Length Converter

Convert between metric, imperial and traditional Nepali length units, from millimetres all the way up to kos, instantly in your browser, no watermark, no signup.

Length / distance

0.3048

1 Foot (ft) = 0.3048 Metre (m)

1 Foot (ft) in every unit

Millimetre (mm) 304.8

Centimetre (cm) 30.48

Metre (m) 0.3048

Kilometre (km) 0.000305

Inch (in) 12

Yard (yd) 0.333333

Mile (mi) 0.000189

Haat (हात) 0.666667

Gaz (गज) 0.333333

Kos (कोस) 9.5250e-5

Traditional Nepali lengths

1 Haat ≈ 18 inches ≈ 0.46 m, everyday measure for cloth & land
1 Gaz ≈ 1 yard ≈ 0.91 m
1 Kos ≈ 3.2 km, old road-distance unit still heard in rural Nepal
Traditional values are approximate; they varied by region and era.

Traditional Nepali length units

Alongside the metric system, Nepal still uses several indigenous units in everyday trade and land work. The most common are the haat (हात, a forearm length used for cloth and small land measures), the gaz (गज, close to a yard, used by tailors and in older deeds), and the kos (कोस, a road-distance unit heard across rural Nepal). This converter lets you move between all of them and standard metric or imperial units without mental maths.

What is a haat (हात)?

A haat literally means "arm" or "hand span" and is roughly 18 inches, or about 0.46 metres. It is still used informally by tailors for cloth and by villagers describing small plots of land. Because it is an approximate, body-based measure, it was never perfectly standard — values shifted a little between communities.

What is a kos (कोस)?

A kos is a traditional South Asian distance unit of about 3.2 kilometres (roughly 2 miles). Historically it marked stages of a day's journey and you will still hear it in phrases describing how far a temple, market or river lies down a road. Older texts used slightly different lengths, so treat it as "a few kilometres" rather than an exact figure.

Metric, imperial or Nepali — which should I use?

Use metres and kilometres for schoolwork, maps and official documents, where Nepal is fully metric. Use feet and inches if you are following plans or products imported from the US or UK. Reach for haat, gaz and kos when reading an old land deed, a tailor's measurement, or village directions — and convert them here before quoting a precise number.

Where these units still matter today

Traditional units survive in bazaars, in property papers for older holdings, and in spoken directions. Knowing that 1 gaz ≈ 1 yard or 1 kos ≈ 3.2 km helps you sanity-check a price or a distance. For anything legal or contractual, always confirm against the metric value shown alongside it.

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Where Nepalis switch between metres, feet and traditional haat or kos.

Students

School and engineering students convert metres to feet for problems and imported textbooks.

Tailors & cloth

Tailors and cloth sellers still measure in haat and gaz; convert to cm for cutting patterns.

Builders

Builders switch between feet (old plans) and metres (new rules) on the construction site.

Travellers

Trekkers and drivers convert kos to kilometres when reading rural directions.

Surveyors

Land surveyors move between metres and the traditional gaz for older deeds.

Importers

Shops importing goods read imperial sizes and convert to metric for customers.

What is a length converter, and how does this free Nepal tool work?

A length converter changes a distance from one unit to another — feet to metres, kos to kilometres, and so on. Scolar's Length Converter is a free, browser-only tool for Nepal: choose your unit, type a value, and see every equivalent instantly. No sign-up, no watermark, nothing uploaded.

Why it is free, with no sign-up and unlimited use

The calculation runs in your browser, so there is no server storing your figures and no account to create. That keeps the tool 100% free, adds no watermark, asks for no email, and lets you convert unlimited distances.

How to convert length, step by step

Pick the unit you have, like feet, metres or kos.
Type the length or distance you want to convert.
See the result in every other unit instantly.

Metric, imperial and traditional units in Nepal

Nepal is fully metric for school and official work, but feet and inches appear on imported plans and products, while haat, gaz and kos survive in bazaars and village directions. Converting between them avoids confusion over a tailor's measure or a road distance. The tool works offline after the page loads.

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Lengths converted free in Nepal

For assignments I convert feet to metres here — free, no signup, nothing to install.

BG Bikram Gurung Engineering student

My tailor quoted a haat. I converted it to cm here to cut the cloth right, free.

LS Laxmi Shrestha Homemaker · KTM

A plan said "two kos". I checked it in km here without mobile data — works offline.

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Frequently asked questions

How long is a haat in Nepal?

A haat is roughly 18 inches, or about 0.457 metres, close to half a metre. It is still used informally for cloth and land measurements.

How many kilometres is one kos?

A kos is a traditional South Asian distance unit of about 3.2 kilometres (roughly 2 miles). Exact values varied historically.

What is a gaz used for?

A gaz is about one yard (0.9144 m) and was traditionally used by tailors for cloth and in older land and building measurements.

How do I convert feet to metres?

Multiply feet by 0.3048 to get metres. For example, 10 feet is about 3.048 metres. The converter does this for you as you type.

Why do Nepali units vary by region?

Traditional measures like the haat and kos were body- or journey-based and were never centrally standardised, so values shifted between communities and eras. The converter uses the commonly accepted approximations.

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