How many grams are in one tola?
One tola is exactly 11.6638 grams in Pakistan and India. This is the standard the Sarafa associations quote against.
One tola is 11.6638 grams. A troy ounce is 31.1035 grams, or 2.6667 tola. Those two constants are the whole bridge between the Karachi board, which quotes per tola, and the international market, which quotes per ounce. On 9 August 2026 one tola of 24K is Rs 459,400.
| Tola | Grams | Troy oz | 24K value | 22K value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25 tola | 2.9160 g | 0.0937 | Rs 114,900 | Rs 105,300 |
| 0.5 tola | 5.8319 g | 0.1875 | Rs 229,700 | Rs 210,600 |
| 1 tola | 11.6638 g | 0.3750 | Rs 459,400 | Rs 421,100 |
| 2 tola | 23.3276 g | 0.7500 | Rs 918,800 | Rs 842,300 |
| 5 tola | 58.3190 g | 1.8750 | Rs 2,297,000 | Rs 2,105,700 |
| 10 tola | 116.6380 g | 3.7500 | Rs 4,594,000 | Rs 4,211,300 |
One tola is exactly 11.6638 grams in Pakistan and India. This is the standard the Sarafa associations quote against.
10 grams is 0.8574 tola. Ten grams is slightly less than one tola, which is why a 10g price looks cheaper than a tola price.
Dubai, Saudi Arabia and most international markets price per gram against the troy ounce. Pakistan retains the tola, an older South Asian unit, on the sarafa board.
A troy ounce is 31.1035 grams, which is 2.6667 tola. LBMA quotes gold per troy ounce.
Traditional subdivisions of the tola: 12 masha make a tola and 8 ratti make a masha, so a ratti is 1/96 of a tola, about 0.1215 grams.