Hectare to Rood Unit Converter - 1 Hectare in Rood
This calculator allows you to convert from Hectare to Rood and in a reverse direction. To convert from Hectare to Rood, enter the amount of Hectare into the first input and to convert from Rood to Hectare, enter the amount of Rood into the second input.
1 Hectare = 9.8842152586866 Rood
Hectare to Rood?
How to convert from Hectare to Rood?
To convert Hectare to Rood: Every 1 Hectare equals 9.8842152586866 Rood. For example, 100 Hectare equal 100 * 9.8842152586866 = 988.42152586866 Rood and so on..
To answer this question we should first visualize the term of "are".
"are" was first identified when the metric system was introduced in 1796 as 100 square meters.
After the rationalization of the metric system in 1960, "are" was no more accepted as a unit of area, however, the hectare was not. One hectare equals 100 ares. Hectare is used widely to measure land area.
You should know that almost every sports fields are one hectare in size. Note that the centiare is one square metre while the deciare is ten square metres.
Rood
What is meant by a "rood"?
Rood is a unit of area in the imperial system. It is used widely in surveying. Note that the term "rod" can be used instead of "rood" to express the same area unit.
Rood can be easily converted into acre as a quarter of an acre equals the area of 1 rood wide and 40 roods long.