📐 Land units

Ground to cent converter

1 ground = 5.5096 cents. To convert grounds to cents, multiply by 5.5096.

Ground

Cent5.5096

= 2,400 sq ft · 222.97 sq m · 0.0551 acres

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Ground to cent table

Ground	Cent	Sq ft
0.25	1.3774	600
0.5	2.7548	1,200
1	5.5096	2,400
2	11.0193	4,800
3	16.5289	7,200
4	22.0386	9,600
5	27.5482	12,000
6	33.0579	14,400
7	38.5675	16,800
8	44.0771	19,200
9	49.5868	21,600
10	55.0964	24,000
12	66.1157	28,800
15	82.6446	36,000
20	110.19	48,000
25	137.74	60,000
50	275.48	1,20,000
100	550.96	2,40,000

How to convert grounds to cents

Multiply the number of grounds by 5.5096. For example, 5 grounds × 5.5096 = 27.5482 cents.

Every land unit is a fixed number of square feet: 1 ground = 2,400 sq ft and 1 cent = 435.6 sq ft. Dividing the first by the second gives the conversion factor.

What is a ground?

One ground is 2,400 square feet — about 5.5 cents. It is the usual unit for urban plots in and around Chennai.

Where it’s used: Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai.

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 ground = 5.5096 cents (2,400 sq ft).

1 cent = 0.1815 grounds.

Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai. One ground is 2,400 square feet — about 5.5 cents. It is the usual unit for urban plots in and around Chennai.

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.