Convert Tolas to Long Tons
Convert Tolas (tola) to Long Tons (L/T) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
L/T = tola × 1.147959184e-5
About Tolas
A tola is a traditional South Asian unit of mass equal to the weight of a silver rupee coin - approximately 11.664 grams. It was the standard unit for weighing gold and silver across India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh for centuries, and remains actively used in gold jewellery markets throughout the subcontinent. Gold is routinely priced and bought in tolas at jewellers' shops (sarrafas) in India and Pakistan. A 10-tola gold bar (116.64 g) is the most popular retail gold bar size in South Asia and the Middle East.
About Long Tons
A long ton (UK ton, displacement ton) equals 2,240 pounds or exactly 1,016.0469088 kg. The standard ton in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, it equals 20 long hundredweights of 112 lb each. Naval architecture and ship displacement are specified in long tons: the displacement of a warship or cargo vessel is the weight of water it displaces, expressed in long tons. The Titanic had a displacement of approximately 52,310 long tons. British agricultural, mining, and coal trade statistics from the 18th through mid-20th centuries used long tons exclusively.
Quick Reference Table
| Tolas (tola) | Long Tons (L/T) |
|---|---|
| 1 tola | 1.148 × 10-5 L/T |
| 2 tola | 2.296 × 10-5 L/T |
| 5 tola | 5.74 × 10-5 L/T |
| 10 tola | 0.000114796 L/T |
| 25 tola | 0.00028699 L/T |
| 50 tola | 0.00057398 L/T |
| 100 tola | 0.00114796 L/T |