Volume Converter

It depends on which gallon: 1 US gallon equals 3.785 litres and 1 UK (imperial) gallon equals 4.546 litres. So 10 US gallons equal 37.85 L, but 10 UK gallons equal 45.46 L. India uses litres, so this conversion mainly matters when reading American or British car mileage and recipes.

1 metric cup equals 250 ml, used in Indian, Australian, and most international recipes. 1 US cup equals 240 ml, and 1 UK cup equals 284 ml. The differences are small for most home cooking, but for baking : where ratios matter : stick to one system. Indian measuring cups are usually 250 ml.

Tola and chhatak are traditional Indian weight units, not volume : they measure mass of solids like gold or grains. For liquids, traditional Indian units include the seer (about 1 litre) and the maund (about 37 kg, weight-based). Most Indian recipes today use millilitres, litres, and standard cups or spoons.

1 cubic metre equals 1,000 litres. So a water tank that is 1 m by 1 m by 1 m holds 1,000 L. For smaller volumes, 1 cubic centimetre (cc, used in engine sizes) equals 1 ml, so a 150 cc bike has an engine displacement of 150 ml. Cubic units are usually for solids; litres for liquids.

1 tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons. In metric terms, 1 tablespoon is about 15 ml and 1 teaspoon is about 5 ml (Indian and international standard). The US uses 14.79 ml and 4.93 ml respectively : close enough for cooking. For medicine doses, use the syringe provided rather than a household spoon, which can vary wildly.

Use water displacement: drop the object into a measuring jug of water and read how much the water level rises. The rise in millilitres equals the object's volume in cubic centimetres. This Archimedes-style method works for any solid that does not float or dissolve, like a stone or a fruit.