Land Measurement Used In Agriculture

Land Measurement Used In Agriculture

Common land measurement units used in India for Agricultural land or area.

Conversion factors – To Measure an area.

Conversion of units in agriculture

AREA
1 ha=2.47100 acres
1 ha=100 x 100 sq m
1 acre=0.40468 ha
1 acre=4840 sq yd
1 acre=43560 sq ft
1 acre=0.00156 sq miles
1 sq mile=640 acres
1 sq mile=259 ha
1 sq mile=2.59 sq km
1 sq kilometer=0.3861 sq miles
100 sq ft=9.290 sq m
10 Marlas=0.0253 ha
10 Bighas=0.8440 ha
10 Bighas=2.0830 acre
10 Biswas=0.0420 ha
20 Biswas=1 Bigha
20 Biswani=1 Biswa
4.8 Bighas=1 acre
640 acre=1 sq mile
10 Kanals=0.5058 ha
1 Kanal=20 Marla

Conversion factors – To Measure weight.

WEIGHT
1 metric tonne=2204.7 pounds
1 metric tonne=0.98421 long ton
1 metric tonne=1 .10231 short ton
1 metric tonne=1000 kg
1 metric tonne=10 q
1 q=100 kg
1 long ton=2.240 pounds
1 long ton=1.01605 metric tons
1 short ton=2.000 pounds
1 short ton=0.90781 metric ton
1 kg=2.20462 pounds
1 pound=0.45359 kg
1 ounce=0.283 kg or 28.35 gm
16 ounce=1 pound
10 pounds=4.54 kg
1 mound=81.2857 pounds
1 mound=37.32410 kg

Conversion factors – Measure distance.

DISTANCE
1 mile=8 furlongs or 1760 yards or
1 mile5280 ft
1 mile=1.609344 km
1 mile=1609.344 m
1 furlong=220 yards
1 furlong=660 ft
1 furlong=0.201168 km
1 furlong=201.168 m
1 furlong=0.125 mile
1 km=5/8 mile = 0.6213712 mile = 4.97097 furlong
1 km=3280.83 ft
1 km=1000 m
1 km=1093.613 yards
1 meter=1.0936 yards
1 meter=3.28089 ft
1 meter=100 cm
1 inch=25.4 mm
1 inch=2.54 cm
1 foot=30.48 cm
1 foot=0.3048 m
1 yard=91.44 cm
1 yard=0.9144 m

Conversion factors – To calculate yield in an area AND energy conversion.

YIELD
100 kg per ha=1.4869 bushels (60 lb) per acre
1 bushel (60 lb) per acre=67.253 kg per ha
1 kg per ha=0.892169 lb per acre
1 lb per acre=1.120864 kg per ha
ENERGY
1 BTU=251.9958 calorie
1 BTU=0.0003930148 horse
1 BTUpower-hour
1 BTU=1055.056 Joule
1 BTU=0.0002930711 kilo watt- hour
1 BTU=0.2930711 watt hour
1 BTU=0.003968321 BTU
1 calorie=4.1868 Joule
1 calorie=0.001163 watt-hour
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CONVERSION FACTORS

Conversion factors.

Atmosphere to lbs per sq inch14.73
British thermal unit to kilo calorie0.252
Cubic centimeter to cubic inch0.061103
Cubic feet to cubic metre0.02832
Cubic feet to gallons6.228
Cubic inch to litre0.01639
Cubic metre to cubic yard1.308
Foot lbs per second to horse power0.001818
Foot lbs to kilogram metre0.1383
U.S. Gallons to litre3.785
Barrels to gallons42
Grams to ounces0.03527
Grams to lbs0.002205
Horse power to kWatts0.746