Aṅgula (from sa, अङ्गुल - 'a finger; the thumb; a finger's breadth') is a measure of length. Twelve ''aṅgulas'' make a Vitasti or span, and twenty-four a Hasta or

Cubit The cubit is an ancient unit of length based on the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It was primarily associated with the Sumerians, Egyptians, and Israelites. The term ''cubit'' is found in the Bible regarding No ...

. 108 Angulam make a 'Dhanusha'. These measurements are claimed to have been used since the Harappan civilization and that these were also used for the construction of Taj Mahal. One ''Aṅgula'' during the Maurya period is believed to be approximately equal to 1.763 centimetres. In the Hindu , the size of an aṅgula is considerably larger "the length of the middle digit /nowiki>phalange.html" ;"title="phalange.html" ;"title="/nowiki>phalange">/nowiki>phalange">phalange.html" ;"title="/nowiki>phalange">/nowiki>phalange/nowiki> of the middle finger", (about 4.5 cm), but the ratios with the larger units remain unchanged.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Angula Units of length Customary units in India Obsolete units of measurement