Cent (area)
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.svg) 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
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| 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
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