Government of Tamil Nadu

Department of Economics and Statistics

Statistical Hand Book 2006
METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

  TABLE A
LINEAR MEASURE
10 Millimetres 1 Centimentre 0.3937 inch
10 Centimetres 1 Decimetre 3.937 inches
10 Decimetres 1 Metre 39.37 inches or 3.28 Feet
10 Metres 1 Decametre 393.7 inches
10 Decametres 1 Hectometre 328 feet 1 inch
10 Hectometres 1 Kilometre 0.621 mile
10 Kilometres 1 Myriametre 6.21 miles
WEIGHTS
10 Milligrams 1 Centigram 0.1543 grain
10 Centigrams 1 Decigram 1.5432 grains
10 Decigrams 1 Gram 15.432 grains
10 Grams 1 Decagram 0.3527 ounce
10 Decagrams 1 Hectogram 3.5274 ounces
10 Hectograms 1 Kilogram 2.2046 pounds
10 Kilograms 1 Myriagram 22.046 pounds
10 Myriagrams 1 Quintal 220.46 pounds
10 Quintals 1 Metric ton 2204.6 pounds
CAPACITY MEASURE
10 Millilitres 1 Centilitre 0.338 fluid ounce
10 Centilitres 1 Decilitre 3.38 fluid ounces
10 Decilitres 1 Litre 1.0567 liquid quarts or 0.9081dry quart
10 Litres 1 Decalitre 2.64 gallons or 0.284 bushel
10 Decalitres 1 Hectolitre 26.418 gallons or 2.838 bushels
10 Hectolitres 1 Kilolitre 264.18 gallons or 35.315 Cubic feet
SQUARE MEASURE
100 Sq. Millimetres 1 Sq.Centimetre 0.15499 Sq. inch
100 Sq. Centimetres 1 Sq. Decimetre 15.499 Sq. inches
100 Sq. Decimetres 1 Sq. Metre 1549.9 Sq. inches or 1.196 Sq. Yards
100 Sq. Metres 1 Sq. Decametre 119.6 Sq. Yards
100 Sq. Decametres 1 Sq. Hectometre 2.471 acres
100 Sq. Hecto metres 1 Sq. Kilometre 0.386 Sq. Mile
VOLUME MEASURE
1000 Cubic Millimetres 1 Cubic Centimetre 0.06102 Cubic inch
1000 Cubic Centimetres 1 Cubic Decimetre 61.02 Cubic inches
1000 Cubic Decimetres 1 Cubic Metre 35.314 Cubic feet
(The Unit is called a Stere in measuring fire wood)

  TABLE B
EASY CONVERSIONS
Metres into Yards Add one-tenth.
Yards into Metres Deduct one-tenth.
Kilometres into Miles Multiply by 5 and divide by 8.
Miles into Kilometres Multiply by 8 and divide by 5.
Litres into Pints Multiply by 7 and divide by 4.
Pints into Litres Multiply by 4 and divide by 7.
Litres into Gallons Multiply by 2 and divide by 9.
Gallons into Litres Multiply by 9 and divide by 2.
Kilograms into Pounds Divide by 9 and multiply by 20.


TABLE C

  SPEED
Miles/hr 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Km/hr 32 48 64 80 96 112 128

 

TEMPERATURE
Celsius -5 0 5 10 20 30 36.9 40 50
Fahrenheit 23 32 41 50 68 86 98.4 104 122

 

 TYRE PRESSURE

Ib/Sq.in 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
Kg.Sq.Cm. 1.55 1.69 1.83 1.97 2.11 2.25 2.39

 

FUEL CONSUMPTION 

Miles/gal 10 20 30 40 50
Litres/100km 28.3 14.2 9.5 7.1 5.6

  TABLE D
A Size mm Inches
A0 841 x 1189 33 ¹/8 x 46¾
A1 594 x 841 23 ³/8 x 33 ¹/8
A2 420 x 594 16½ x 23 ³/8
A3 297 x 420 11¾ x 16½
A4 210 x 297 8¼ x 11¾
A5 148 x 210 57/8 x 8¼
A6 105 x 148 41/8 x 5¼
A7 74 x 105 27/8 x 41/8
A8 52 x 74 21/16 x 27/8
A9 37 x 52 1½ x 21/16
A10 26 x 37 1 x 1½

  TABLE E
Millimetre mm.
Centimetre cm.
Metre m.
Kilometre Km.
Gram g.
Kilogram Kg.
Quintal q.
Tonne t.
Millilitre ml.
Litre l.
Kilolitre kl.
Square Metre Sq.m.
Cubic Metre Cu.m.
Kilo Watt KW.
Meha Watt MW.
Million Units MU.

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