A decimal (also spelled decimel bn, শতক) is a unit of area in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. After

metrication Metrication or metrification is the act or process of converting to the metric system of measurement. All over the world, countries have transitioned from local and traditional units of measurement to the metric system. This process began in ...

in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became officially obsolete. But among the rural population in Northern Bangladesh and West Bengal, it is still in use. It is also used for water measuring of pond Decimals are also used as a measure of land in West Africa. 1 decimal always equal to 1/100 acre. which is equals to 435.6 sq. feet or 40.468564 m² ( .

Note: 
Length Unit (fixed):
१ जरीब = १०० कड़ी = ४४ हाथ = ६६ फ़ीट = २२ गज।
∴ 1 हाथ = 1½ फ़ीट।

Area Units (fixed):
१ बीघा = २० कठा = ४०० धुर = ८००० धुरकी।
१००० वर्ग कड़ी = १ डिसमल = ४३५.६ वर्ग फ़ीट।
१०० डिसमील = १ एकड़ होता है
१ धुर = १ लग्गी × १ लग्गी।

लग्गी: हर मौजा का लग्गी अलग अलग होसकता है। पता करें अपने मौजा का लग्गी कितना है। यदि आपके मौजे का इकाई 5½ हाथ का १ लग्गी है तो: 1 लग्गी = 5½ हाथ = 5½ × 1½ फ़ीट = 8¼फ़ीट।
& 1 धुर = 1 लग्गी × 1 लग्गी। (5.5 is most common but 4, 4.5, 5 and other exist depending on precision they needed)
∴ 1धुर = 8¼फ़ीट × 8¼फ़ीट। (केवल 5½ हाथ का १ लग्गी के लिए)
∴ 1धुर = 68.0625 वर्ग फ़ीट। (केवल 5½ हाथ का १ लग्गी के लिए)

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Customary units in India Obsolete units of measurement Units of area {{measurement-stub

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