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  2. Bigha - Wikipedia

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    A Bigha is a customary unit of measurement in Nepal, equal to about 6,773 square meters. Officially, most measurement of lands use units of either Bigha (in Terai region) or Ropani (Nepali: रोपनी) (in Hilly regions). Metric system (SI unit of square metre) is very seldom used officially in measuring area of land.

  3. Katha (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Katha or Biswa (also spelled kattha or cottah; Hindi: कट्ठा, Assamese: কঠা, Bengali: কাঠা) is a unit of area mostly used for land measurement in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. After metrication in the mid-20th century by these countries, the unit became officially obsolete. But this unit is still in use in much of ...

  4. Physical geography of Assam - Wikipedia

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    Petroleum was discovered in Assam in 1889. It is estimated that Assam and surrounding region possess around 150 million tonnes of petroleum reserves. Presently, Assam is the 3rd largest producer of petroleum (crude) and natural gas in the country accounting for 16% and 8% respectively of the total production of this mineral in the country.

  5. Gunta - Wikipedia

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    The gunta or guntha is a measure of area used in the Indian subcontinent, predominantly used in some South Asian countries. This unit is typically used to measure the size of a piece of land. This unit is typically used to measure the size of a piece of land.

  6. Tinkathia System - Wikipedia

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    The term Tinkathia literally means three Katha, which is a unit of measurement for land used in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. [1] In Indian units of measurement, each Bigha is sub-divided into twenty Katha. The Tinkathia System forced Indian peasants to grow only Indigo on three out of every twenty Katha. [1]

  7. History of measurement systems in India - Wikipedia

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    These records were later used to collect land revenue corresponding to the land holdings. [3] British units of measurement were adopted in India as first the East India Company and later colonial rule gained foothold. [4] The Republic of India adopted the metric system on 1 October 1958. [4] However, the traditional units still prevail in some ...

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    J.D. Power released its 2024 mortgage lender customer satisfaction survey — and the results are surprising. Here are the major changes in lender satisfaction.

  9. List of states and union territories of India by area - Wikipedia

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    India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Rajasthan (10.411%)