# Decimal (unit)

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{{Short description|Obsolete unit of area in India and Bangladesh}}
A '''decimal''' (also spelled '''decimil''' {{citation needed|date=April 2024}} or '''dismil''';<ref name="sqft">{{cite web|url=https://civilsite.in/decimal-to-square-feet/|title= Convert Dismil To Square Feet|website= Civilsite.in |date= December 2022|access-date= May 28, 2023}}</ref> {{langx|bn|শতক}}) is a unit of area in [India](/source/India) and [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). After [metrication](/source/metrication) in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became officially obsolete. However, it is still in use among the rural population in Bangladesh and [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal).

A decimal is one hundredth of an [acre](/source/acre) of land,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/203-castes-in-bihar-to-choose-from-as-2nd-leg-of-survey-begins-april-15-101679588703223.html|title=203 castes in Bihar to choose from as 2nd leg of survey begins April 15}}</ref> and is equal to 48.4 square yards or {{convert|435.6|sqft}}.<ref name="sqft" /> Decimals are also used as a measure of land in West Africa.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

== Conversion chart ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+1 decimal in common area units
!Unit
!Value
|-
|Square feet
|{{convert|1/100|acre|sqft|1|disp=number}}
|-
|Acres
|{{convert|1/100|acre|acre|2|disp=number}}
|-
|Hectares
|{{convert|1/100|acre|ha|10|disp=number}}
|-
|Square metres
|{{convert|1/100|acre|m2|6|disp=number}}
|-
|Square inches
|{{convert|1/100|acre|sqin|1|disp=number}}
|-
|Square yards
|{{convert|1/100|acre|sqyd|1|disp=number}}
|-
|Square centimetres
|{{convert|1/100|acre|cm2|2|disp=number}}
|}

==See also==
*[List of customary units of measurement in South Asia](/source/List_of_customary_units_of_measurement_in_South_Asia)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.sizes.com/units/decimal.htm |title=Decimal |accessdate=2007-02-19 |website=Sizes}} {{Failed verification|date=January 2012}}

==External links==

Category:Obsolete units of measurement
Category:Customary units of area in India

{{Unit-measurement-stub}}

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