Tola ⇄ Gram Converter (Gold Weight)
A tola is a traditional South Asian unit of mass equal to 11.6638 grams — exactly 180 troy grains, the weight the British Indian government standardized in 1833 — and it is still the standard unit for gold in India and Pakistan. This converter is built for anyone dealing with those markets from the US or elsewhere: NRIs comparing jeweler quotes, families buying or inheriting gold in India, and bullion buyers reconciling per-tola dealer prices with per-gram rates. It moves both ways between tola, gram, kilogram, troy ounce, and the traditional subdivisions masha and ratti, to four-decimal precision. You will often see the rounded figure 11.664 g in jewelry shops, and Pakistan officially uses a 12.5 g tola — both variants are handled here with a clearly labeled toggle, so a 2.5 tola Karachi quote and a 2.5 tola Mumbai quote never get confused.
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Tola | 1 |
| Gram (g) | 11.6638 |
| Kilogram (kg) | 0.0117 |
| Troy ounce (oz t) | 0.375 |
| Ounce, avoirdupois (oz) | 0.4114 |
| Masha (1/12 tola) | 12 |
| Ratti (1/96 tola) | 96 |
Price-basis helper (manual rate — this tool never fetches live gold prices)
How to use the tola ⇄ gram converter (gold weight)
- Enter the weight and choose its unit — tola, gram, kilogram, troy ounce, masha, or ratti.
- Read the equivalent in every other unit from the table instantly.
- Tick the Pakistani tola checkbox only if your quote uses the official 12.5 g tola.
- Use the price-basis helper to translate a per-tola gold rate into per-gram (or per-10-gram) and back — enter the rate yourself; the tool never fetches live prices.
Standard bar sizes in grams
Gold bars in South Asia are traditionally minted in tola denominations. Using the standard 11.6638 g tola:
| Bar size | Grams (standard tola) | Grams (Pakistani 12.5 g tola) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tola | 11.6638 g | 12.5 g |
| 2.5 tola | 29.1595 g | 31.25 g |
| 5 tola | 58.319 g | 62.5 g |
| 10 tola | 116.638 g | 125 g |
The 10 tola bar (often called a “TT bar”) was for decades the workhorse of the Indian bullion trade because its 116.638 g weight, cast without serial numbers, suited informal cross-border trading.
Heritage subdivisions: tola, masha, ratti
| Unit | Relation | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tola | 12 masha = 96 ratti | 11.6638 |
| 1 masha | 8 ratti | 0.9720 |
| 1 ratti | 1/96 tola | 0.1215 |
Worked example: comparing two quotes
Suppose a bullion dealer quotes $1,250 per tola while a published rate lists 24K gold at $1,030 per 10 grams. Convert the dealer's quote to a per-gram basis: 1,250 ÷ 11.6638 ≈ $107.17 per gram, or $1,071.70 per 10 g. The dealer is therefore about $41.70 per 10 g more expensive than the listed rate — before making charges and taxes. The same arithmetic works in rupees or any other currency, since only the weight basis changes. Purity matters too: a 22K (hallmark 916) ornament contains 91.6 percent fine gold, so its intrinsic per-gram value is roughly 0.916 × the 24K rate.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 tola exactly?
The standard tola is 11.6638 grams (more precisely 11.66380 g, defined as 180 troy grains). Jewelers commonly round it to 11.664 g, and you may also see 11.66 g on older rate boards. Pakistan officially metricated the tola to a round 12.5 grams, which is why a Pakistani tola of gold weighs about 7.2 percent more than an Indian one.
How many tola are in 1 kilogram of gold?
1,000 g ÷ 11.6638 g per tola ≈ 85.7353 tola. With the Pakistani 12.5 g tola it is exactly 80 tola per kilogram — one reason the rounded definition was adopted.
What are masha and ratti?
They are the traditional subdivisions of the tola: 1 tola = 12 masha = 96 ratti. That makes 1 masha ≈ 0.9720 g and 1 ratti ≈ 0.1215 g on the standard tola. Ratti originally referred to the seed of the Abrus precatorius plant, used as a balance weight; gemstone dealers in India still quote small stones in ratti.
Why do jewelers quote gold per 10 grams but bullion dealers use tola?
After India adopted the metric system in 1956, official and retail rates standardized on 10 grams — close to one tola (11.66 g) but decimal-friendly. Bullion bars, however, are still minted in 1, 2.5, 5, and 10 tola sizes (a 10 tola bar is 116.638 g), so wholesale and informal markets kept the tola. When comparing quotes, always convert to a common per-gram basis first — this page's price helper does exactly that.
Does 1 tola of 22K gold contain 11.6638 g of pure gold?
No — the tola measures total weight, not purity. A 22-karat item is 91.6 percent gold (hallmarked 916), so 1 tola of 22K jewelry contains about 10.684 g of fine gold. For 24K (999) bullion, weight and fine-gold content are effectively the same.
Can this tool tell me today's gold price per tola?
No, by design. Live prices need a market data feed and vary by city, purity, and dealer margin. Instead, you enter the rate you have been quoted (per gram or per tola) and the tool converts the basis, so you can compare a per-tola quote against the per-10-gram rate published in the newspaper.
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