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Cent to Square Feet Converter

1 cent = 435.6 square feet = 40.47 square metres. Convert cents (decimals) for Kerala, Tamil Nadu, AP, Bihar and Bengal land.

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Quick answer

1 cent = 1/100 acre = 435.6 sq ft = 48.4 sq yd = 40.47 sq m. 5 cents is 2,178 sq ft and 10 cents 4,356 sq ft. A “decimal” in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Bengal is the same unit.

Bigha, katha and biswa change size by state.

Result
435.6 sq ft
In square feet
435.6 sq ft
In square metres
40.4686 sq m

Kerala: Kerala uses the cent (1/100 acre) for almost every sale, while revenue records use the are (100 sq m) and hectare. One are is about 2.47 cents. From the state’s own land records department. Source: Standard units: cent = 1/100 acre; are = 100 sq m.

1 cent / decimal in every unit (13 rows)
UnitValue
Square feet (sq ft)435.6
Square metres (sq m)40.4686
Gaj / square yards (sq yd)48.4
Acre0.01
Hectare0.00404686
Are (100 sq m)0.404686
Cent / decimal (1/100 acre)1
Guntha / gunta (1/40 acre)0.4
Kanal (Punjab, Haryana, HP, J&K)0.08
Marla (1/20 kanal)1.6
Ground (Tamil Nadu)0.1815
Ankanam (AP, Telangana)6.05
Square kilometres0.0000404686

Cent / decimal (1/100 acre) to square feet (sq ft)

centsq ftSquare metres
1 cent435.6 sq ft40.4686 sq m
2 cent871.2 sq ft80.9371 sq m
3 cent1,306.8 sq ft121.406 sq m
4 cent1,742.4 sq ft161.874 sq m
5 cent2,178 sq ft202.343 sq m
6 cent2,613.6 sq ft242.811 sq m
8 cent3,484.8 sq ft323.749 sq m
10 cent4,356 sq ft404.686 sq m
12 cent5,227.2 sq ft485.623 sq m
15 cent6,534 sq ft607.028 sq m
20 cent8,712 sq ft809.371 sq m
25 cent10,890 sq ft1,011.71 sq m
50 cent21,780 sq ft2,023.43 sq m
100 cent43,560 sq ft4,046.86 sq m

How the conversion works

Square feet = cents × 435.6, because a cent is one hundredth of a 43,560 sq ft acre.

In Kerala almost every plot is sold by the cent; Tamil Nadu uses the cent for land and the ground (2,400 sq ft, about 5.51 cents) for city plots.

For any other pair, use the full land area converter.

Frequently asked questions

How many square feet is 1 cent?

435.6 sq ft.

How many cents make a ground?

5.51 cents: a ground is 2,400 sq ft and 2,400 ÷ 435.6 = 5.51.

Is a decimal the same as a cent?

Yes. Both are one hundredth of an acre, 435.6 sq ft; “decimal” is the name used in eastern India.

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