Dam to Square Meter Converter
1 dam = 1.99 square meters.
Dam to Square Meter table
| Dam | Square meters | Square feet |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25 | 0.4968 | 5.35 |
| 0.5 | 0.9936 | 10.7 |
| 0.75 | 1.49 | 16.04 |
| 1 | 1.99 | 21.39 |
| 1.5 | 2.98 | 32.09 |
| 2 | 3.97 | 42.78 |
| 2.5 | 4.97 | 53.48 |
| 3 | 5.96 | 64.17 |
| 4 | 7.95 | 85.56 |
| 5 | 9.94 | 106.95 |
| 6 | 11.92 | 128.34 |
| 7 | 13.91 | 149.73 |
| 8 | 15.9 | 171.13 |
| 9 | 17.89 | 192.52 |
| 10 | 19.87 | 213.91 |
| 11 | 21.86 | 235.3 |
| 12 | 23.85 | 256.69 |
| 13 | 25.83 | 278.08 |
| 14 | 27.82 | 299.47 |
| 15 | 29.81 | 320.86 |
| 16 | 31.8 | 342.25 |
| 17 | 33.78 | 363.64 |
| 18 | 35.77 | 385.03 |
| 19 | 37.76 | 406.42 |
| 20 | 39.75 | 427.81 |
| 32 | 63.59 | 684.5 |
| 64 | 127.18 | 1,369 |
When you need dam in square meters
The dam, also spelled daam, is the smallest unit in the R-A-P-D system and the last figure in a valley lalpurja's area. It matters when small differences matter: a boundary a new survey moves by a few dam, a leftover strip after a plot is divided, or a gap between two documents for the same land.
1 dam is 21.390625 sq ft, a square 4.625 ft on a side, or 1.9873 sq m, just under 2. Four dam make a paisa (7.95 sq m) and 16 make an aana (31.8 sq m).
Worked example: 3.25 dam
3.25 × 1.9873 = 6.46 sq m (69.52 sq ft). Decimals in the dam place are normal, because there is no smaller unit to carry them into.
A difference of 8 dam (2 paisa) between a survey and a lalpurja is 15.9 sq m, about 171.13 sq ft. The paisa in between is a square 9.25 ft on a side, 7.95 sq m.
Going back, 1 sq m is 0.5032 dam, so divide square meters by 1.9873. A whole ropani is 256 dam, and a 4-aana plot 64, so one dam missing from a 4-aana plot is 1.56% of it.
Common mistakes
- Counting dam past 3. 4 dam is a paisa, so 0-0-0-4 should be written 0-0-1-0.
- Reading 0.5 dam as 5 dam. 0-0-0-0.5 is half a dam, 0.9936 sq m; 5 dam (1 paisa and 1 dam) is 9.94 sq m.
- Rounding to 2 sq m a dam. It is 1.9873, so the rounding overstates a ropani (256 dam) by 3.26 sq m.
Frequently asked questions
How many square meters is 1 dam?
1.99 sq m (1.9873 before rounding), from 21.390625 sq ft.
How many dam are in 1 aana?
16 dam: an aana is 4 paisa and each paisa is 4 dam. A ropani is 256 dam.
How many square feet is 1 dam?
21.390625 sq ft, a square 4.625 ft by 4.625 ft.
Related conversions
- Square Meter to R-A-P-D Converter: 100 sq m = 0-3-0-2.32 in R-A-P-D (1 ropani = 508.74 sq m)
- Aana to Square Meter Converter: 1 aana = 31.8 square meters
- Ropani to Aana Converter: 1 ropani = 16 aana
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