Cent to Square Meter Converter — Indian Land Area
Enter an area in cents (the land unit common in South India and Sri Lanka) and instantly convert to square metres, square feet, acres and hectares.
cent
1 cent = 40.4686 m² (exactly 1/100 acre)
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Conversion factor
1 cent = 40.4686 m² = 40.4686One cent is 1/100 of an international acre (4,046.856 m²); dividing by 100 gives 40.4686 m². - 2
Square metres
10 × 40.4686 = 404.6860
How does this calculator work?
One cent (South Indian land unit) = 1/100 acre = 40.4686 m² = 435.56 ft² = 0.00404686 ha. Multiply cents by 40.4686 for square metres. The unit is defined exactly from the international acre — no approximation. Common in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Sri Lanka.
Formula
How this is calculated
The "cent" is a unit of land area predominantly used in South India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka) and Sri Lanka. It is defined as exactly 1/100 of an acre. Because one international acre equals 4,046.856 m², one cent is exactly 40.4686 m² (rounded to six significant figures). The unit is widely used in real-estate transactions, government land records and agricultural surveys in these regions.
Converting to square feet uses the exact factor 1 cent = 435.56 ft² (since 1 acre = 43,556 ft²). Conversions to hectares use 1 cent = 0.00404686 ha. All factors are derived from the exact definition of the international acre; no measured or approximate constants are used.
Note that the "cent" as a land unit is distinct from the monetary cent. If you are working with a government survey document that uses "cents and guntas" or "cents and square links", consult your local land registration office for the exact variant in use.
Frequently asked questions
One cent equals 40.4686 square metres (m²). This is derived from the definition 1 cent = 1/100 acre, and 1 acre = 4,046.856 m².
The cent is the standard land unit in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and parts of Karnataka. It also appears in Sri Lanka. Northern and western Indian states more commonly use bigha, kanal or other local units.
One cent equals 435.56 square feet. A standard residential plot in South India is often described in cents, so a 5-cent plot is 5 × 435.56 ≈ 2,178 sq ft.
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