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Bhojpuri Units are the [[Unit of measurement]] that are used in [[Bhojpuri region]] of [[India]] and [[Nepal]].

==Length==

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable static-row-numbers" style="text-left;"
|+ Table of equivalences
|-
! Bhojpuri unit !! [[International System of Units|SI]] (metric)
!'''Imperial units'''!! class="unsortable" |Traditional definition
|-
|angul (𑂃𑂁𑂏𑂳𑂪)
|17 [[Millimetre|mm]]
|2/3 [[Inch]]
|A finger-breath{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=425}}, 3 Pains, 9 Suts
|-
|Chaua (𑂒𑂸𑂄)
|67.73 mm
|2.67 Inch
|Four angul
|-
|muttha (𑂧𑂳𑂗𑂹𑂘𑂰)
|67.73 mm
|2.67 Inch
|Width of a Fist, Used in [[Shahabad district|Shahabad Region]] instead of Chaua{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=425}}
|-
|Bitta (𑂥𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂰)
|203.2 mm
|8 inch
|12 anguls
|-
|Sut (𑂮𑂴𑂞)
|17/27 mm
|2/27 Inch
|Thickness of a thread
|-
|Pain (𑂣𑂶𑂢)
|51/27 mm
|6/27 inch
|3 Suts
|-
|Tassur (𑂞𑂮𑂹𑂮𑂳𑂩)
|17 [[Millimetre|mm]]
|2/3 [[Inch]]
|A finger-breath{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=425}}, 3 Pains, 9 Suts, 1 angul (to measure wood, it's 2 angul)
|-
|Gaj (𑂏𑂔; wood measure)
|476 mm
|56/3 inch
|28 anguls (for measuring wood; ''hath'' is used instead{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=425}}
|-
|Hanth (𑂯𑂰𑂁𑂟)
|406 mm
|16 Inch
|24 angul, 2 Bitta. (Hath can vary from 15-20 inches, hence the average 18 inches can be considered as 1 [[Cubit]]{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=425}})
|-
|deg (𑂙𑂵𑂏) or Gaj
|914.4 mm
|36 Inch
|2 Hath, 4 Bitta
|-
|Girah (𑂏𑂱𑂩𑂯)
|57.15 mm
|9/4 Inch
|Length of Forefinger, 1/16 Gaj
|-
|Laggi (𑂪𑂏𑂹𑂏𑂲)
|2743.2 mm
|108 inch
|3 Gaj (also called ''Baans'' or ''Lattha''{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=425-426}})
|-
|Sikandari Gaj (𑂮𑂱𑂍𑂁𑂠𑂩𑂲 𑂏𑂔)
|812 mm
|32 Inch
|48 angul, 2 haath (also called ''Barka Gaj''{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=426}})
|-
|rasari (𑂩𑂮𑂩𑂲)
|48768 mm
|1920 Inch
|20 laggi (70 cubit in South-West Shahabad{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=426}})
|-
|kos (𑂍𑂷𑂮)
|2926 [[Metre|meters]]
|9600 [[Foot (unit)|feet]]
|60 rasari (50 in South-West Shahabad{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=426}});
|}

== Area ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable static-row-numbers"
!Bhojpuri unit
![[International System of Units|SI]] ('Metric')
!{{nbsp}}Relationship
|-
|dhur (𑂡𑂴𑂩)
|
|1 Square ''Laggi''
|-
|Kattha (𑂍𑂗𑂹𑂘𑂰)
|
|20 Dhur
|-
|Bigaha (𑂥𑂱𑂏𑂯𑂰)
|
|20 Kattha
|-
|Pakka Bigaha
|1337.8 sq. meter
|Pakka Bigaha is 14400 sq. feet. Bigaha depends on laggi and it depends on hath and hath varies from 15-20 inches. Hence, the normal Bigaha varies.{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=426}}
|}

== Weight ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable static-row-numbers"
!Bhojpuri unit
![[International System of Units|SI]] ('Metric')
!{{nbsp}}Relationship
|-
|ratti
|
|
|-
|Maas
|
|8 ratti{{Sfn|Grierson|1885|p=430-431}}
|-
|Tola
|
|12 Maas
|-
|Chhaatank
|
|5 Tola
|-
|Ser
|
|16 Chhatank
|-
|adhpai
|
|1/8 Ser
|-
|pauwa
|
|1/4 Ser
|-
|Adhsera
|
|1/2 Ser{{Sfn|Tiwari|2019|p=15}}
|-
|Teenpauwa
|
|3/4 Ser
|-
|Sawaiya
|
|5/4 Ser
|-
|Derhseri
|
|3/2 Ser
|-
|Arahiya
|
|1/2 Paseri
|-
|Paseri
|
|5 Ser
|-
|Dhaara
|
|10 Ser
|-
|Man
|
|40 Ser
|}

== Bibliography ==

* {{Citebook |last=Grierson |first=G.A. |title=Bihar Peasant Life |publisher=The Bengal Secretariat Press |year=1885 |location=[[London]] |language=En}}
* {{Cite book |last=Tiwari |first=Arjun |title=Bhojpuri Hindi Shabkosh |publisher=Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan |year=2019 |isbn=978-93-87643-11-6 |edition=1st |location=[[Varanasi]] |language=Hi}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Customary units in India]]
[[Category:Human-based units of measurement]]
[[Category:Nepalese culture]]
[[Category:Culture of Bihar]]
[[Category:Bhojpuri-language culture]]

Bhojpuri units of measurement - Revision history

Shasta01N3851676 at 20:27, 13 September 2023