Quintals to kilograms

1 quintal = 100 kilograms

Type a value in quintals (q) to get kilograms (kg) straight away. A quintal is larger than a kilogram, so the number goes up. Both units belong to weight, measured here against the kilogram.

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1 q = 100 kg

Formula

kg = q × 100

One quintal is 100 kilograms, so multiply the quintal value by that factor. Here q is the value in quintals and kg is the result in kilograms.

Worked example: 5 quintals × 100 = 500 kilograms.

Quintals to kilograms table

quintals (q)	kilograms (kg)
1 q	100 kg
2 q	200 kg
3 q	300 kg
4 q	400 kg
5 q	500 kg
6 q	600 kg
7 q	700 kg
8 q	800 kg
9 q	900 kg
10 q	1,000 kg
15 q	1,500 kg
20 q	2,000 kg
25 q	2,500 kg
30 q	3,000 kg
40 q	4,000 kg
50 q	5,000 kg
60 q	6,000 kg
75 q	7,500 kg
100 q	10,000 kg

Everyday quintals in kilograms

What it is	q	kg
one quintal of wheat	1 q	100 kg
five 50 kg bags	2.5 q	250 kg
one tonne	10 q	1,000 kg
a modest acre yield of rice	20 q	2,000 kg
ten tonnes	100 q	10,000 kg

Quick estimate in your head

Multiply by 10^2: move the decimal point 2 places right (add 2 zeros).

Watch out for

In India a quintal is 100 kg. The old US hundredweight (45.4 kg) is sometimes also called a quintal.

About the units

Quintal (q). 100 kg in India. Used for crop yields and mandi prices, such as MSP per quintal.

Kilogram (kg). The SI base unit of mass, defined through the Planck constant since 2019.

Going the other way, 1 kilogram is 0.01 quintals.

Questions

How many kilograms are in 1 quintal?

1 quintal is 100 kilograms, and 1 kilogram is 0.01 quintals.

How do I convert quintals to kilograms?

Use kg = q × 100. For example, 5 quintals × 100 = 500 kilograms.

Is the quintal to kilogram factor exact?

Yes, the definitions are exact, so the factor is exact. Results here are rounded to 6 significant digits for display.

How much is ten tonnes in kilograms?

100 q is 10,000 kg.

Source for the conversion factor: NIST SP 811, Appendix B (conversion factors).

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