Tola to Gram Converter

How many grams are in 1 tola?

One tola is 11.6638 grams. If you love decimals, the full figure is 11.6638038 g, but nobody at a jewellery counter needs that much precision.

In everyday use you’ll see it rounded two ways. Most people say 11.66 g, and many shops and rate lists work with 11.664 g. The gap between those numbers is a few thousandths of a gram, so either is fine for a single piece of jewellery.

Here’s a fun bit of history. The tola was officially fixed at 180 grains in 1833, when British India made it the base unit of weight, and that number came from the silver rupee coin of the time. So when an older relative says a bangle weighs “two tola”, they’re measuring in old silver rupees without knowing it.

That 180-grain definition also makes the tola exactly 3/8 of a troy ounce, the unit used for international gold prices. That’s a handy shortcut: 8 tola is exactly 3 troy ounces (source).

The numbers worth remembering:

• 1 tola = 11.6638 grams
• 1 gram = 0.0857 tola
• 1 kilogram = about 85.74 tola
• 8 tola = 3 troy ounces

How to convert tola to grams

Good news: this one is a single step. Multiply the number of tola by 11.6638.

Grams = tola × 11.6638

A few worked examples:

• Quarter tola: 0.25 × 11.6638 = 2.92 g (a common weight for small earrings and nose pins)
• Half tola: 0.5 × 11.6638 = 5.83 g
• 2.5 tola: 2.5 × 11.6638 = 29.16 g
• 3 tola: 3 × 11.6638 = 34.99 g
• 10 tola: 10 × 11.6638 = 116.64 g

That last one deserves a mention. A 10-tola gold bar is one of the most popular bar sizes across South Asia and the Gulf. It weighs about 116.64 g, or 3.75 troy ounces. Some dealers list it as 116.63 g because they round slightly differently (example listing).

No calculator handy? Try this mental shortcut. Multiply the tola by 12, then subtract a third of the tola. For 10 tola, that’s 120 − 3.33 = 116.67 g, only 0.03 g off the exact answer. For 3 tola, it’s 36 − 1 = 35 g, which is close enough for a quick check in a shop.

Of course, the converter at the top of this page does all of this instantly, including the decimals.

Gram to tola: converting grams back to tola

Going the other way is just as easy. Most digital scales and modern invoices show grams, so this is the conversion you’ll use when you weigh something at home.

Tola = grams ÷ 11.6638

Say your scale shows 23.4 g for a pair of bangles. 23.4 ÷ 11.6638 = 2.006, so that’s basically 2 tola.

People often ask how many tola 10 grams of gold is. It’s 0.857 tola, a little under one. In the traditional system, that’s 10 masha and about 2.3 ratti, which is what the breakdown line in the converter shows when you switch it to Gram and type 10.

And 20 grams of gold is 1.71 tola, so a 20 g chain is just under 1¾ tola.

Is 1 tola 10 grams or 12 grams?

Neither, and this mix-up is surprisingly common. One tola is 11.6638 grams. So where do 10 and 12 come from?

The “10 grams” idea comes from how gold is priced. In India, the benchmark gold rate from the India Bullion and Jewellers Association is quoted per 10 grams. Pakistan’s jewellers’ association publishes two prices every day, one per tola and one per 10 grams (example report). When you see both numbers side by side often enough, it’s easy to start treating them as the same weight. They aren’t.

The “12 grams” idea is usually just rounding. Twelve is easier to multiply in your head, so some people round the tola up. That’s fine for a rough guess, but not for buying or selling.

Here’s how much those shortcuts change 10 tola of gold:

That 3.36 g gap is more than a quarter of a tola, which is real money at today’s prices.

The direction matters too. If someone counts a tola as 12 g, the same piece of gold comes out to fewer tola. So if you’re selling and the buyer uses a bigger tola, you’ll be credited with less than you actually have.

Two simple habits protect you:

1. Ask the shop which tola value they use before agreeing on a price.
2. Ask for the weight in grams on your receipt. Grams leave no room for confusion.

Want to see the difference for your own gold? Open the Jeweller check tab in the converter above, enter the tola value your jeweller uses, and it shows the gap in tola and, if you add a rate, in money.

1 tola in grams in Pakistan, India and the Gulf

The weight of a tola is the same everywhere: 11.6638 g. What changes from country to country is the name people use and how gold rates are quoted.

A neat detail about Pakistan. In one daily report, the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association listed 24K gold at Rs470,862 per tola and Rs403,688 per 10 grams (source). Divide the tola price by 11.664 and multiply by 10, and you get exactly Rs403,688. So the published per-10-gram rates are based on a 11.664 g tola. For a single tola, that difference is less than half a milligram.

In Bangladesh, the tola goes by the name bhori (or vori). The Bangladesh Jewellers Association sets prices per bhori and defines it as 11.664 grams (source).

In the Gulf, jewellery is usually priced per gram, but tola bars are a big deal. The 10-tola bar is a classic in Dubai’s gold souk, and 1-tola bars of about 11.66 g sell well too, especially around Diwali (source).

Tola, masha and ratti explained

Before grams took over, gold was weighed in tola, masha and ratti, and you’ll still hear these words from older jewellers and see them on old family receipts. The system is simple once you see it laid out:

• 1 tola = 12 masha
• 1 masha = 8 ratti
• So 1 tola = 96 ratti

The ratti takes its name from the small red-and-black gunja seed (rosary pea), which was once used as a counterweight on jewellers’ scales.

Here’s how it works with a real example. Say an old receipt says a necklace weighs 2 tola 4 masha. That’s 2 × 11.6638 + 4 × 0.972 = 27.22 g. The converter does the reverse for you: whatever you type, the line under the result shows it in tola, masha and ratti.

One thing to watch: gemstone sellers use a different ratti for weighing stones, which is heavier than the gold-trade ratti. If someone quotes a gem’s weight in ratti, ask which one they mean.

How much pure gold is in 22K, 21K and 18K gold?

A tola of jewellery and a tola of pure gold aren’t the same thing. Karat tells you how many parts out of 24 are pure gold, and the rest is other metals that make the piece harder and more durable.

Here’s what that means for one tola:

So a 22K bangle weighing exactly 1 tola holds about a gram less pure gold than a 1-tola bar of 24K gold. That’s why rate lists in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and the Gulf always quote different prices for each karat.

A small detail that trips people up: 22 divided by 24 is actually 91.67%, but 22K gold is stamped 916. The marking rounds down slightly, so a 916 stamp is the standard sign of 22K gold.

21K is widely sold in the Gulf, and Bangladesh’s official rate list includes it alongside 22K and 18K. In India, 22K (916) is the most familiar jewellery grade. If you’re not sure what you have, check the stamp on the clasp or inside the ring.

One more tip: if a piece has stones, enamel or beads, ask the jeweller for the net gold weight. You shouldn’t pay gold rates for the weight of a stone.

To work this out for any weight, open the Gold purity tab in the converter, pick your karat, and it shows the pure gold content in grams and tola.

Frequently asked questions

How many tola are in 1 kg?

There are about 85.74 tola in 1 kilogram (1,000 ÷ 11.6638). So a 1 kg gold bar is a little under 86 tola.

Is 10 grams of gold equal to 1 tola?

No. 10 grams is 0.857 tola, so you need about 11.66 g to make one full tola. If you have a price per 10 grams, multiply it by 1.16638 to get the price per tola.

How many grams is 1 tola of gold in Pakistan?

One tola is 11.6638 grams in Pakistan, the same as everywhere else. Pakistani rate lists work with 11.664 g, which is so close that it makes no practical difference for a single tola.

How do I convert a gold rate per tola into a rate per gram?

Divide the tola rate by 11.6638. For example, a rate of 300,000 per tola works out to about 25,721 per gram (this is just an example number, not today’s rate). Multiply the per-gram figure by 10 if you want the rate per 10 grams.

Is a tola the same as a sovereign or pavan?

No. A sovereign, or pavan, is the unit used for gold jewellery in South India, and it’s 8 grams. One tola equals about 1.46 sovereigns.

How many masha are in 1 tola?

There are 12 masha in a tola, and each masha has 8 ratti. That makes 96 ratti in one tola.

How many grams are in 1 tola?

One tola is 11.6638 grams. If you love decimals, the full figure is 11.6638038 g, but nobody at a jewellery counter needs that much precision.

In everyday use you’ll see it rounded two ways. Most people say 11.66 g, and many shops and rate lists work with 11.664 g. The gap between those numbers is a few thousandths of a gram, so either is fine for a single piece of jewellery.

Here’s a fun bit of history. The tola was officially fixed at 180 grains in 1833, when British India made it the base unit of weight, and that number came from the silver rupee coin of the time. So when an older relative says a bangle weighs “two tola”, they’re measuring in old silver rupees without knowing it.

That 180-grain definition also makes the tola exactly 3/8 of a troy ounce, the unit used for international gold prices. That’s a handy shortcut: 8 tola is exactly 3 troy ounces (source).

The numbers worth remembering:

• 1 tola = 11.6638 grams
• 1 gram = 0.0857 tola
• 1 kilogram = about 85.74 tola
• 8 tola = 3 troy ounces

How to convert tola to grams

Good news: this one is a single step. Multiply the number of tolas by 11.6638.

Grams = tola × 11.6638

A few worked examples:

• Quarter tola: 0.25 × 11.6638 = 2.92 g (a common weight for small earrings and nose pins)
• Half tola: 0.5 × 11.6638 = 5.83 g
• 2.5 tola: 2.5 × 11.6638 = 29.16 g
• 3 tola: 3 × 11.6638 = 34.99 g
• 10 tola: 10 × 11.6638 = 116.64 g

That last one deserves a mention. A 10-tola gold bar is one of the most popular bar sizes across South Asia and the Gulf. It weighs about 116.64 g, or 3.75 troy ounces. Some dealers list it as 116.63 g because they round slightly differently (example listing).

No calculator handy? Try this mental shortcut. Multiply the tola by 12, then subtract a third of the tola. For 10 tola, that’s 120 − 3.33 = 116.67 g, only 0.03 g off the exact answer. For 3 tola, it’s 36 − 1 = 35 g, which is close enough for a quick check in a shop.

Of course, the converter at the top of this page does all of this instantly, including the decimals.

Gram to tola: converting grams back to tola

Going the other way is just as easy. Most digital scales and modern invoices show grams, so you’ll use this conversion when you weigh something at home.

Tola = grams ÷ 11.6638

Say your scale shows 23.4 g for a pair of bangles. 23.4 ÷ 11.6638 = 2.006, so that’s basically 2 tola.

People often ask how many tola 10 grams of gold is. It’s 0.857 tola, a little under one. In the traditional system, that’s 10 masha and about 2.3 ratti, which the breakdown line in the converter shows when you switch to grams and type 10.

And 20 grams of gold is 1.71 tola, so a 20 g chain is just under 1¾ tola.

Is 1 tola 10 grams or 12 grams?

Neither, and this mix-up is surprisingly common. One tola is 11.6638 grams. So where do 10 and 12 come from?

The “10 grams” idea comes from how gold is priced. In India, the benchmark gold rate from the India Bullion and Jewellers Association is quoted per 10 grams. Pakistan’s jewellers’ association publishes two prices every day, one per tola and one per 10 grams (example report). When you see both numbers side by side often enough, it’s easy to start treating them as the same weight. They aren’t.

The “12 grams” idea is usually just rounding. Twelve is easier to multiply in your head, so some people round the tola up. That’s fine for a rough guess, but not for buying or selling.

Here’s how much those shortcuts change 10 tola of gold:

That 3.36 g gap is more than a quarter of a tola, which is real money at today’s prices.

The direction matters too. If someone counts a tola as 12 g, the same piece of gold comes out to fewer tolas. So if you’re selling and the buyer uses a bigger tola, you’ll be credited with less than you actually have.

Two simple habits protect you:

1. Ask the shop which tola value they use before agreeing on a price.
2. Ask for the weight in grams on your receipt. Grams leave no room for confusion.

Want to see the difference for your own gold? Open the Jeweller check tab in the converter above, enter the tola value your jeweller uses, and it shows the gap in tola and, if you add a rate, in money.

1 tola in grams in Pakistan, India and the Gulf

The weight of a tola is the same everywhere: 11.6638 g. What changes from country to country is the name people use and how gold rates are quoted.

A neat detail about Pakistan. In one daily report, the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association listed 24K gold at Rs470,862 per tola and Rs403,688 per 10 grams (source). Divide the tola price by 11.664 and multiply by 10, and you get exactly Rs403,688. So the published per-10-gram rates are based on a 11.664 g tola. For a single tola, that difference is less than half a milligram.

In Bangladesh, the tola is called a bhori (or vori). The Bangladesh Jewellers Association sets prices per bhori and defines it as 11.664 grams (source).

In the Gulf, jewellery is usually priced per gram, but tola bars are a big deal. The 10-tola bar is a classic in Dubai’s gold souk, and 1-tola bars of about 11.66 g sell well too, especially around Diwali (source).

Tola, masha and ratti explained.

Before grams took over, gold was weighed in tola, masha and ratti, and you’ll still hear these words from older jewellers and see them on old family receipts. The system is simple once you see it laid out:

• 1 tola = 12 masha
• 1 masha = 8 ratti
• So 1 tola = 96 ratti

The ratti takes its name from the small red-and-black gunja seed (rosary pea), which was once used as a counterweight on jewellers’ scales.

Here’s how it works with a real example. Say an old receipt says a necklace weighs 2 tola 4 masha. That’s 2 × 11.6638 + 4 × 0.972 = 27.22 g. The converter does the reverse for you: whatever you type, the line under the result shows it in tola, masha and ratti.

One thing to watch: gemstone sellers use a different ratti for weighing stones, which is heavier than the gold-trade ratti. If someone quotes a gem’s weight in ratti, ask which one they mean.

How much pure gold is in 22K, 21K and 18K gold?

A tola of jewellery and a tola of pure gold aren’t the same thing. Karat tells you how many parts out of 24 are pure gold, and the rest is other metals that make the piece harder and more durable.

Here’s what that means for one tola:

So a 22K bangle weighing exactly 1 tola holds about a gram less pure gold than a 1-tola bar of 24K gold. That’s why rate lists in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and the Gulf always quote different prices for each karat.

A small detail that trips people up: 22 divided by 24 is actually 91.67%, but 22K gold is stamped 916. The marking rounds down slightly, so a 916 stamp is the standard sign of 22K gold.

21K is widely sold in the Gulf, and Bangladesh’s official rate list includes it alongside 22K and 18K. In India, 22K (916) is the most familiar jewellery grade. If you’re not sure what you have, check the stamp on the clasp or inside the ring.

One more tip: if a piece has stones, enamel or beads, ask the jeweller for the net gold weight. You shouldn’t pay gold rates for the weight of a stone.

To work this out for any weight, open the Gold purity tab in the converter, pick your karat, and it shows the pure gold content in grams and tola.

Frequently asked questions

How many tola are in 1 kg?

There are about 85.74 tola in 1 kilogram (1,000 ÷ 11.6638). So a 1 kg gold bar is a little under 86 tola.

Is 10 grams of gold equal to 1 tola?

No. 10 grams is 0.857 tola, so you need about 11.66 g to make one full tola. If you have a price per 10 grams, multiply it by 1.16638 to get the price per tola.

How many grams is 1 tola of gold in Pakistan?

One tola is 11.6638 grams in Pakistan, as it is everywhere else. Pakistani rate lists work with 11.664 g, which is so close that it makes no practical difference for a single tola.

How do I convert a gold rate per tola into a rate per gram?

Divide the tola rate by 11.6638. For example, a rate of 300,000 per tola works out to about 25,721 per gram (this is just an example number, not today’s rate). Multiply the per-gram figure by 10 if you want the rate per 10 grams.

Is a tola the same as a sovereign or pavan?

No. A sovereign, or pavan, is the unit used for gold jewellery in South India, and it’s 8 grams. One tola equals about 1.46 sovereigns.

How many masha are in 1 tola?

There are 12 masha in a tola, and each masha has 8 ratti. That makes 96 ratti in one tola.