THE SHORT ANSWER
One tola is 11.6638038 grams—price purity before adding retail charges
Under the convention used here, one tola equals exactly three-eighths of a troy ounce, or 11.6638038 grams. The fine-gold value is the live price per fine gram multiplied by that weight. A 22K or 18K product contains less fine gold, and its shop price can add workmanship, tax, premium and dealer margin. Never substitute an ordinary ounce or a rounded 12 grams.
Three-eighths of one fine troy ounce.
Provider and observation time remain visible.
Gross weight and contained fine gold stay separate.
Premium, charges, tax and buyback require their own evidence.
LIVE TOLA CONVERTER
Convert one tola and calculate its contained-gold value
The default worksheet starts with one tola, 999.9 fineness and a live PKR reference. Change currency, fineness, quantity or target unit; every result exposes the gram bridge and can be shared or exported.
Price reference
Shows the source and observation time of the metal price used here. Product premiums, dealer quotes and taxes are separate.
- Source
- No provider
- Observed
- Observation time unavailable
- Age
- Checking age…
- Delivery
- No data layer available
Checking the current market reference.
Apply fineness after converting mass
Weight conversion does not change purity. Enter the item's fineness to calculate contained gold and a live metal reference.
One input across all supported units
| Unit | Equivalent | Grams per unit | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| MilligramMetric · mg | 11,663.8038 mg | 0.001 g | One thousandth of a gram. |
| GramMetric · g | 11.6638038 g | 1 g | SI metric reference unit used by this calculator. |
| KilogramMetric · kg | 0.0116638038 kg | 1,000 g | 1,000 grams. |
| GrainTroy · gr | 180 gr | 0.06479891 g | 1/480 of a troy ounce. |
| PennyweightTroy · dwt | 7.5 dwt | 1.55517384 g | 24 grains or 1/20 troy ounce. |
| Troy ounceTroy · oz t | 0.375 oz t | 31.1034768 g | Precious-metals ounce; not the ordinary ounce. |
| Troy poundTroy · lb t | 0.03125 lb t | 373.2417216 g | 12 troy ounces. |
| Ordinary ounce (avoirdupois)Avoirdupois · oz av | 0.411428571429 oz av | 28.349523125 g | The common household ounce; not a troy ounce. |
| Ordinary pound (avoirdupois)Avoirdupois · lb av | 0.025714285714 lb av | 453.59237 g | 16 ordinary ounces. |
| TolaSouth Asia · tola | 1 tola | 11.6638038 g | Reference convention: 3/8 troy ounce. |
| Vori / BhoriSouth Asia · vori | 1 vori | 11.6638038 g | Bangladesh market name using the calculator's tola-equivalent convention. |
| Hong Kong troy taelEast Asia · HK tael | 0.311624777579 HK tael | 37.429 g | Hong Kong precious-metals troy tael. |
| Hong Kong troy maceEast Asia · HK mace | 3.1162477758 HK mace | 3.7429 g | 1/10 Hong Kong troy tael. |
| Taiwan taelEast Asia · TW tael | 0.311034768 TW tael | 37.5 g | Regional 37.5-gram convention; do not substitute for Hong Kong tael. |
| Thai baht weight — bullionThailand · baht bar | 0.76514063238 baht bar | 15.244 g | Thai gold-bar weight reference. |
| Thai baht weight — jewelryThailand · baht jewelry | 0.769380197889 baht jewelry | 15.16 g | Thai gold-jewelry weight reference; differs from bullion. |
A calculated match does not verify a scale, hallmark, fineness or product. For a material transaction, confirm the unit convention printed on the quote and use a suitable calibrated scale.
PURITY TABLE
One gross tola does not mean one tola of fine gold
Formula: gross tola × 11.6638038 grams × fineness. A karat label is not a substitute for an assay, hallmark, invoice or local legal standard.
UNIT MAP
Tola, bhori, troy ounce and ordinary ounce are not interchangeable
The calculator's 3/8-troy-ounce convention.
Bangladesh market name mapped explicitly to the same convention.
Precious-metal price convention; one ounce equals 2⅔ tola.
Avoirdupois weight; not the ounce behind a gold spot quote.
FROM METAL VALUE TO SHOP PRICE
A local tola quote has five auditable layers
Exact grams behind the entered local unit.
Fine-gold share of gross product mass.
Fine ounces × source-labelled local quote.
Making, premium, tax, payment and delivery.
Dealer bid less assay, damage and other deductions.
Compare dealers at one observation time and identical purity. Request the all-in ask and simultaneous buyback for the exact product. A percentage “premium” is not comparable if one quote omits tax or making charge, and a high appraisal is not an executable bid.
DATA BOUNDARY
Live conversion is possible without inventing local history
GoldObserve requests source-labelled gold and FX data for the selected currency and displays provider, freshness and observation time. If providers fail, unit conversion still works and the price remains an explicit manual scenario. The page does not claim a national association rate, scrape changing jewellery boards or back-cast a historical PKR, BDT, NPR or INR series using today's exchange rate.
- NIST precious-metals conversion information for the troy-ounce gram constant.
- GoldObserve source registry for provider, fallback and freshness rules.
- GoldObserve methodology for purity, metal-value and transaction-cost boundaries.
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FAQ
Gold price per tola questions
How many grams are in one tola of gold?
GoldObserve uses 11.6638038 grams, exactly three-eighths of a troy ounce under the stated convention. Confirm the gram definition on any local invoice because labels can be used inconsistently.
How is the gold price per tola calculated?
Multiply the live fine-gold price per gram by 11.6638038. For 22K, 21K or 18K gold, apply documented fineness to the gross tola before adding labour, tax, premium and dealer spread.
Is one tola the same as one ordinary ounce?
No. One tola is 11.6638038 grams; one ordinary avoirdupois ounce is 28.349523125 grams; one troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams. Confusing them creates a major valuation error.
Is bhori or vori the same as a tola?
Bhori or vori is commonly used as the tola-equivalent market name in Bangladesh. GoldObserve uses the same 11.6638038-gram convention for its converter but still tells users to confirm the transaction's stated gram weight.
What is one tola of 22K gold worth?
At 916 fineness, one gross tola contains about 10.684444 grams of fine gold. Multiply that fine-gold weight by the source-labelled price per fine gram; retail charges and buyback deductions remain separate.
Why is a local tola quote above the calculated metal value?
A retail ask can include fabrication, jewellery making charge, coin or bar premium, tax, payment, delivery, inventory and dealer margin. The calculator shows contained-metal value, not an executable shop quote.
Can I use PKR, BDT, NPR and INR in the calculator?
Yes. The page requests a source-labelled gold reference in Pakistani rupees, Bangladeshi taka, Nepalese rupees or Indian rupees, while keeping provider and observation time visible.
Does the page provide historical tola prices?
No. GoldObserve will not manufacture a local-currency history by applying today's exchange rate to old dollar gold. Reliable history requires date-matched gold and FX observations with documented reuse rights.