<P> A decimal (also spelled decimel) is a unit of area in India and Bangladesh approximately equal to 1 / 100 acre (40.46 m2). After metrication in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became officially obsolete . Especially among the rural population in Northern Bangladesh and West Bengal, it is still in use . 1 decimal in Bihar equals to 435 sq feet . </P> <P> The unit is also commonly used in Uganda, especially in urban areas where land - sales are booming and traded plots are getting smaller and smaller . </P>

One decimal equal to how many square meter