hectare
/ˈhekteə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हेक्टेअर
हेक्टेयर
Basic word
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a unit for measuring an area of land; 10,000 square metres or about 2.5 acres
हेक्टेयर
- a forest of 500 hectares
- The farm covers about ten hectares.
- One hectare is equal to ten thousand square metres.
+ 1 more example
- The government gave the farmers two hectares of land each.
Synonyms 10,000 square metres
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
number + hectares of + noun
Hectare is countable; with numbers it takes a plural and is followed by of and the land or crop.
'Hectare' countable है; संख्या के साथ उसका plural आता है और उसके बाद of तथा भूमि या फसल का नाम।
- The farmer owns five hectares of wheat fields.
- About ten hectares of forest were cleared.
a + number-hectare + noun
As a compound modifier before a noun, hectare stays singular and is joined by hyphens.
Noun से पहले compound modifier के रूप में 'hectare' singular रहता है और hyphen से जुड़ता है।
- The company bought a twenty-hectare plot near the highway.
per hectare
Per hectare gives a rate, such as yield, cost or amount used on each unit of land.
'Per hectare' प्रति इकाई भूमि की दर बताता है, जैसे उपज, लागत या उपयोग की मात्रा।
- The yield per hectare rose after better seeds were used.
hectare vs acre
A hectare is 10,000 square metres, about two and a half acres; India's official land records use hectares.
एक hectare 10,000 वर्ग मीटर यानी लगभग ढाई acre के बराबर होता है; भारत के सरकारी अभिलेखों में hectare का प्रयोग होता है।
- One hectare is larger than two acres.
+Collocations 4
number + hectare(s)
one hectaretwo hectareshalf a hectareseveral hectaresthousands of hectares
- The village panchayat leased half a hectare for a school playground.
hectares of + land type
farmlandforestpaddy fieldswastelandgrassland
- The fire destroyed hundreds of hectares of forest.
verb + hectares
cultivateirrigateplantacquirecover
- The scheme will irrigate lakhs of hectares in dry districts.
hectare + measure
per hectaremillion hectaressquare metrestotal area in hectares
- The state reported its sugarcane area in million hectares.
“More examples 5
- The government has promised to bring 2 lakh more hectares under irrigation.
सरकार ने 2 लाख और hectare भूमि को सिंचाई के अंतर्गत लाने का वादा किया है।
- A hectare of paddy can feed several families for a year.
एक hectare धान की फसल कई परिवारों को वर्ष भर खिला सकती है।
- The park covers about forty hectares in the middle of the city.
यह उद्यान शहर के बीच लगभग चालीस hectare में फैला है।
- Farmers in the district receive a subsidy for every hectare planted with pulses.
ज़िले के किसानों को दलहन बोए गए हर hectare पर अनुदान मिलता है।
- In the exam, convert 5 hectares into square metres.
परीक्षा में 5 hectare को वर्ग मीटर में बदलिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He owns ten hectare of land.
✓ He owns ten hectares of land.
After a number above one, hectare takes the plural -s.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद 'hectare' में plural -s लगता है।
✗ They bought a ten-hectares plot.
✓ They bought a ten-hectare plot.
In a hyphenated modifier before a noun, the unit stays singular.
Noun से पहले hyphen वाले modifier में इकाई singular रहती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
10,000 square metres
§Grammar and usage
Measurement: 1 hectare = 10,000 square metres = about 2.47 acres; 100 hectares = 1 square kilometre.
माप में 1 hectare = 10,000 square metres = लगभग 2.47 acres; 100 hectares = 1 square kilometre।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Farm productivity is often measured in tonnes or quintals per hectare.
कृषि उत्पादकता प्रायः प्रति hectare tonnes या quintals में मापी जाती है।