If you are buying, selling or valuing gold in South Asia, you will constantly need to switch between grams and tola. This page gives you the exact answer for 10 grams, the working behind it, the karat-by-karat pure gold content, and a converter you can use for any other weight.
10 Grams to Tola: The Exact Answer
Using the standard gold tola of 11.6638038 grams:
10 g / 11.6638038 = 0.8574 tola
So 10 grams of gold is 0.8574 tola. Most jewellers will round this to 0.86 tola in conversation, but the full figure matters when you are calculating a price.
Check It in Reverse
0.8574 tola x 11.6638038 = 10 g
The reverse calculation returns your original weight, which confirms the conversion is right.
Gold Weight Converter
1 Tola = 11.6638038 grams
10 Grams in Traditional Gold Units
The tola sits inside an older South Asian system: 1 tola = 12 masha, and 1 masha = 8 ratti, giving 96 ratti to the tola. Written out fully, 10 grams of gold is:
- 0.8574 tola
- 10.29 masha
- 82.3 ratti
- 0.3215 troy ounces (the unit international gold prices use)
How Much Pure Gold Is in 10 Grams?
Tola measures total weight, including the alloy metals mixed in for hardness. The table below shows how much of 10 grams is actually gold at each common purity level.
| Karat | Purity | Pure Gold in 10 g | Pure Gold in Tola |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.9% | 9.99 g | 0.8565 tola |
| 22K | 91.67% | 9.167 g | 0.7859 tola |
| 21K | 87.5% | 8.75 g | 0.7502 tola |
| 18K | 75% | 7.5 g | 0.643 tola |
| 14K | 58.3% | 5.83 g | 0.4998 tola |
This matters when selling: a jeweller buying back 10 grams of 22K jewellery is paying for roughly 9.167 g of pure gold, not the full 10 g.
Is 10 Grams of Gold a Lot?
At this weight you are in small jewellery territory — a light chain, a pair of studs, a thin ring, or a single small coin. Indian and Pakistani jewellers usually quote such small pieces in grams rather than tola, because the tola figure ends up below 1 and is awkward to say. Sovereign-style coins sold in India are typically 8 g, so 1 g sits right around the coin range.
Grams to Tola Around 10 g
Nearby weights for quick reference:
| Grams | Tola | Troy Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.4287 tola | 0.1608 oz |
| 10 g | 0.8574 tola | 0.3215 oz |
| 20 g | 1.7147 tola | 0.643 oz |
| 25 g | 2.1434 tola | 0.8038 oz |
| 30 g | 2.5721 tola | 0.9645 oz |
| 50 g | 4.2868 tola | 1.6075 oz |
How to Work Out the Price
Gold rates in India and Pakistan are usually quoted per tola or per 10 grams. Once you know that 10 g = 0.8574 tola, the price is simply:
Value = 0.8574 tola x (rate per tola) x (karat / 24)
For example, if the 24K rate is 100,000 per tola, then 10 grams of 22K gold would be worth 0.8574 x 100,000 x (22/24), which is about 78,591. Enter your local rate per gram into the converter above to get the same figure without the arithmetic.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many tola is 10 grams of gold?
10 grams of gold equals 0.8574 tola. The calculation is 10 divided by 11.6638038, which gives 0.8574 tola.
How do I convert 10 grams to tola manually?
Divide the weight in grams by 11.6638038. So 10 / 11.6638038 = 0.8574 tola. To go back the other way, multiply the tola figure by 11.6638038.
Is the tola value different for 22K and 24K gold?
No. Tola is a unit of weight, not purity, so 10 grams is always 0.8574 tola regardless of karat. What changes is the amount of pure gold inside: 10 grams of 22K contains 9.167 g of pure gold, while 24K contains 9.99 g.
How many masha and ratti is 10 grams?
1 tola is divided into 12 masha, and 1 masha into 8 ratti (96 ratti per tola). So 10 grams = 0.8574 tola = 10.29 masha = 82.3 ratti.
Is the tola the same weight in India and Pakistan?
Yes for gold trading purposes. Both India and Pakistan use the standard tola of 11.6638038 grams, which comes from the weight of the old British Indian silver rupee coin. Some very old regional measures differed slightly, but modern jewellers everywhere use 11.6638038 g.
Related Conversions
- 5 grams to tola = 0.4287 tola
- 20 grams to tola = 1.7147 tola
- 25 grams to tola = 2.1434 tola
- 30 grams to tola = 2.5721 tola
- 50 grams to tola = 4.2868 tola
- 100 grams to tola = 8.5735 tola
- 150 grams to tola = 12.8603 tola
- 200 grams to tola = 17.1471 tola
- 250 grams to tola = 21.4338 tola
- 500 grams to tola = 42.8677 tola
- 1,000 grams to tola = 85.7353 tola
Full grams to tola calculator and conversion chart