Acre to cents
1 acre = 43,560 sq ft = 100 cents = 4,047 sq m. 43,560 sq ft. The unit that anchors the others — a cent is a hundredth of one, a guntha a fortieth — and the one land records and layout approvals are written in.
Acres to cents
| acre | cent |
|---|---|
| 1 acre | 100 cents |
| 2 acres | 200 cents |
| 5 acres | 500 cents |
| 10 acres | 1,000 cents |
| 20 acres | 2,000 cents |
| 50 acres | 5,000 cents |
| 100 acres | 10,000 cents |
Cents to acres
| cent | acre |
|---|---|
| 100 cents | 1 acre |
| 200 cents | 2 acres |
| 500 cents | 5 acres |
| 1,000 cents | 10 acres |
| 2,000 cents | 20 acres |
| 5,000 cents | 50 acres |
| 10,000 cents | 100 acres |
Where these units are used
Acre — All India. 43,560 sq ft. The unit that anchors the others — a cent is a hundredth of one, a guntha a fortieth — and the one land records and layout approvals are written in.
Cent — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka. One hundredth of an acre, so 435.6 sq ft exactly. The default unit for land outside the Chennai city limits — suburban and semi-urban plots are almost always advertised in cents.
Other conversions
- Ground to sq ft — 1 ground = 2,400 sq ft — the Chennai land unit.
- Cent to sq ft — 1 cent = 435.6 sq ft — Tamil Nadu and Kerala land.
- Ground to cent — 1 ground = 5.51 cents — the two Tamil Nadu units.
- Ankanam to sq ft — 1 ankanam = 72 sq ft — Nellore and Tirupati.
- Sq yard to sq ft — 1 sq yard (gaj) = 9 sq ft exactly.
- Guntha to sq ft — 1 guntha = 1,089 sq ft — 40 to the acre.
- Sq ft to sq m — Sale figures in feet, approval figures in metres.
Common questions
How many cents in 1 acre?
1 acre = 100 cents. It is a definition rather than a measurement, so the figure is the same everywhere the unit is used.
How many acres in 1 cent?
1 cent = 0.01 acres. A cent is smaller than a acre, so it takes more than one to make it up.
Where is the acre used?
All India. 43,560 sq ft. The unit that anchors the others — a cent is a hundredth of one, a guntha a fortieth — and the one land records and layout approvals are written in.
Does an area tell me the plot's shape?
No — and this is where buyers get caught. The same area is a comfortable plot or an unbuildable ribbon depending on its frontage: setbacks eat a fixed strip off every side, so a narrow deep plot loses far more of its area than a square one. Always ask for the frontage and depth in feet, then check what the rules actually let you build on those dimensions.
These are unit definitions, not a survey. The area on a sale deed comes from the surveyed extent, which can differ from what a listing quotes — check the patta, the FMB sketch and the deed before you pay anything.