📐 Land units

Are to cent converter

1 are = 2.4711 cents. To convert ares to cents, multiply by 2.4711.

Are

Cent2.4711

= 1,076 sq ft · 100 sq m · 0.0247 acres

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Are to cent table

Are	Cent	Sq ft
0.25	0.6178	269.1
0.5	1.2355	538.2
1	2.4711	1,076
2	4.9421	2,153
3	7.4132	3,229
4	9.8842	4,306
5	12.3553	5,382
6	14.8263	6,458
7	17.2974	7,535
8	19.7684	8,611
9	22.2395	9,688
10	24.7105	10,764
12	29.6526	12,917
15	37.0658	16,146
20	49.4211	21,528
25	61.7763	26,910
50	123.55	53,820
100	247.11	1,07,639

How to convert ares to cents

Multiply the number of ares by 2.4711. For example, 5 ares × 2.4711 = 12.3553 cents.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 are = 1,076 sq ft and 1 cent = 435.6 sq ft. Dividing the first by the second gives the conversion factor.

What is an are?

One are is 100 square metres, or about 1,076.4 square feet — roughly 2.47 cents. Kerala records often write it as R (for example 24 R), and 100 ares make a hectare.

Where it’s used: Kerala land records, Maharashtra’s 7/12 and Goa’s Form I & XIV.

What is a cent?

One cent is one hundredth of an acre, or 435.6 square feet. House plots in Kerala are usually sold by the cent.

Where it’s used: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Which figure should you trust in a dispute?

Conversions help you understand and compare; they don’t change what your record says. Trust the area in your record of rights and the survey map. If the land on the ground looks smaller than the record, the next step is a demarcation by the revenue office — and if you live abroad, satellite monitoring can flag field-scale change if a neighbour starts using your land.

Questions people ask

1 are = 2.4711 cents (1,076 sq ft).

1 cent = 0.4047 ares.

Kerala land records, Maharashtra’s 7/12 and Goa’s Form I & XIV. One are is 100 square metres, or about 1,076.4 square feet — roughly 2.47 cents. Kerala records often write it as R (for example 24 R), and 100 ares make a hectare.

Trust the area in your land record (jamabandi, khatauni, 7/12, patta or khatian) and the survey map, not a converted figure. If the land on the ground seems smaller, ask the tehsil office for a demarcation.