and square metres

Ropani	Square Feet
0.25 Ropani	1,369 Square Feet
0.5 Ropani	2,738 Square Feet
1 Ropani	5,476 Square Feet
2 Ropani	10,952 Square Feet
3 Ropani	16,428 Square Feet
4 Ropani	21,904 Square Feet
5 Ropani	27,380 Square Feet
10 Ropani	54,760 Square Feet

Aana	Square Feet
1 Aana	342.25 Square Feet
2 Aana	684.5 Square Feet
3 Aana	1,026.75 Square Feet
4 Aana	1,369 Square Feet
5 Aana	1,711.25 Square Feet
6 Aana	2,053.5 Square Feet
8 Aana	2,738 Square Feet
10 Aana	3,422.5 Square Feet
12 Aana	4,107 Square Feet
16 Aana	5,476 Square Feet

Bigha, kattha and dhur to square feet

Kattha	Square Feet
0.5 Kattha	1,822.5 Square Feet
1 Kattha	3,645 Square Feet
2 Kattha	7,290 Square Feet
3 Kattha	10,935 Square Feet
4 Kattha	14,580 Square Feet
5 Kattha	18,225 Square Feet
10 Kattha	36,450 Square Feet
20 Kattha	72,900 Square Feet

Bigha	Acre
0.25 Bigha	0.418388 Acre
0.5 Bigha	0.836777 Acre
1 Bigha	1.6736 Acre
2 Bigha	3.3471 Acre
5 Bigha	8.3678 Acre
10 Bigha	16.7355 Acre

Frequently asked questions

How many square feet in 1 ropani?

5,476 square feet, or 508.74 square metres. It is a square 74 feet on each side.

How many aana in 1 ropani?

16 aana. Each aana is 342.25 sq ft (31.8 sq m); 4 aana is 1,369 sq ft.

How many ropani in 1 bigha?

13.31 ropani, because a Terai bigha is 72,900 sq ft and a ropani 5,476 sq ft.

How many kattha in 1 bigha in Nepal?

20 kattha of 3,645 sq ft each. A kattha has 20 dhur of 182.25 sq ft.

How many ropani in 1 hectare?

19.66 ropani. One hectare is 1.476 Nepal bigha and 2.471 acre. The bigha to acre converter includes the Nepal bigha in its region list.