Decimal (unit)

A decimal (also spelled decimel) is a unit of area in India and Bangladesh approximately equal to 1/100 acre (40.46 m²). After metrication in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became officially obsolete. Especially among the rural population in Northern Bangladesh and West Bengal, it is still in use.

See also

• List of customary units of measurement in South Asia

References

"Decimal". Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies. http://www.sizes.com/units/decimal.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-19. 

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