Land Units
Ropani, Aana, Paisa, Daam: Hills Land Units Explained
Conversions, mental math tricks and the mistakes that cost buyers lakhs.
By DigitalNepal · Updated 2026-10-04
Try it right here:
Hills: Ropani - Aana - Paisa - Daam
= 5,476 sq ft (508.74 sq m)
Also = 0 Bigha, 1 Kattha, 10.05 Dhur
Terai: Bigha - Kattha - Dhur
= 3,645 sq ft (338.63 sq m)
Also = 0 Ropani, 10 Aana, 2 Paisa, 2.4 Daam
Standards: 1 Ropani = 16 Aana = 5,476 sq ft. 1 Bigha = 20 Kattha = 72,900 sq ft.
Hills land trades in ropani-aana-paisa-daam (16-4-4). One misread aana on a big plot swings lakhs - verify every figure with the converter tool before negotiating.
Steps
1Learn the ladder
1 ropani = 16 aana; 1 aana = 4 paisa; 1 paisa = 4 daam. One ropani = 5,476 sq ft, always.
2Convert before comparing
Run every quoted plot through the land converter to sq ft - unequal units hide unequal prices.
3Price per aana, always
Reduce every deal to per-aana (or per-sq-ft) for apples-to-apples comparison across plots.
4Verify on the lalpurja
Spoken areas and paper areas differ. The ownership certificate rules - read it before token money.
Good to know: Token money before document verification is how deposits get stuck. Lalpurja, map, and owner identity first - always.
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FAQ
Daam-level precision matters?
On large or pricey plots, yes - fractions of an aana still price in thousands.
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