Land Unit Converter (Jagga Napi)
Type in any box — every other unit updates instantly. Nepali digits (१२३) work too.
Paste the area exactly as written on the Lalpurja or a listing, e.g. 0-4-2-0 = 0 Ropani 4 Aana 2 Paisa 0 Daam.
Hilly system (Ropani-Aana-Paisa-Daam)
0 Ropani 0 Aana 0 Paisa 0 Daam
0-0-0-0
Terai system (Bigha-Kattha-Dhur)
0 Bigha 0 Kattha 0 Dhur
0-0-0
Equal to a square of 0 ft × 0 ft.
Enter the sides of your plot to get its area.
Rectangle: length × width. 4 unequal sides: average of opposite sides (a quick estimate — slanted plots need a surveyor’s trace). Triangle: Heron’s formula.
Enter a land area above and a rate here to get the total price.
Uses the area currently in the converter. Rates you type stay on your device.
Unit information at a glance
(Hilly area)
Unit information at a glance
(Terai area)
Standard factors: 1 Ropani = 74 ft × 74 ft = 5,476 sq ft = 508.74 m²; 1 Bigha = 72,900 sq ft = 6,772.63 m²; 1 ft = 0.3048 m (exact). Results are for planning and comparison — for a sale, trust the figures on your Lalpurja and the Napi Naksha.
Ropani to Square Feet Converter: Jagga Napi Tool for Nepal (2026)
Buying a plot in Kathmandu, checking a Lalpurja, or comparing a Terai field with a hill plot? The first question is always the same: how many square feet is this land? This free jagga napi converter answers that in one step. Type a value in Ropani, Aana, Paisa, Daam, Bigha, Kattha, Dhur, square feet or square meters, and every other unit updates at once.
Quick answer
1 Ropani = 5,476 square feet = 508.74 m² = 16 Aana
A Ropani is a square of 74 ft × 74 ft. So Square feet = Ropani × 5,476, and 1 Aana = 342.25 sq ft (18.5 ft × 18.5 ft). In the Terai, 1 Kattha = 3,645 sq ft and 1 Bigha = 72,900 sq ft.
In this guide
- Ropani to square feet converter
- How to use the tool
- The formula, with a diagram
- Ropani and Aana to square feet tables
- Bigha, Kattha, Dhur to square feet
- Hill vs Terai conversion chart
- How big each unit really is
- Reading Lalpurja notation
- Why converters disagree (and which figure is right)
- Worked examples
- रोपनी देखि वर्ग फिट (Nepali)
- FAQs
Ropani to Square Feet Converter (Jagga Napi Tool)
The converter above works both ways. It handles the hill system (Ropani, Aana, Paisa, Daam), the Terai system (Bigha, Kattha, Dhur) and modern units (square feet, square meters, acre, hectare, square yard). It also includes three extras most converters skip: a plot size calculator for length × width, a land price calculator for rates quoted per Aana or per Dhur, and a Lalpurja notation box where you can paste figures like 0-4-2-0.
How to Use the Jagga Napi Converter
- Enter the area in any box. Filling Ropani, Aana, Paisa and Daam together adds them up (for example 1 Ropani + 4 Aana). The same works for Bigha, Kattha and Dhur.
- Read the results panel. You get the total in square feet and square meters, the full Ropani-Aana-Paisa-Daam breakdown, the Bigha-Kattha-Dhur breakdown, and the same area written in Nepali.
- Paste Lalpurja figures. Type 0-5-2-1.5 in the Lalpurja notation box and choose R-A-P-D or B-K-D. Nepali digits such as ०-४-२-० are understood too.
- Measure a plot. Open Plot size, enter the sides in feet, meters or haat, and press Use this area in the converter.
- Price the land. Open Land price, enter a rate per Aana, Ropani, Dhur, Kattha or square foot, and see the total in rupees, lakh and crore.
- Share or copy. Copy result puts a clean summary on your clipboard for Viber or WhatsApp. Share link creates a link that opens the converter with the same area filled in.
Ropani to Square Feet Formula (With a Diagram)
Every hill unit is a perfect square measured in feet, which is why the numbers are exact. A Ropani is 74 ft on each side. Split each side into four and you get 16 smaller squares of 18.5 ft × 18.5 ft. Each of those is one Aana.
1 Ropani = 74 ft × 74 ft
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16 Aana make one Ropani: 16 × 342.25 = 5,476 sq ft
Each step down divides by 4 (Ropani to Aana divides by 16).
So the formulas are:
- Square feet = Ropani × 5,476
- Square feet = Aana × 342.25
- Square meters = Square feet × 0.09290304 (this factor is exact, because 1 ft is defined as 0.3048 m)
- Ropani = Square feet ÷ 5,476 and Aana = Square feet ÷ 342.25
Ropani to Square Feet Conversion Table
| Ropani | Aana | Square feet | Square meters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ropani | 16 Aana | 5,476 | 508.74 |
| 2 Ropani | 32 Aana | 10,952 | 1,017.47 |
| 3 Ropani | 48 Aana | 16,428 | 1,526.21 |
| 4 Ropani | 64 Aana | 21,904 | 2,034.95 |
| 5 Ropani | 80 Aana | 27,380 | 2,543.69 |
| 6 Ropani | 96 Aana | 32,856 | 3,052.42 |
| 7 Ropani | 112 Aana | 38,332 | 3,561.16 |
| 8 Ropani | 128 Aana | 43,808 | 4,069.9 |
| 9 Ropani | 144 Aana | 49,284 | 4,578.63 |
| 10 Ropani | 160 Aana | 54,760 | 5,087.37 |
| 15 Ropani | 240 Aana | 82,140 | 7,631.06 |
| 20 Ropani | 320 Aana | 109,520 | 10,174.74 |
| 25 Ropani | 400 Aana | 136,900 | 12,718.43 |
Aana to Square Feet: Common Plot Sizes in Kathmandu Valley
Most residential land in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur is sold in Aana, not Ropani. The last column shows the side of a square plot with the same area, which makes a number like 1,369 sq ft much easier to picture.
| Aana | R-A-P-D | Square feet | Square meters | Same as a square of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aana | 0-1-0-0 | 342.25 | 31.8 | 18.5 ft × 18.5 ft |
| 2 Aana | 0-2-0-0 | 684.5 | 63.59 | 26.2 ft × 26.2 ft |
| 2.5 Aana | 0-2-2-0 | 855.62 | 79.49 | 29.3 ft × 29.3 ft |
| 3 Aana | 0-3-0-0 | 1,026.75 | 95.39 | 32 ft × 32 ft |
| 4 Aana | 0-4-0-0 | 1,369 | 127.18 | 37 ft × 37 ft |
| 5 Aana | 0-5-0-0 | 1,711.25 | 158.98 | 41.4 ft × 41.4 ft |
| 6 Aana | 0-6-0-0 | 2,053.5 | 190.78 | 45.3 ft × 45.3 ft |
| 8 Aana | 0-8-0-0 | 2,738 | 254.37 | 52.3 ft × 52.3 ft |
| 10 Aana | 0-10-0-0 | 3,422.5 | 317.96 | 58.5 ft × 58.5 ft |
| 12 Aana | 0-12-0-0 | 4,107 | 381.55 | 64.1 ft × 64.1 ft |
| 16 Aana | 1-0-0-0 | 5,476 | 508.74 | 74 ft × 74 ft |
Paisa and Daam to Square Feet
| Unit | Equals | Square feet | Square meters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Paisa | 4 Daam | 85.56 | 7.95 |
| 2 Paisa | 8 Daam | 171.13 | 15.90 |
| 3 Paisa | 12 Daam | 256.69 | 23.85 |
| 1 Daam | — | 21.39 | 1.99 |
| 2 Daam | — | 42.78 | 3.97 |
| 3 Daam | — | 64.17 | 5.96 |
Bigha, Kattha and Dhur to Square Feet (Terai System)
The Terai uses a different ladder: 1 Bigha = 20 Kattha and 1 Kattha = 20 Dhur. A Dhur is 13.5 ft × 13.5 ft (9 haat × 9 haat), and a Bigha is 270 ft × 270 ft. Districts such as Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, Rupandehi, Chitwan, Parsa and Kailali quote land this way.
1 Bigha
20 Kattha
72,900 sq ft
6,772.63 m²
1 Kattha
20 Dhur
3,645 sq ft
338.63 m²
1 Dhur
13.5 ft × 13.5 ft
182.25 sq ft
16.93 m²
| Terai unit | Equals | Square feet | Square meters | In hill units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kattha | 20 Dhur | 3,645 | 338.63 | 10.65 Aana |
| 2 Kattha | 40 Dhur | 7,290 | 677.26 | 21.3 Aana |
| 3 Kattha | 60 Dhur | 10,935 | 1,015.89 | 31.95 Aana |
| 5 Kattha | 100 Dhur | 18,225 | 1,693.16 | 53.25 Aana |
| 10 Kattha | 200 Dhur | 36,450 | 3,386.32 | 106.5 Aana |
| 1 Bigha | 20 Kattha | 72,900 | 6,772.63 | 13.31 Ropani |
| 2 Bigha | 40 Kattha | 145,800 | 13,545.26 | 26.63 Ropani |
| 5 Bigha | 100 Kattha | 364,500 | 33,863.16 | 66.56 Ropani |
| 1 Dhur | — | 182.25 | 16.93 | 0.53 Aana |
| 5 Dhur | — | 911.25 | 84.66 | 2.66 Aana |
| 10 Dhur | — | 1,822.5 | 169.32 | 5.33 Aana |
Ropani vs Bigha: Hill and Terai Conversion Chart
This is the chart to keep open when a seller in Kathmandu quotes Aana and a relative in Chitwan quotes Kattha. Read across a row: the unit on the left equals the value under each column.
| 1 unit = | Bigha | Kattha | Dhur | Ropani | Aana | Paisa | Daam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bigha | 1 | 20 | 400 | 13.31 | 213 | 852.01 | 3,408.04 |
| 1 Kattha | 0.05 | 1 | 20 | 0.6656 | 10.65 | 42.6 | 170.4 |
| 1 Dhur | 0.0025 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.0333 | 0.5325 | 2.13 | 8.52 |
| 1 Ropani | 0.0751 | 1.5 | 30.05 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 256 |
| 1 Aana | 0.0047 | 0.0939 | 1.88 | 0.0625 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 1 Paisa | 0.0012 | 0.0235 | 0.4695 | 0.0156 | 0.25 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Daam | 0.0003 | 0.0059 | 0.1174 | 0.0039 | 0.0625 | 0.25 | 1 |
Three cross-conversions worth remembering
- 1 Kattha = 10 Aana 2 Paisa 2.4 Daam (about 10.65 Aana)
- 1 Ropani = 1 Kattha 10.05 Dhur (about 1.5 Kattha)
- 1 Bigha = 13 Ropani 5 Aana (13.31 Ropani)
How Big Is Each Nepali Land Unit? (Visual Comparison)
Numbers like 85.56 and 3,645 are hard to compare in your head. The two charts below put the units on the same scale. The small units get their own chart, because a Daam would be invisible next to a Bigha.
Small units: Daam to Aana
Large units: Kattha to Bigha
Two things jump out. A Dhur is about half an Aana (0.53 Aana), and a Ropani is only 1.5 times a Kattha, while a Bigha is more than 13 Ropani. That gap between Kattha and Bigha is why Terai prices quoted per Bigha look so large next to Kathmandu prices quoted per Aana.
How to Read Lalpurja Notation Like 0-4-2-0
A Lalpurja (land ownership certificate) and most property listings write hill land as four numbers separated by dashes, and Terai land as three. Each position is a separate unit, so a zero in the middle is a real zero, not a missing value.
2
Ropani
3
Aana
1
Paisa
2
Daam
| Part | Calculation | Square feet |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Ropani | 2 × 5,476 | 10,952 |
| 3 Aana | 3 × 342.25 | 1,026.75 |
| 1 Paisa | 1 × 85.5625 | 85.56 |
| 2 Daam | 2 × 21.390625 | 42.78 |
| Total 2-3-1-2 | — | 12,107.09 sq ft = 1,124.79 m² |
The shortcut: paste 2-3-1-2 into the Lalpurja notation box of the converter and it does this sum for you. For the Terai, 1-10-5 means 1 Bigha 10 Kattha 5 Dhur, which is 110,261.25 sq ft.
Why Land Converters Show Different Numbers
While testing this tool, I checked its output against the unit definitions and against the figures published by the converters that rank for “ropani to square feet” and “jagga napi”. The square-foot figures mostly agree, because they come straight from 74 ft × 74 ft. The metric figures and a few cross-conversions do not. Here is what you will run into and what the correct value is.
| What you may see online | Correct value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Ropani = 508.72 m² | 508.74 m² (508.737) | 5,476 × 0.09290304 = 508.737. The 508.72 figure is a long-standing rounding, harmless for small plots. |
| 1 Ropani = 508.96 m² | 508.74 m² | 508.96 m² would be about 5,478 sq ft, which is not 74 × 74. |
| 1 Kattha = 442 sq yards | 405 sq yards | 3,645 ÷ 9 = 405. The square-meter figure (338 m²) that usually sits next to it is correct. |
| 1 Kattha = 100 m², 1 Bigha = 2,000 m² | 338.63 m² and 6,772.63 m² | Those rounded values belong to other bigha systems, not the Nepali one. |
| 1 Acre = 7-15-1-2.91 (R-A-P-D) | 7-15-1-0.41 | 43,560 sq ft ÷ 21.390625 = 2,036.41 Daam, leaving 0.41 Daam after 7 Ropani, 15 Aana and 1 Paisa. |
Does 508.72 vs 508.74 matter? On a 4-Aana plot the gap is about 0.004 m² — nothing. On 25 Ropani it is roughly 0.4 m². Where it does matter is when you convert back from square meters to Aana and Daam on a document; small rounding can shift the last Daam digit. That is why this converter works from exact square feet and only rounds the final display. The unit definitions are also listed on the Nepalese customary units page on Wikipedia, whose master table matches these values.
From building and testing this tool
I built the converter around square feet on purpose. Every hill and Terai unit is a whole square in feet (74, 18.5, 13.5, 270), so nothing is rounded until the very last step. The bug that caught me in testing was not the formula but drift: type 20 Aana, then touch the Kattha box, and the first draft quietly turned 6,845 sq ft into 6,845.31 sq ft, because it re-read its own rounded Dhur figure (17.56). The finished tool keeps the exact value behind every box, so editing one field never nudges the rest. It is worth trying the same test on any converter you rely on.
I also added the plot and price calculators because the question after “how many square feet?” is almost always “so what does it cost per Aana?”
Worked Examples
1. Convert 2.5 Ropani to square feet
2.5 × 5,476 = 13,690 sq ft (1,271.84 m²). In hill notation that is 2-8-0-0, because 0.5 Ropani = 8 Aana.
2. A 30 ft × 45 ft plot in Aana
30 × 45 = 1,350 sq ft. Divide by 342.25 and you get 3.94 Aana, which is 0-3-3-3.11 (R-A-P-D). In the converter, open Plot size, enter 30 and 45, and press Use this area.
3. Turn a per-Aana price into a per-square-foot price
Suppose a listing asks Rs 35 lakh per Aana (an example figure, not a market rate). Rs 35,00,000 ÷ 342.25 = about Rs 10,226 per sq ft. A 4-Aana plot at that rate costs Rs 1.4 crore. The Land price tab shows the same rate per Ropani, Dhur, Kattha and square meter, which makes listings in different units comparable.
4. How many Ropani in 1 Acre and 1 Hectare?
1 Acre = 7.95 Ropani (7-15-1-0.41) and 1 Hectare = 19.66 Ropani (19-10-2-0.07). In the Terai, 1 Acre is 11 Kattha 19.01 Dhur and 1 Hectare is 1 Bigha 9 Kattha 10.61 Dhur.
Before You Rely on a Conversion for a Land Deal
- Trust the documents first. The area on the Lalpurja and the survey map (Napi Naksha) is the legal area. A converter helps you understand it, not replace it.
- Measure on the ground. Walls, road widening and river edges can make the usable area smaller than the paper area. A licensed surveyor can re-measure.
- Compare like with like. Convert every listing to the same unit (per Aana or per sq ft) before comparing prices.
- Keep your ID documents ready. Government offices increasingly ask for the national ID; you can check your NID card status online before a visit.
- Dates on Lalpurja are in Bikram Sambat. Use the Nepali to English date converter to read registration dates in AD.
- Writing amounts in words? The Devanagari number-to-words converter spells out figures like १,४०,००,००० in Nepali.
Living abroad and comparing plots back home? The NRN card guide covers the card many Non-Resident Nepalis use for dealings in Nepal. And if you are weighing land against other ways to grow savings, the SIP calculator for Nepal shows what monthly mutual fund investing could add up to.
रोपनी देखि वर्ग फिट: नेपालीमा छोटो जानकारी
१ रोपनी = १६ आना = ५,४७६ वर्ग फिट = ५०८.७४ वर्ग मिटर। १ आना = ४ पैसा = ३४२.२५ वर्ग फिट, १ पैसा = ४ दाम = ८५.५६ वर्ग फिट, र १ दाम = २१.३९ वर्ग फिट हुन्छ। तराईमा १ बिघा = २० कठ्ठा = ७२,९०० वर्ग फिट, १ कठ्ठा = २० धुर = ३,६४५ वर्ग फिट, र १ धुर = १८२.२५ वर्ग फिट हुन्छ।
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many square feet are in 1 Ropani?
1 Ropani is 5,476 square feet, because it is a square of 74 ft by 74 ft. That equals 508.74 square meters and 16 Aana.
How many square feet are in 1 Aana?
1 Aana is 342.25 square feet (18.5 ft by 18.5 ft), or 31.80 square meters. Four Aana make 1,369 square feet.
How do I convert square feet to Ropani?
Divide the square feet by 5,476. For Aana, divide by 342.25. For example, 2,738 sq ft divided by 342.25 is 8 Aana, or half a Ropani.
What is jagga napi?
Jagga napi means land measurement in Nepali. A jagga napi converter changes Nepali land units such as Ropani, Aana, Bigha, Kattha and Dhur into square feet, square meters and each other.
How many Ropani are in 1 Bigha?
1 Bigha is 13.31 Ropani, or 13 Ropani 5 Aana. It equals 72,900 square feet and 20 Kattha.
How many Aana are in 1 Kattha?
1 Kattha is about 10.65 Aana, which is 10 Aana 2 Paisa 2.4 Daam. It equals 3,645 square feet.
Is 1 Ropani 508.72 or 508.74 square meters?
The exact value is 508.737 square meters, which rounds to 508.74. The 508.72 figure seen on many sites is an older rounding; the difference is under 0.02 square meters per Ropani.
What does 0-4-2-0 mean on a Lalpurja?
It is Ropani-Aana-Paisa-Daam notation: 0 Ropani, 4 Aana, 2 Paisa and 0 Daam. That is 1,540.13 square feet or 143.08 square meters.
How many square feet is 1 Dhur?
1 Dhur is 182.25 square feet (13.5 ft by 13.5 ft), or 16.93 square meters. Twenty Dhur make one Kattha.
How many Ropani is 1 acre?
1 acre is about 7.95 Ropani, which is 7 Ropani 15 Aana 1 Paisa 0.41 Daam. It equals 43,560 square feet.
Final Word
For a quick check, remember two numbers: 1 Ropani = 5,476 sq ft and 1 Aana = 342.25 sq ft. For anything more, from Lalpurja figures to Kattha-to-Aana and per-Aana prices, use the jagga napi converter at the top of this page and bookmark it for your next site visit. You can find more free calculators on the Wilson tools page.