Bhojpuri units of measurement

Bhojpuri Units are the units of measurement that are used in the 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,^[1] 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^[1]
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,^[1] 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^[1]
Hanth (𑂯𑂰𑂁𑂟)	406 mm	16 Inch	24 angul, 2 Bitta. (Hath can vary from 15 to 20 inches, hence the average 18 inches can be considered as 1 Cubit^[1])
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^[2])
Sikandari Gaj (𑂮𑂱𑂍𑂁𑂠𑂩𑂲 𑂏𑂔)	812 mm	32 Inch	48 angul, 2 haath (also called Barka Gaj^[3])
rasari (𑂩𑂮𑂩𑂲)	48768 mm	1920 Inch	20 laggi (70 cubit in South-West Shahabad^[3])
kos (𑂍𑂷𑂮)	2926 meters	9600 feet	60 rasari (50 in South-West Shahabad^[3]);

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 hath which varies from 15 to 20 inches. Hence, the normal Bigaha varies.^[3]

Grierson, G.A. (1885). Bihar Peasant Life. London: The Bengal Secretariat Press.
Tiwari, Arjun (2019). Bhojpuri Hindi Shabkosh (in Hindi) (1st ed.). Varanasi: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-87643-11-6.