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Bhojpuri Units are the Unit of measurement that are used in Bhojpuri region of India and Nepal.
Length
Table of equivalences
| Bhojpuri unit |
SI (metric)
|
Imperial units |
Traditional definition
|
| angul (𑂃𑂁𑂏𑂳𑂪)
|
17 mm
|
2/3 Inch
|
A finger-breath, 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 Region instead of Chaua
|
| 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 mm
|
2/3 Inch
|
A finger-breath, 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
|
| 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)
|
| 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)
|
| Sikandari Gaj (𑂮𑂱𑂍𑂁𑂠𑂩𑂲 𑂏𑂔)
|
812 mm
|
32 Inch
|
48 angul, 2 haath (also called Barka Gaj)
|
| rasari (𑂩𑂮𑂩𑂲)
|
48768 mm
|
1920 Inch
|
20 laggi (70 cubit in South-West Shahabad)
|
| kos (𑂍𑂷𑂮)
|
2926 meters
|
9600 feet
|
60 rasari (50 in South-West Shahabad);
|
Area
| Bhojpuri unit
|
SI ('Metric')
|
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.
|
Weight
| Bhojpuri unit
|
SI ('Metric')
|
Relationship
|
| ratti
|
|
|
| Maas
|
|
8 ratti
|
| Tola
|
|
12 Maas
|
| Chhaatank
|
|
5 Tola
|
| Ser
|
|
16 Chhatank
|
| adhpai
|
|
1/8 Ser
|
| pauwa
|
|
1/4 Ser
|
| Adhsera
|
|
1/2 Ser
|
| 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
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