{{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 and Bangladesh. After 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.
A decimal is one hundredth of an 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
==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
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