Rod (Saria) Price in Nepal: 8mm–20mm Steel Rate Guide
Rod price in Nepal per kg—how saria (TMT steel) is quoted, 8mm to 20mm weight per piece, what moves the rate, and how to turn a per-kg price into a site order.
GharNaksa Team
Construction tracking for Nepal
Searches for rod price in nepal, saria price in nepal and 12mm rod price in nepal are really one question: “What will the steel for my slab and columns cost this month?” Steel is usually the second-largest material line on an RCC house after cement and aggregate—and the one where weight games at delivery quietly cost the most.
This guide covers how rod is quoted, planning price bands, diameter-wise weights, and how to turn a per-kg rate into an actual order with the free steel rebar weight & cost calculator. Pair it with cement price in Nepal for the full structure budget.
Saria price in Nepal (planning bands)
TMT rod prices in Nepal move with international billet prices, fuel and the dealer's distance from the plant. For rough residential planning, recent years have seen common grades quoted in a broad band of roughly NPR 85–115+ per kg delivered, with branded, certified bars at the upper end. Treat any online band—including this one—as a starting point and replace it with today's written quote for your district.
- Ask the grade — Fe 500 / Fe 500D TMT is the common residential specification; your engineer's drawing governs.
- Ask if the rate is delivered — plant-gate and site-delivered rates differ, especially outside the valley.
- Ask about NS certification — certified bars from established rolling mills; uncertified re-rolled bars are a false saving in a seismic country.
- Compare per kg, order per tonne — bulk lots often price better; coordinate slab and column steel into one order where storage allows.
Rod weight by diameter (the 162 rule)
Weight per metre = diameter² ÷ 162 (diameter in mm, weight in kg). That gives, per 12 m piece: 8mm ≈ 4.7 kg, 10mm ≈ 7.4 kg, 12mm ≈ 10.7 kg, 16mm ≈ 18.9 kg, 20mm ≈ 29.6 kg. Multiply by today's per-kg rate and you have a sanity check for any invoice—full detail in the rebar weight & cost guide.
From rod price to site order
- 1Take bar counts and diameters from the structural drawing—never from a thumb rule alone.
- 2Run the steel rebar calculator for total weight including laps and wastage.
- 3Get delivered per-kg quotes from two dealers for the same grade and brand class.
- 4Weigh or count-verify at delivery, and log the accepted weight in GharNaksa against the order.
- 5Store rods off the ground and covered—rust scaling is real money on a monsoon site.
Quick FAQ
What is the rod rate in Nepal today?
Call a local dealer for a same-day delivered quote for your grade and district—steel reprices faster than cement or brick. Use the bands above only to sense-check whether a quote is far out of line.
How many kg of rod does a house need?
A common planning ratio for RCC residential structures is a few kg of steel per square foot of built-up area, but the structural design decides the real number. Estimate from drawings with the calculator, then track actual deliveries so theory and site stock stay aligned.
Is branded saria worth the premium?
For structural steel in a seismic zone, yes—consistent grade and certified testing are what you are paying for. Save money on quantity discipline and wastage control, not on the grade of the bars holding up the slab.
