What is Bigha and Biswa in Uttarakhand?
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The plains measures used in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar, with twenty Biswa to a Bigha. The local value of a Bigha is not uniform across north India, so a Bigha in the Terai is not necessarily a Bigha as quoted in a neighbouring state.
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