A lessa was a customary unit of area used in the
Indian state of
Manipur and neighbouring regions. After
metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.
Size
The conversion of the lessa is still debated to this day.
See also
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Pari
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Sana lamjel
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Bigha
The bigha (also formerly beegah) is a traditional unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in India (including Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat ...
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Katha (unit)
A katha (also spelled kattha or cottah; Hindi: कट्ठा kaṭṭhā, Assamese: কঠা kotha, Bengali: কাঠা kaṭha) is a unit of area mostly used for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. After metrication in the ...
References
Customary units in India
Units of area
Obsolete units of measurement
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