Standard size of bathroom and toilet in India

The standard size of a bathroom and toilet in India can vary, but a common size for a bathroom is around 5 feet by 7 feet (1.5 meters by 2.1 meters). Toilets typically have a space of about 3 feet by 5 feet (0.9 meters by 1.5 meters). These dimensions can vary based on factors like the overall layout of the house or apartment.

Bathroom is present in all residential commercial Apartment house for personal hygiene activities like saving, showering and grooming. In some countries bathroom in a small houses combine with toilet ,either of bath tube or shower (both). So full bathroom contains Shower area, sink area, bathtub area, bathroom cabinet with wash basin.

Good bathroom have better designing for plumbing use of hot and cold water facilities because much of water is used for taking shower and dispose off excretory material inside into septic tank, good light uniform bright must be present which minimising glare, different types of fixture like towel fixture, soap, detergent and toothbrush fixture, mirror fixture and other should be proper installed at proper height.

While making of construction of house, construction of ideal bathroom is important factor, we have certain essential requirement in our mind during the designing of bathroom, small or Big with specific dimension, convenient to use, have good work efficiency, avoide to mistakes during the layouts, because their replacement is heavy task, to remove fixture commode and other fixture like shower, mixer, diverter, increasing their cost.

We need proper design of construction of bathroom, have specific good dimension, convenient to use, increase work efficiency clear space between basin cabinet and wall, proper height of Basin, proper height of towel fixer, proper height of mirror fixer, presence of good sink, bathroom tub & commode fixture.

Standard size of bathroom and toilet in India

Size of bathroom with bathtub:- generally standard bathtub dimension, smallest bathtub is 5ft × 2 1/2 ft (153cm × 76cm), common Whirlpool company dimension of bathtub comes in 5ft × 2 3/4ft ( 153cm × 81cm). Minimum full bathroom dimension with bathtub is around 5ft × 8ft ( 153cm × 81cm) contain bathtub, shower, toilet and sink.

A small size bathroom for residential house even reduced to 6ft × 6ft (180cm × 180cm), it contains shower, toilet and sink.

A small size of half bathroom dimension will reduce to 5ft × 3ft (150cm × 90cm), it contains toilet and corner sink with pocket door.

Standard size of bathroom and toilet in India:- In india, for small house/ residential building/ Apartment, small space provided for bathroom is 7″×4″ (7feet by 4 feet), this is minimum, standard size of bathroom combined with toilet. Space alloted 3’×4′ (3feet by 4feet) used for toilet commode fixture and rest available space 4’×4′ (4feet by 4feet) is used for showering, shaving grooming, taking bath, washing clothes, cleanliness and other work. So In india, standard size of bathroom combine with toilet, alloted size is 7’×4′ ( 7 feet by 4 feet), in which their length should be 7 feet and width should be 4 feet.

In India, the standard size of a toilet and bathroom is (length × width): 10 × 5 feet or 50 square feet area. It is a functional and convenient toilet and bathroom size used in most of residential buildings. The guest bathroom also known as powder room measures 5 feet by 4 feet and has a floor area of 20 square feet.

In India, the standard bathroom size in feet is (L x W): 10 x 5 feet, in sq ft it is 50 square feet, in inches it is 120 x 60 inches, in mm it is 3000 x 1500 mm, in cm it is 300 × 150 cm, in meters it is 3 × 1.5 meters and in sqm it is 4.5 sqm (square meters).

In India, the standard toilet size in feet is (L x W): 10 x 5 feet, in sq ft it is 50 square feet, in inches it is 120 x 60 inches, in mm it is 3000 x 1500 mm, in cm it is 300 × 150 cm, in meters it is 3 × 1.5 meters and in sqm it is 4.5 sqm (square meters).

In India, the minimum size of a toilet and bathroom are (length × width): 9 × 3 feet or 27 square feet, 8 × 4 feet or 32 square feet and 7 × 4 feet or 28 square feet. This space is enough for a shower, a bathtub, a sink and a toilet.

The minimum alloted size is 7’×4′ ( 7 feet by 4 feet), in which their length should be 7 feet and width should be 4 feet or it may range anywhere between 30 – 40 square feet for an apartment or small house, this space is enough for shower, bath, sink and toilet.

There are 3 specification while during the design of bathroom according to available area for bathroom.

Standard, small sized guest room or also known as powder room, bathroom is allotted with minimum available space around 20 square feet in 5′ × 4′ ( 5 feet by 4 feet), in which their length is 5 feet and with is 4 feet. Guest room bathroom contains basin sink for washing your hands, shaving and grooming and toilet sink commode used for giving out extra material.

Medium sized bathroom cum toilet present in a small house/ residential building/ apartment, their alloted minimum space is around 35 to 40 square feet in two different size 7’×5′ ( 7feet by 5 feet) or 8’×5′ (8feet by 5 feet), This size bathroom contains basin sink for washing your hands, shaving and grooming, shower or bathtub area for taking bath and toilet sink commode used for giving out extra material.

Standard full sized bathroom cum toilet present in a small house/ residential building/apartment, in master bedroom, their alloted minimum space is around 50 square feet in size 10’×5′ ( 10feet by 5 feet), This size bathroom is well decorated, have specific dimension, convenient to use, install with good plumbing fixture, proper lighting fixture, it contains basin sink for washing your hands, shaving and grooming, separate shower and bathtub area for taking bath, bathroom cabinet for storage of medicines, towel and other accessories and toilet sink commode used for giving out extra material.

Standard, guest room bathroom cum toilet present in a small house/ residential building/apartment, their alloted minimum space is around 35 to 40 square feet in two different size 7’×5′ ( 7feet by 5 feet) or 8’×5′ (8feet by 5 feet), This size bathroom contains basin sink for washing your hands, shaving and grooming, shower or bathtub area for taking bath and toilet sink commode used for giving out extra material.

Standard door size of bathroom cum toilet:- In India, city like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore for small residential building/ apartment/ house, assuming standard door size of full bathroom should be 80″× 32″×1″ ( 203cm × 81cm × 2.5cm) in which width of door should be 32″ (2 feet- 8inch), height of door from floor should be 80″ (6-6 feet) and door thickness made of wood door PVC should be 1inch (25mm), if door made of steel used in bathroom cum toilet then their thickness should be 5mm to 10mm.

For medium size bathroom in residential building apartment, when small spaces is allotted, the door size may be reduced to 28 inch wide, 78″ tall/ height from floor and their thickness should be 25mm made of wood PVC, if door made of steel used in bathroom cum toilet then their thickness should be 5mm to 10mm.

For small size bathroom in residential building apartment, when small spaces is allotted, the door size even reduced to 24 inch wide, 78″ tall/ height from floor and their thickness should be 25mm made of wood PVC, if door made of steel used in bathroom cum toilet then their thickness should be 5mm to 10mm.

Standard Size of door frame used in bathroom cum toilet:- if door made of wood PVC 25mm thick used in bathroom/ toilet, then standard door frame size should be 84″× 2 3/4″ (7 feet × 2 3/4″), in which there height is 7 feet from floor and there thickness is 2 3/4″ and door/ shutter thickness should be 25 to 32mm.

Best door type for your bathroom:- The pocket door is best door type for your bathroom. In small residential building/ apartment, small spaces allotted for your bathroom, if you want to save your space floor utility in bathroom and prevent from swing disturbance of door, you should use best door type pocket door making ideal choice for you, because they don’t swing open but rather it is slide into the wall when opened and it allow more space floor utility in your bathroom without creating any disturbance, so best choice is space saving Pocket door for bathroom.

Type of door used in bathroom cum toilet:- Door made from solid wood would be the best door for your bathroom, as it is the least likely of the threat to warp from moisture exposure. For stiles, rails, and panels, solid wood doors use an engineered design. They retain the look and feel of a solid piece of wood, particularly when painted.

Bathroom Tiles: The standard tile size used in the bathroom in the area of bathtub, shower, floor surface and wall surface is available in a wide range and has many sizes: 12″×12″, 12″×18″, 12″×24″, 10″ × 15″ even larger sizes, the minimum standard size for bathroom wall and floor tiles is 12″ × 12″ (300mm × 300mm) and their thickness varies between 10 and 15mm.

Generally using white tiles for your bathroom floor and wall is best tiles because it increases shining and brightening of your bathroom floor, it has glazing effect, looking beautiful create attraction.

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