Katha (area)

Katha (area)

A katha (also spelled "cottah") is an obsolete unit of area in India approximately equal to 1/20th of a bigha (720 ft² or 66.89 m²). After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.

A Katha is approximately 720 square foot or 1/20 of a bigha. It is still in use in much of Bangladesh and India

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*List of customary units of measurement in South Asia

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