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Cent to square feet converter
1 cent = 435.6 sq ft (48.4 gaj, about 40.47 sq m). A cent is one-hundredth of an acre and has the same value in every state.
For information only. Confirm the area of a specific plot with its land record or the local revenue office.
Conversion table
Cents to square feet
| cents | Square feet |
|---|---|
| 1 cent | 435.6 |
| 3 cents | 1,306.8 |
| 5 cents | 2,178 |
| 7.5 cents | 3,267 |
| 10 cents | 4,356 |
| 15 cents | 6,534 |
| 25 cents | 10,890 |
| 50 cents | 21,780 |
The unit
What is a cent?
The cent is the everyday land unit of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and is also used in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. House plots are quoted in cents and larger holdings in acres, with 100 cents to the acre.
It ties neatly to the other southern units: 1 ground (Chennai) is 5.51 cents, and 1 cent is 6.05 ankanam. Kerala records also use the are (100 sq m), which is 2.47 cents.
Official land records
- e-Rekha · Kerala
- Tamil Nadu e-Services · Tamil Nadu
- Bhoomi · Karnataka
- Meebhoomi · Andhra Pradesh
Worked example
A 7.5-cent plot in Kochi
7.5 cents is 7.5 × 435.6 = 3,267 sq ft, or 303.51 sq m.
At an example price of ₹6,00,000 per cent, the plot costs ₹45,00,000 — ₹1,377 per sq ft of land.
Prices in examples are illustrative, not market rates.
Questions
Frequently asked.
How many cents are in an acre?
100 cents make one acre, because a cent is defined as one-hundredth of 43,560 sq ft. A hectare is about 247.11 cents. In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, holdings are often written as acres plus cents, such as 2 acres 40 cents (2.4 acres).
How many cents make one ground?
One ground of 2,400 sq ft is 5.51 cents, so a 10-cent plot is about 1.82 grounds. Grounds are used mostly in and around Chennai, cents across Kerala and the rest of Tamil Nadu, so this conversion comes up when a buyer compares plots in both.
Is a cent the same as a decimal?
Yes, in size. Both are one-hundredth of an acre, 435.6 sq ft. “Cent” is the name used in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh; “decimal” (or dismil) is used in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.
- All units: area converter
- Cent to acre
- Ground to square feet
- Ankanam to square feet
- Decimal to square feet
- What is Cent?
- What is Ground?
- What is Acre?
Reviewed . Every figure is computed from the same unit table PropZolo uses for listings and requirements.
Sources
- International yard (1959): 1 yd = 0.9144 m, so 1 acre = 4,840 sq yd = 43,560 sq ft
- 1acre.in — state land unit converters
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