Convert Kilogram to Quintal
1 kilogram = 0.01 quintal (q). For example, 10 kilogram = 0.1 quintal and 100 kilogram = 1 quintal. Type any value below to convert kilogram to quintal both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.
Quick answer: Kilogram to Quintal
1 Kilogram = 0.01 Quintal (kg → q). To convert kilogram to quintal, multiply by 0.01. To convert quintal to kilogram, multiply by 100. The converter at the top does this instantly and both ways; the sections below give the formula, worked examples, a full conversion chart and answers to the most common kilogram-to-quintal questions.
How to convert Kilogram to Quintal
To convert kilogram to quintal, multiply the number of kilogram by the conversion factor 0.01, because 1 kg = 0.01 q. The conversion is linear, so the same factor works for any value — whole numbers, decimals or fractions. For the reverse direction, 1 q = 100 kg, so you divide by 0.01 (or multiply by 100) to turn quintal back into kilogram.
q = kg × 0.01 ·
kg = q × 100
- Write down the value you want to convert, in kilogram.
- Multiply it by 0.01.
- The result is the same area/length/quantity expressed in quintal.
Kilogram to Quintal — worked examples
Each row shows the exact arithmetic so you can follow the conversion step by step. For example, 5 kilogram is 0.05 quintal because 5 kg × 0.01 = 0.05 q.
| Kilogram | Calculation | Quintal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 kg | 1 kg × 0.01 = 0.01 q | 0.01 q |
| 2 kg | 2 kg × 0.01 = 0.02 q | 0.02 q |
| 3 kg | 3 kg × 0.01 = 0.03 q | 0.03 q |
| 5 kg | 5 kg × 0.01 = 0.05 q | 0.05 q |
| 7 kg | 7 kg × 0.01 = 0.07 q | 0.07 q |
| 10 kg | 10 kg × 0.01 = 0.1 q | 0.1 q |
| 12 kg | 12 kg × 0.01 = 0.12 q | 0.12 q |
| 15 kg | 15 kg × 0.01 = 0.15 q | 0.15 q |
| 20 kg | 20 kg × 0.01 = 0.2 q | 0.2 q |
| 25 kg | 25 kg × 0.01 = 0.25 q | 0.25 q |
| 50 kg | 50 kg × 0.01 = 0.5 q | 0.5 q |
| 100 kg | 100 kg × 0.01 = 1 q | 1 q |
Common Kilogram to Quintal conversions
These are the kilogram-to-quintal values people look up most often. Every figure is computed from the exact factor, so you can rely on them for quick reference:
- 1 kilogram = 0.01 quintal
- 2 kilogram = 0.02 quintal
- 2.5 kilogram = 0.025 quintal
- 3 kilogram = 0.03 quintal
- 4 kilogram = 0.04 quintal
- 5 kilogram = 0.05 quintal
- 6 kilogram = 0.06 quintal
- 7 kilogram = 0.07 quintal
- 8 kilogram = 0.08 quintal
- 9 kilogram = 0.09 quintal
- 10 kilogram = 0.1 quintal
- 12 kilogram = 0.12 quintal
- 15 kilogram = 0.15 quintal
- 20 kilogram = 0.2 quintal
- 25 kilogram = 0.25 quintal
- 30 kilogram = 0.3 quintal
- 50 kilogram = 0.5 quintal
- 75 kilogram = 0.75 quintal
- 100 kilogram = 1 quintal
- 200 kilogram = 2 quintal
- 500 kilogram = 5 quintal
- 1000 kilogram = 10 quintal
Kilogram to Quintal conversion chart (both directions)
The chart below converts kilogram to quintal and quintal to kilogram side by side, so it works whichever way you need. 1 kilogram = 0.01 quintal, and 1 quintal = 100 kilogram.
| Kilogram → Quintal | Quintal → Kilogram |
|---|---|
| 0.25 kg = 0.0025 q | 0.25 q = 25 kg |
| 0.5 kg = 0.005 q | 0.5 q = 50 kg |
| 1 kg = 0.01 q | 1 q = 100 kg |
| 2 kg = 0.02 q | 2 q = 200 kg |
| 3 kg = 0.03 q | 3 q = 300 kg |
| 4 kg = 0.04 q | 4 q = 400 kg |
| 5 kg = 0.05 q | 5 q = 500 kg |
| 6 kg = 0.06 q | 6 q = 600 kg |
| 7 kg = 0.07 q | 7 q = 700 kg |
| 8 kg = 0.08 q | 8 q = 800 kg |
| 9 kg = 0.09 q | 9 q = 900 kg |
| 10 kg = 0.1 q | 10 q = 1,000 kg |
| 12 kg = 0.12 q | 12 q = 1,200 kg |
| 15 kg = 0.15 q | 15 q = 1,500 kg |
| 20 kg = 0.2 q | 20 q = 2,000 kg |
| 25 kg = 0.25 q | 25 q = 2,500 kg |
| 30 kg = 0.3 q | 30 q = 3,000 kg |
| 40 kg = 0.4 q | 40 q = 4,000 kg |
| 50 kg = 0.5 q | 50 q = 5,000 kg |
| 75 kg = 0.75 q | 75 q = 7,500 kg |
| 100 kg = 1 q | 100 q = 10,000 kg |
| 150 kg = 1.5 q | 150 q = 15,000 kg |
| 200 kg = 2 q | 200 q = 20,000 kg |
| 250 kg = 2.5 q | 250 q = 25,000 kg |
| 500 kg = 5 q | 500 q = 50,000 kg |
| 1000 kg = 10 q | 1000 q = 100,000 kg |
Kilogram vs Quintal: which is bigger?
A quintal is the larger unit: one quintal equals 100 kilograms. Put another way, you need 100 kilograms to make a single quintal.
What is a Kilogram? History, origin and usage
The kilogram began in revolutionary France in 1795 as the mass of a litre of water at the temperature where water is densest. In 1889 that idea was replaced by a physical object: the International Prototype of the Kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in a vault at Sèvres near Paris. For 130 years the kilogram was whatever that one lump of metal weighed. The problem was that the official copies slowly drifted apart from it by tens of micrograms, so on 20 May 2019 the definition was cut loose from the object and tied instead to a fixed value of the Planck constant.
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass and the working weight unit for almost the whole world — shopping, medicine, freight, engineering and science. Every other unit on this page, metric or imperial, is defined by how many kilograms it equals, which is why the conversions here are exact rather than rounded.
It is the only SI base unit whose name carries a prefix built in ("kilo" + "gram"), a historical accident that means the SI prefix rules have to be applied to the gram instead. It was also the last base unit still defined by a man-made object, and the only one that could be scratched, cleaned or dropped.
What is a Quintal? History, origin and usage
The quintal travelled a long way to reach its modern value: from the Latin centenarius, "of a hundred", through the Arabic qintar, into medieval European trade, where it meant a hundredweight of whatever the local pound happened to be. Metrication settled the argument by redefining it as exactly one hundred kilograms.
In India the quintal is the standard unit of the grain trade. Minimum support prices for wheat, paddy, pulses and sugarcane are announced in rupees per quintal, and mandi (market yard) rates are quoted the same way, so farmers, traders and policy documents all deal in quintals rather than tonnes.
Ten quintals make one tonne, which is what makes it a convenient trading size — big enough for a sack-load, small enough to price. The older non-metric "hundredweight" it descends from is still a different mass in Britain and the United States.
Convert 1 Kilogram to other units
It can help to see a kilogram next to the other units it is commonly compared with. One kilogram (kg) is equal to:
| 1 Kilogram equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 1,000 g | Gram |
| 1,000,000 mg | Milligram |
| 1,000,000,000 µg | Microgram |
| 0.001 t | Tonne |
| 0.01 q | Quintal |
| 2.204623 lb | Pound |
| 35.27396 oz | Ounce |
| 0.157473 st | Stone |
| 0.001102311 ton (US) | Short ton |
| 0.0009842065 ton (UK) | Long ton |
| 32.15075 oz t | Troy ounce |
| 15,432.36 gr | Grain |
| 5,000 ct | Carat |
Convert 1 Quintal to other units
One quintal (q) is equal to:
| 1 Quintal equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 100 kg | Kilogram |
| 100,000 g | Gram |
| 100,000,000 mg | Milligram |
| 100,000,000,000 µg | Microgram |
| 0.1 t | Tonne |
| 220.4623 lb | Pound |
| 3,527.396 oz | Ounce |
| 15.7473 st | Stone |
| 0.1102311 ton (US) | Short ton |
| 0.09842065 ton (UK) | Long ton |
| 3,215.075 oz t | Troy ounce |
| 1,543,236 gr | Grain |
| 500,000 ct | Carat |
Tips for converting Kilogram to Quintal
- To go from kilogram to quintal, multiply by 0.01; to go back, divide by 0.01 (or multiply by 100).
- For a quick mental estimate, remember that 1 kilogram ≈ 0.01 quintal, so 10 kilogram ≈ 0.1 quintal.
- The converter above keeps full precision; the tables round for readability, so use the tool for exact figures.
- Both fields update live as you type — change either side to convert in that direction.
How to use this Kilogram to Quintal converter
Type a number into the Kilogram field and the equivalent in Quintal appears instantly — there is no “convert” button to press and nothing is sent to a server, so it works offline once the page has loaded and is safe for any data. You can also type into the Quintal field to convert the other way (quintal to kilogram). Use the swap control to flip the two units, and copy the result with a single click. Because the calculation runs in your browser with full floating-point precision, the converter is more exact than the rounded figures shown in the reference chart above — use the chart for quick look-ups and the tool for precise work.
Accuracy and method
Every figure on this page — the formula, the worked examples, the conversion chart and the “convert to other units” tables — is computed from a single verified conversion factor (1 kg = 0.01 q), never copied from a hand-typed lookup table that could drift. That factor is derived from each unit’s definition in terms of a common base unit, and an automated check re-verifies all of the site’s factors on every update, so the numbers here stay correct over time. This matters for kilogram-to-quintal conversions because a small rounding error in a published table compounds quickly at larger quantities; computing from the exact factor avoids that.
Sources
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — the defining document for the SI, published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. It fixes the base unit that this conversion resolves to, which is why the factor here can be exact rather than approximate.
- NIST — Definitions of the SI base units — the US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference for the SI base units, used here as an independent cross-check on the base-unit definition.
Weight factors here are exact, anchored to the kilogram: the international pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg, a stone is 14 pounds, a short ton is 2,000 pounds and a long ton is 2,240, a grain is 1/7000 of a pound and a metric carat is exactly 200 mg. So the live tool and every number on this page always agree.
Frequently asked questions
- How many quintal are in 1 kilogram?
- 1 kilogram = 0.01 quintal (q). To convert any number of kilogram to quintal, multiply by 0.01.
- How do I convert kilogram to quintal?
- Multiply the number of kilogram by 0.01. For example, 10 kilogram = 10 × 0.01 = 0.1 quintal, and 25 kilogram = 0.25 quintal.
- How many kilogram are in 1 quintal?
- 1 quintal = 100 kilogram. So to convert quintal back to kilogram, multiply by 100.
- What is the formula to convert kilogram to quintal?
- quintal = kilogram × 0.01. The reverse formula is kilogram = quintal × 100.
- How much is 100 kilogram in quintal?
- 100 kilogram = 1 quintal. (And 1000 kilogram = 10 quintal.)
- Which is bigger, a kilogram or a quintal?
- A quintal is larger: 1 quintal = 100 kilogram.
- Is this kilogram to quintal converter accurate?
- Yes — every value is computed from the exact 0.01 q per kg factor (not rounded look-up tables), and the factors are re-verified automatically on every update.
- Can I convert quintal to kilogram too?
- Yes. The converter works both ways — enter a value in either field. 1 quintal = 100 kilogram.