CONVERSION FACTORS

1 Acre =0.40468 Hectare

1 Square Mile =2.5900 Sq.Kilometres
1 Sq. Mile =640 Acres=259 Hectares
1 Square Yard =0.84 Sq. Metre
1 Hectare =2.47109 Acres
1 Square Kilometre =0.38610 Sq.Mile
1 Square Kilometre =100 Hectares
1 Square Meter =1.20 Sq. Yards

WEIGHT
1 Ounce (oz) =28.3495 Grams
1 Pound =0.45359 Kilograms
1 Long Ton =1.01605 Metric Tons
1 Short Ton =0.90718 Metric Tons
1 Long Ton =2,240 Pounds
1 Short Ton =2,000 Pounds
1 Maund =82.2857 Pounds
1 Maund =0.037324 Metric Tone
1 Maund =0.373 Quintal
1 Gram =0.352740 Ounce or 0.09 Tola
1 Kilogram =2.20463 Pounds
1 Metric ton =0.98420 Long Ton
=1.10231 Short Ton
1 Metric ton =1,000 Kilograms
1 Metric ton =2,204.63 Pounds
1 Metric ton =26.792 Maunds (Standard)
1 Hundred Weight =0.51 Quintal
1 Seer =0.933 Kilongram
NUMBERS
1 Lakh =1,00,000 or 0.1 Million
1 Crore =10,000,000 or 10 Million
1 Million =10 Lakh
1 Million =0.1 Crore

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LENGTH
1 Inch =25.4 Millimetres
1 Yard =0.9144 Metres
1 Mile =1.61 Kilometres
1 Millimetre =0.04 Inch
1 Centimetre =0.3937 Inch
1 Metre =1.09 Yards
1 Kilometre =0.62 Mile

VOLUME
1 Cubic Yard =0.7646 Cubic Metre
1 Cubic Metre =.3079 Cubic Metre
=35.3133 Cubic Feet

CAPACITY
1 Imperial Gallon =4.55 Litres
1 Litre =0.22 Imperial Gallon

For conversion of Temperature in Centigrade (C)o to Fahrenheit (F)o the relation is Fo

=9/5(C)o +32

UNITS USED IN THIS PUBLICATION

Lakh 1,00,000
Quintal 100 Kilograms
Ton 2,240lbs or 1,016.05 Kilograms
Metric Ton 1,000 Kilograms
Cwt. 112 lbs or 50.8 Kgs.
Lb. 0.45359 Kg.
Kilogram 1,000 grams
Kilometre 1,000 metres
Metre 100 Centimetres
Bale (of Cotton) 170 Kgs.
Paisa one 100th of a rupee.

Abbreviations used in this publication.

N.A. =Not Available.
Kwh. =Kilowatt hours.
P =Provisional
Q =Quick

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