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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''decimal''' (also spelled '''decimel''', '''dismil''', {{lang-bn|শতক}}) is a unit of area in [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. After [[metrication]] in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became officially obsolete. But among the rural population in Northern Bangladesh and West Bengal, it is still in use. <br />
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Decimals are also used as a measure of land in East Africa. <br />
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1 decimal equals to 435.6 sq. feet or 40.5057 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/upper-caste-poor-in-bihar-to-get-land/|title=three decimal land (1,306 square feet)|date=15 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isid.ac.in/~epu/acegd2015/papers/HemanshuKumar.pdf|title=sq feet decimal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-679-mahadalit-landless-families-to-get-plots-in-bihar-587232|title = 25,679 Mahadalit Landless Families to Get Plots in Bihar}}</ref> It is approximately equal to 1/100 [[acre]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of customary units of measurement in South Asia]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Customary units in India]]<br />
[[Category:Obsolete units of measurement]]<br />
[[Category:Units of area]]<br />
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