BMI calculator, Indian cutoffs
Enter a height and a weight. The instrument returns one number, reads it against both published scales, and states plainly where the two disagree. Nothing is flagged, coloured red or urged.
Indian heights are usually quoted in feet and inches — the arithmetic uses centimetres either way.
Nothing you type leaves your browser. With JavaScript off, the tables below return the same readings.
अगला कदम
A reading is a measurement, not an instruction. These are the two things it is usually taken in order to decide.
Two rulebooks, one axis
The same reading, taken against both published scales. The upper bar carries the public-health action points the WHO expert consultation identified for Asian populations; the lower bar carries the international classification WHO deliberately retained at 25 and 30. Where the two bars differ, the column between them is shaded. Move the slider and the verdict beneath updates on both.
अधिक वज़न on the Asian-Indian scale · अधिक वज़न on the international scale — the two agree here.
स्रोत: एशियाई आबादी में BMI पर WHO विशेषज्ञ परामर्श, The Lancet 2004 (action points 23.0, 27.5, 32.5, 37.5); WHO international classification, Technical Report Series 894, 2000 (25, 30).
स्रोत·WHO विशेषज्ञ परामर्श, Lancet 2004 (प्रकाशित 10 जनवरी 2004)·समीक्षित जुलाई 2026
एशियाई-भारतीय स्केल
एशियाई आबादी के लिए WHO विशेषज्ञ परामर्श 2004 के जन-स्वास्थ्य कार्रवाई बिंदु।
मानक WHO स्केल
अंतरराष्ट्रीय वर्गीकरण, जो 2000 से अपरिवर्तित है और अब भी ज़्यादातर कैलकुलेटर में इस्तेमाल होता है।
स्रोत: WHO Expert Consultation. “Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies.” The Lancet 2004;363(9403):157–163.
स्रोत: World Health Organization. “Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic” (WHO Technical Report Series 894, 2000) — the international BMI classification for adults.
एशियाई-भारतीय रीडिंग कैसे निकाली जाती है
- Height is converted to metres. Feet-inches are converted before any arithmetic runs.
- BMI यानी वज़न किलोग्राम में, भाग ऊँचाई मीटर में का वर्ग। इस फ़ॉर्मूले में लिंग, उम्र या नस्ल का कोई अंश नहीं होता।
- परिणाम को दो प्रकाशित बैंड सेट के अनुसार पढ़ा जाता है। एशियाई-भारतीय एक्शन पॉइंट (23.0 और 27.5) एशियाई आबादी के लिए हुई WHO विशेषज्ञ परामर्श से आते हैं; अंतरराष्ट्रीय वर्गीकरण (25 और 30) को उसी परामर्श ने जानबूझकर बनाए रखा।
- स्वस्थ वज़न को एक रेंज, कभी एक अकेला आँकड़ा नहीं: BMI की 18.5 और 22.9 सीमाओं में से हर एक को ऊँचाई के वर्ग से गुणा किया जाता है।
- जहाँ दोनों बैंड सेट अलग-अलग नतीजे देते हैं, वहाँ अंतर को डायग्राम में छायांकित किया जाता है और किलोग्राम में बताया जाता है, केवल संकेत में नहीं छोड़ा जाता।
BMI = kg / m^2 healthy weight = 18.5 x m^2 ... 22.9 x m^2 overweight (Asian-Indian) from 23 x m^2 ; (WHO international) from 25 x m^2
The full BMI chart
Height down the side, weight across the top. This table is the instrument; the box above only saves you finding your row.
| लंबाई | 45 kg | 50 kg | 55 kg | 60 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 75 kg | 80 kg | 85 kg | 90 kg | 95 kg | 100 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4'10" 147 cm | 20.7 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 27.6 | 29.9 | 32.3 | 34.6 | 36.9 | 39.2 | 41.5 | 43.8 | 46.1 |
| 4'11" 150 cm | 20.0 | 22.3 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 33.4 | 35.6 | 37.8 | 40.1 | 42.3 | 44.5 |
| 5'0" 152 cm | 19.4 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 25.8 | 28.0 | 30.1 | 32.3 | 34.4 | 36.6 | 38.8 | 40.9 | 43.1 |
| 5'1" 155 cm | 18.7 | 20.8 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 29.2 | 31.2 | 33.3 | 35.4 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 41.7 |
| 5'2" 157 cm | 18.1 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 26.2 | 28.2 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 34.3 | 36.3 | 38.3 | 40.3 |
| 5'3" 160 cm | 17.6 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 29.3 | 31.2 | 33.2 | 35.1 | 37.1 | 39.1 |
| 5'4" 163 cm | 17.0 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 24.6 | 26.5 | 28.4 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 34.1 | 35.9 | 37.8 |
| 5'5" 165 cm | 16.5 | 18.3 | 20.2 | 22.0 | 23.8 | 25.7 | 27.5 | 29.3 | 31.2 | 33.0 | 34.9 | 36.7 |
| 5'6" 168 cm | 16.0 | 17.8 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 26.7 | 28.5 | 30.2 | 32.0 | 33.8 | 35.6 |
| 5'7" 170 cm | 15.5 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 25.9 | 27.6 | 29.3 | 31.1 | 32.8 | 34.5 |
| 5'8" 173 cm | 15.1 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 25.1 | 26.8 | 28.5 | 30.2 | 31.8 | 33.5 |
| 5'9" 175 cm | 14.7 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 26.0 | 27.7 | 29.3 | 30.9 | 32.6 |
| 5'10" 178 cm | 14.2 | 15.8 | 17.4 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 25.3 | 26.9 | 28.5 | 30.1 | 31.6 |
| 5'11" 180 cm | 13.8 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 24.6 | 26.1 | 27.7 | 29.2 | 30.7 |
| 6'0" 183 cm | 13.5 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 23.9 | 25.4 | 26.9 | 28.4 | 29.9 |
| 6'1" 185 cm | 13.1 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 27.6 | 29.1 |
| 6'2" 188 cm | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 21.2 | 22.6 | 24.1 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 28.3 |
| 6'3" 191 cm | 12.4 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 23.4 | 24.8 | 26.2 | 27.6 |
| 6'4" 193 cm | 12.1 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 26.8 |
BMI = kg ÷ m². Bands: under 18.5 underweight, 18.5–22.9 normal, 23–27.4 overweight, 27.5 and over obese (Asian-Indian scale, WHO 2004).
स्रोत·WHO के एशियाई-भारतीय BMI कटऑफ·समीक्षित जुलाई 2026
Reading the number honestly
यह साइट 23 क्यों दर्ज करती है और 25 क्यों नहीं — पूरा तर्क, साथ में 2004 परामर्श का उद्धरण →
BMI = weight (kg) ÷ height (m)²
That is the whole formula. A 70 kg adult of 165 cm has a BMI of 70 ÷ 1.65² = 25.7. There is no adjustment for sex, age or ethnicity inside it — those enter only when you decide which band the answer falls into, which is exactly the decision this page makes visible.
Where the two scales disagree, the honest reading is not "one is right." It is that a BMI between 23 and 25 is a number that a European clinical guideline would ignore and an Indian one would flag. If you are Indian, the second is the more relevant reference population.
स्रोत: WHO Expert Consultation. “Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies.” The Lancet 2004;363(9403):157–163. Abstract.
BMI at a specific height
A dedicated page per height, with every weight from 40 to 110 kg scored on both scales.
सवाल
What is a healthy BMI for Indians?
18.5 to 22.9 on the Asian-Indian scale. Above 23 is the first public-health action point identified by the WHO 2004 expert consultation for Asian populations, and 27.5 is the next. The international classification of 25 and 30 remains in place alongside it, which is why this calculator shows both.
Why is my BMI normal on one scale and overweight on the other?
Because the two scales were built for different reference populations. At the same BMI, South Asian adults tend to carry more body fat and more abdominal fat than European adults, so risk appears at lower numbers. Nothing about your body changes between the two answers — only the yardstick does.
How is BMI calculated?
BMI is your weight in kilograms divided by your height in metres squared. A person of 70 kg and 1.65 m has a BMI of 70 ÷ (1.65 × 1.65) = 25.7. There is no sex, age or ethnicity term in the formula itself — those only affect how the resulting number is interpreted.
Is BMI accurate?
As a population screen, reasonably. As a personal verdict, often not. It cannot tell muscle from fat, it misleads for very muscular people and older adults, and it says nothing about where fat sits — which is the question that matters most for Indian metabolic risk. A waist measurement answers that better.
BMI classification bands from the WHO Expert Consultation (Lancet 2004) and the WHO international classification. General information only — not medical advice. These calculators use published population formulas; they cannot account for your individual health. Consult a doctor before major diet or exercise changes. See डेटा & तरीक़ा हर फ़ॉर्मूला के लिए, और स्रोत उद्धरण की तारीख़ों के लिए।
स्रोत·WHO के एशियाई-भारतीय BMI कटऑफ·समीक्षित जुलाई 2026
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