The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.5

v2.c17.5

² The *mān* varies greatly in different parts of the province. The people reckon a square of 9 feet to be a *biśvā*, 16 such making a *guṇṭh* and 24 *guṇṭhs* a *mān*. The standard one is, however, a square of 20 rods a side, each rod being 10 feet 5 inches and 1 barleycorn long. This square is equal to an English acre. The *mān* current at Bhuvaneśvara is measured by a rod (*padikā*) of 7 feet, and includes a smaller area.