Cent to Square Feet Converter
Convert cents to square feet, acres and square metres.
About the Cent to Square Feet Converter
House plots in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are usually sold by the cent, while building plans and loan papers use square feet. Enter the number of cents to see the area in square feet, square metres, square yards, acres, hectares and guntha.
A cent (also called a decimal) is one hundredth of an acre: exactly 435.6 square feet or 40.4686 m². Because it is defined from the acre, it is the same size everywhere.
The formula
1 cent = 435.6 ft² = 40.4686 m²
Common plot sizes
| Cents | ft² | m² |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 435.6 | 40.47 |
| 3 | 1,306.8 | 121.41 |
| 5 | 2,178 | 202.34 |
| 10 | 4,356 | 404.69 |
| 50 | 21,780 | 2,023.43 |
| 100 (1 acre) | 43,560 | 4,046.86 |
Worked example
A 10-cent plot
- 10 × 435.6 = 4,356 ft²
- 10 × 40.4686 = 404.69 m²
- 10 ÷ 100 = 0.1 acre
Things to keep in mind
- The area in the sale deed and land records is the legal figure; this converts units, it does not survey land.
Questions people ask
How many cents in an acre?
100 cents make one acre (43,560 ft²).
Is a cent the same everywhere?
Yes, it's defined as 1/100 acre, unlike the bigha or ground, which vary by place.
How many square feet is 5 cents?
2,178 ft² (5 × 435.6), about 202.3 m².
How many cents is 1,000 square feet?
2.2957 cents (1,000 ÷ 435.6).