Weight Converter

Convert between traditional Nepali weights (tola, pau, dharni) and international units (gram, kilogram, pound, ounce), instantly in your browser, no watermark, no signup.

Weight

11.66

1 Tola (तोला) = 11.66 Gram (g)

1 Tola (तोला) in every unit

Milligram (mg) 11,660

Gram (g) 11.66

Kilogram (kg) 0.01166

Metric Tonne (t) 1.1660e-5

Pound (lb) 0.025706

Ounce (oz) 0.411294

Pau (पाउ) 0.058593

Dharni (धर्नी) 0.00501

Traditional Nepali weights

1 Tola = 11.66 g, the standard unit for gold & silver
1 Pau ≈ 199 g, used for groceries and rations
1 Dharni = 2.3275 kg ≈ 11.7 Pau
Traditional values vary slightly by region; gold trading uses the exact 11.66 g tola.

Traditional Nepali weight units

Nepal blends the metric system with a set of indigenous weight units that remain central to daily commerce. The tola (तोला) rules the gold and silver trade, the pau (पाउ) is the market unit for grains, spices and rations, and the dharni (धर्नी) handles heavier bulk goods. This converter bridges all of them with grams, kilograms, pounds and ounces.

What is a tola (तोला)?

A tola is 11.66 grams and is the standard unit for pricing and trading gold and silver across Nepal. Jewellers quote rates "per tola", so it is the unit every buyer should recognise. The 11.66 g figure is the modern, officially accepted value used by Nepal's banks and bullion market.

What is a pau (पाउ)?

A pau is about 199 grams and is the everyday market measure for rice, lentils, spices and other groceries. When a shopkeeper weighs out "one pau of chiura", they mean roughly a fifth of a kilogram. It is the unit most Nepali households grew up measuring food in.

What is a dharni (धर्नी)?

A dharni is roughly 2.3275 kilograms, or about 11.7 pau. It is used for bulk transactions — sacks of grain, vegetables at a wholesale mandi, or fodder — where counting out pau would be impractical. One dharni therefore sits comfortably between a kilogram and a standard 2.5 kg bag.

Metric vs traditional weights

For schoolwork, recipes and logistics, kilograms and grams are universal in Nepal. Traditional units shine at the jeweller and the neighbourhood grocery, where prices and habits are still quoted that way. Use this tool to translate between the two so a "2 tola" gold quote or a "5 pau" grain buy becomes a precise metric number.

Reading a Nepali gold price

Gold rates are published per tola, not per gram, so divide the quoted tola rate by 11.66 to compare against international per-gram prices. Because the tola is fixed at 11.66 g for trade, conversions are exact — only the rupee price moves with the market.

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Gold buyers

Gold and silver buyers convert the tola price to grams to compare with international rates.

Grocery shoppers

Shoppers check a pau of rice or lentils in grams at the neighbourhood store.

Jewellers & banks

Jewellers and banks quote and settle in tola; convert to grams for customers.

Bakeries & cooks

Bakeries scale recipe weights between grams and pounds for imported items.

Farmers

Farmers weigh grain and fodder in dharni and convert to kg for the mandi.

Students

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

A weight converter changes a mass from one unit to another — tola to grams, pau to kilograms, pounds to kg, and so on. Scolar's Weight 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 weights.

How to convert weight, step by step

Pick the unit you have, like tola, pau or kilograms.
Type the weight you want to convert.
See the result in every other unit instantly.

Tola, pau, dharni and daily trade in Nepal

Nepal blends metric weights with indigenous units: the tola rules gold and silver, the pau measures groceries, and the dharni handles bulk. Gold prices are quoted per tola (11.66 g), so converting to grams helps you compare with world rates. The tool works offline after the page loads.

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Frequently asked questions

How many grams is 1 tola of gold in Nepal?

In Nepal one tola equals 11.66 grams. Gold and silver are still traded by the tola.

How many pau make 1 dharni?

One dharni is about 2.3275 kg, which is roughly 11.7 pau (1 pau ≈ 199 g). Traditional values can vary slightly by region.

What is a pau used for?

A pau is about 199 grams and is the everyday market measure for rice, lentils, spices and other groceries in Nepal.

How do I convert kilograms to pounds?

Multiply kilograms by about 2.20462 to get pounds. The converter shows the exact figure as you type, so 1 kg is roughly 2.205 lb.

Why does the tola matter for gold?

Gold and silver are priced and traded per tola (11.66 g) across Nepal, so it is the unit you will see quoted by banks and jewellers rather than per gram.

Do these traditional units vary by region?

The tola used in gold trading is fixed at 11.66 g, but older pau and dharni values shifted a little between communities. The converter uses the commonly accepted approximations.

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