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Definition of Bigha
1. n. A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
Definition of Bigha
1. Noun. A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bigha
1. an Indian land measure [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bigha
Literary usage of Bigha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Famine aspects of Bengal districts by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1874)
"In the Lalbagh subdivision not a single bigha of rice- •.producing land probably
pays rent at that rate; and within the sadr, or headquarters subdivision, ..."
2. The Rent Question in Bengal by Parbati Churn Roy (1883)
"(7) Sali siyam, present rent Rs. 2 a bigha; rent twenty years ago Re 1-8 annas
a bigha: rent about the time of the Permanent Settlement 8 annas a ..."
3. Final Report on the First Regular Settlement of the Simla District in the Punjab by E. G. Wace (1884)
"( ) The origin of tho bigha I cannot trace ; probably it was applied originally only
... This is less than the Umballa bigha ; at least, I thought it was, ..."
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