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14 Jul 2026 · India
1 pavan = 8 grams. This is what one pavan of 22K gold costs today.
₹1,03,845
for 1 pavan · 8 grams
IBJANational benchmark·14 Jul 2026, 1:57 pm IST
Excludes 3% GST and the jeweller's making charges.
Rates are the metal value only — they exclude GST and the jeweller's making charges. For information, not investment advice. Confirm the live price with your jeweller before you buy.
Wedding jewellery is usually counted in pavans, not grams.
| Weight | Grams | 22K | 24K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half pavan | 4 | ₹51,923 | ₹56,684 |
| 1 pavan | 8 | ₹1,03,845 | ₹1,13,368 |
| 2 pavan | 16 | ₹2,07,690 | ₹2,26,736 |
| 5 pavan | 40 | ₹5,19,226 | ₹5,66,841 |
| 10 pavan | 80 | ₹10,38,452 | ₹11,33,682 |
22K is the jewellery gold. 24K is pure gold — coins and bars, not ornaments.
A pavan is exactly 8 grams of gold. It is the everyday unit in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, where showrooms quote and families count jewellery by the pavan. In English it is called a sovereign; in Tamil Nadu you will also hear savaran. All three words mean the same 8 grams.
Because a pavan is a round 8 grams, the arithmetic is easy: the pavan price is simply the per-gram rate × 8. Today that is ₹12,981 × 8 for 22K. The shop still weighs and bills in grams, so a 3-pavan necklace appears on the bill as 24 grams.
We should say this plainly, because it affects exactly the people who use pavans. Gold in India is priced nationally — with two real exceptions. In Kerala, the All Kerala Gold & Silver Merchants Association fixes a daily rate for the state. In Tamil Nadu, the jewellers’ association does the same. Showrooms there quote that rate.
So the pavan price at your counter can sit a little above or below the number on this page. The page shows the national IBJA benchmark — the rate the Reserve Bank of India uses to price Sovereign Gold Bonds — because that is the one number we can source and stand behind.
Use it as your reference, then ask the shop for the day’s local rate. If the two are far apart, that is a question worth asking out loud.
Rate published by India Bullion and Jewellers Association — the benchmark the Reserve Bank of India uses to price Sovereign Gold Bonds.
The rate above is the metal only. A 1-pavan chain also carries making charges (usually 8–25% of the metal value), 3% GST on the gold and 5% GST on the making charge — several thousand rupees on top.
The stamp inside your jewellery says 916 — what 916 gold means. If you count in tolas instead, see the gold rate per tola.