Land partition calculator (Ansha Bhag)
Split a plot's total area among heirs or co-owners, equal shares or your own custom fractions, and see each heir's area in both ropani-aana-paisa-daam and bigha-kattha-dhur, plus sq ft.
Enter the plot in whichever unit your lalpurja uses, add a row per heir, and it does the maths. Reuses the exact ropani and bigha conversion factors from the land area converter.
Total plot area
Total, in both systems
10 ropani
15 kattha · 0.47 dhur
54,760 sq ft
Heirs / co-owners
Add or remove rows to set the headcount, N equal heirs. Each gets 1/N of the plot.
| Heir | Share | Ropani system | Bigha system | Sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heir 1 | 50% | 5 ropani | 7 kattha · 10.23 dhur | 27,380 |
| Heir 2 | 50% | 5 ropani | 7 kattha · 10.23 dhur | 27,380 |
| Total | 100% | 10 ropani | 15 kattha · 0.47 dhur | 54,760 |
A mathematical split of the total area only, computed entirely in your browser using the standard ropani (16 aana = 1 ropani, 4 paisa = 1 aana, 4 daam = 1 paisa) and bigha (20 kattha = 1 bigha, 20 dhur = 1 kattha) hierarchies. It is not a legal partition (banda/ansha bagh) deed, an actual land parcel, or a substitute for a registered partition at the Malpot/land revenue office, which also accounts for road access, shape, location value and any existing structures on the plot.
From total plot to each heir's share
A land partition is arithmetic on the area, the fraction each heir gets multiplied by the plot's total size.
Total area
Enter the plot in ropani-aana, bigha-kattha or sq ft, converted internally to a single square-metre figure.
Each heir's fraction
Equal mode splits 1/N across however many heirs you list; custom mode uses the numerator/denominator you set per heir.
The split
Each heir's area = total × their fraction, shown in ropani and bigha sub-units plus sq ft, whichever unit you entered the total in.
Land partition, answered
How is each heir's area calculated?+
You enter the total plot area (in ropani-aana, bigha-kattha or sq ft) and a list of heirs. In equal mode, each of the N heirs gets exactly 1/N of the total. In custom mode, you set each heir's share as a numerator/denominator (e.g. 1/3), and every heir's area is simply that fraction multiplied by the total plot area.
Why do the ropani-aana and bigha-kattha figures look slightly rounded?+
Ropani (16 aana = 1 ropani, 4 paisa = 1 aana, 4 daam = 1 paisa) and bigha (20 kattha = 1 bigha, 20 dhur = 1 kattha) are whole sub-units, so a share like 2.5 ropani is shown as 2 ropani 8 aana rather than a decimal. The underlying area is exact; only the display is broken into whole ropani/bigha and a remainder in the next sub-unit, down to daam or dhur.
Is this a legal partition (ansha bagh) document?+
No. This is a mathematical split of the total area only, it has no legal standing. An actual land partition must be registered at the Malpot (land revenue) office and typically accounts for factors this tool ignores entirely, such as road access, plot shape, corner/frontage value and any existing structures, which can make a fair real-world split unequal in raw area even when shares are equal.
What is the difference between equal and custom shares?+
Equal shares divide the plot evenly among however many heir rows you list, useful when siblings or co-owners inherit in equal portions. Custom shares let you set an explicit fraction per heir (for example 1/2, 1/4, 1/4), which must add up to exactly 1; the calculator validates this and flags an error if the fractions do not sum to a whole plot.
Can I mix ropani and bigha for the same plot?+
Enter the total area once, in whichever system matches your lalpurja or survey record (ropani-aana for hilly land, bigha-kattha for the Terai, or a plain sq ft figure). Every heir's split is then shown in both systems side by side, plus sq ft, regardless of which unit you used for the total.
Sources & data note
Uses the same standard ropani-aana-paisa-daam and bigha-kattha-dhur conversion factors as the land area converter. This tool performs a mathematical split of the total area only, it is not a legal partition deed. Always register an actual partition with the Malpot (land revenue) office.