Cent (area)

cent

If the larger box is an acre, the smaller box is a cent

General information
Unit of| Area
Symbol| cent
Derivation| 1 cent = 0.01 acre
Conversions
1 cent in ...| ... is equal to ...
SI units|  40.46856 m2
Imperial units|  48.40000 sq yd

The cent is a customary unit of measurement still used in some parts of southern India n states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka despite the usual use of metric units for other instances. One cent is defined as an area of 1⁄100 of an acre (40.5 m2; 435.6 sq ft). It is still used in many news reports[1] and real estate deals.[2]

## Detailed conversion chart

1 cent in common area units  Unit  | Value

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Square feet  | 435.6
Acres  | 0.01
Hectares  | 0.0040468564
Square metres  | 40.468564
Square inches  | 62,726.4
Square yards  | 48.4
Square centimetres  | 404,685.64

## See also

* List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
* Ankanam

## References

1. ↑ "Government allots 78 cents for onsite museum in Keeladi" - 7 October 2016 (retrieved 22 November 2016)
2. ↑ Kerala Land Mart conversion chart - retrieved 22 November 2016

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