One ropani is 5,476 sq ft, the area of a 74 × 74 ft square, about 508.74 m². Nepal’s hill districts and the Kathmandu Valley divide it into 16 aana of 342.25 sq ft, and each aana into 4 paisa and 16 daam. A plot of 1 ropani 4 aana is therefore 6,845 sq ft, and 8 aana (half a ropani) is 2,738 sq ft.
Formula
Ropani to Square Feet conversion table
| Ropani | Square Feet |
|---|---|
| 1 ropani | 5,476 ft² |
| 2 ropani | 10,952 ft² |
| 3 ropani | 16,428 ft² |
| 4 ropani | 21,904 ft² |
| 5 ropani | 27,380 ft² |
| 6 ropani | 32,856 ft² |
| 7 ropani | 38,332 ft² |
| 8 ropani | 43,808 ft² |
| 9 ropani | 49,284 ft² |
| 10 ropani | 54,760 ft² |
| 12 ropani | 65,712 ft² |
| 15 ropani | 82,140 ft² |
| 20 ropani | 109,520 ft² |
| 25 ropani | 136,900 ft² |
| 30 ropani | 164,280 ft² |
| 40 ropani | 219,040 ft² |
| 50 ropani | 273,800 ft² |
| 60 ropani | 328,560 ft² |
| 70 ropani | 383,320 ft² |
| 75 ropani | 410,700 ft² |
| 80 ropani | 438,080 ft² |
| 90 ropani | 492,840 ft² |
| 100 ropani | 547,600 ft² |
Where you’ll use it
Land in Kathmandu, Pokhara and other hill towns is priced per aana or per ropani, while architects, municipal building permits and many buyers abroad think in square feet or square meters. Nepali families overseas comparing a plot back home with a house where they live use this conversion, as do builders checking whether a design fits within the permitted ground coverage of an aana-sized plot.
Tip: Plots are often written as four numbers, ropani-aana-paisa-daam, such as 0-6-2-0. Convert each part (5,476, 342.25, 85.5625 and 21.390625 sq ft) and add them rather than guessing a decimal.