Tola to Gram and Gram to Tola: Conversion Table

To convert tola to grams, multiply the number of tolas by 11.6638. To convert grams to tola, divide the grams by 11.6638. So 5 tola is 58.32 g, and 50 g is 4.29 tola. The tables below give you the common values ready-made.

All figures here use the standard tola of 11.6638 g, the one Dubai bullion dealers use. If someone is using the informal "10 g tola", the numbers will not match, and you should clarify that first.

Tola to gram table (0.5 to 10 tola)

Rounded to two decimals, which is how most Dubai jewellery scales display weight.

Two rows are worth remembering. Ten tola is 116.64 g, the weight of the popular 10-tola bar, and a little heavier than the 100 g bar that often sits beside it. And 3.5 tola is 40.82 g, just over the 40 g duty-free jewellery limit for women returning to India after more than a year abroad.

Gram to tola table

Going the other way, here are common gram weights expressed in tola, rounded to three decimals.

The duty-free limits in the table are from India's Baggage Rules 2026 at the time of writing. They are weight limits, so the conversion matters. Check the latest CBIC notification before you fly.

How to convert without a table

The exact factor is 11.6638, but three shortcuts get you close enough for a shop conversation.

Tola to grams by "times 12, minus a third"

Multiply the tola by 12, then take away a third of the original tola figure. For 6 tola: 6 × 12 = 72, minus 2 = 70. The exact answer is 69.98 g. Close enough to spot a wrong quote.

Grams to tola by "divide by 12, add a bit"

Divide the grams by 12, then add about 3% of that answer. For 60 g: 60 ÷ 12 = 5, plus 0.15 = 5.15 tola. The exact figure is 5.14.

Use 10 tola as your anchor

Remember that 10 tola is 116.64 g. Half of that, 5 tola, is 58.32 g. A quarter, 2.5 tola, is 29.16 g. Most bar and jewellery quantities can be built from those three.

Converting prices, not just weights

Weight conversion is only half the job. Often you have a per-tola price and want a per-gram price, or the reverse.

• Per tola to per gram: divide the tola price by 11.6638.
• Per gram to per tola: multiply the gram price by 11.6638.
• Per tola to per 10 g: divide the tola price by 1.16638.

Today, 24K costs about ₹12,441.83 (AED 486.49) per gram and ₹1,45,119 (AED 5,674.32) per tola. The live table below shows the tola price for each karat, so you can check any conversion against real numbers.

Three worked conversions

A bar quote. A dealer quotes a 5-tola 24K bar at AED 23,500 (an example). Divide by 58.32 g and the effective price is about AED 403 a gram. Compare that with the day's 24K gram rate to see the premium you're paying over the gold.

A family order. Your mother in Thrissur wants "4 tola" of 22K bangles and means the full tola. That's 46.66 g. At an illustrative AED 362 per gram, the gold alone is AED 16,891, before making and 5% VAT. If she means the 10 g version, it's 40 g and AED 14,480. Settle the unit before you start shopping.

A weight on an invoice. Your bill shows a necklace at 34.870 g. Divided by 11.6638, that is 2.99 tola. If the shop had described it as "3 tola", it's a fair description; anything far off would be worth questioning.

Smaller old units: masha and ratti

Older relatives sometimes describe small pieces in masha or ratti rather than tola. The traditional chain is 8 ratti to a masha and 12 masha to a tola, which gives these approximate metric values:

So "a two-masha nose pin" is roughly 1.94 g. Nobody in a Dubai shop will bill you in masha, but knowing the gram value helps you understand what an older family member is actually asking for.

Where tola conversions usually go wrong

• Rounding too early. Converting 7.5 tola using 11.7 instead of 11.6638 adds about 0.27 g. On a 24K bar, that's real money.
• Mixing the two tolas in one sum. A relative's budget uses the 10 g tola while the dealer uses 11.66 g. The order comes out wrong without anyone noticing.
• Converting gross weight. For jewellery with stones, only the gold weight should be priced at the gold rate. Convert the net weight.
• Forgetting the karat. A tola of 22K holds less pure gold than a tola of 24K. The weight is the same; the value isn't.

Decimal places: how precise should you be?

Jewellery scales in Dubai usually read to 0.01 g, and some to 0.001 g. For conversions, two decimals in grams is plenty. Going further implies an accuracy the tola itself never had. What matters more is that you use the same factor throughout and compare the final per-gram figure across shops.

If you're curious why some bills show three decimals and how rounding affects the amount you pay, our explainer on decimals on gold bills covers it. For a short history of the unit and why "tola" sometimes means 10 g in India, read what a tola actually is.

Using the calculator instead

For a quick answer with today's rate built in, use the calculator below. Its weight box accepts tola as a unit (the standard 11.6638 g tola), so you can enter "5 tola" directly and see the price in both currencies. If someone means the 10 g tola, enter the weight in grams instead.

Our walkthrough on using the gold calculator properly explains each field and the common errors, such as entering gross weight when stones are involved. And if bars are what you're after, the 10-tola bar guide looks at premiums and resale.

The pillar guide on reading the gold price per gram ties all these units together, and the live tola rate page shows the price moving through the day.

Conversion cheat sheet

• Tola × 11.6638 = grams
• Grams ÷ 11.6638 = tola
• Price per tola ÷ 11.6638 = price per gram
• 10 tola = 116.64 g; 100 g = 8.574 tola
• Always confirm whether a "tola" means 11.66 g or 10 g