Land converter
Convert between acres, cents, guntas, gajam, ankanams and metric units. Every value uses a fixed definition, so 1 acre is always 100 cents.
Same amount in every unit
- Acre1
- Cent100
- Gunta40
- Gajam4,840
- Ankanam605
- Ground18.15
- Square foot43,560
- Square metre4,046.86
- Are40.4686
- Hectare0.404686
Units on this page
- Acre
- The standard unit for farmland. 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft = 100 cents = 40 guntas.
- Cent
- One hundredth of an acre (435.6 sq ft). Used widely in southern India, including Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, for house plots and small parcels.
- Gunta (guntha)
- One fortieth of an acre: 1,089 sq ft, or 121 gajam. Used in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.
- Gajam (sq yd)
- A square yard, which is 9 sq ft. Urban plots and flats are usually priced per gajam.
- Ankanam
- A traditional coastal Andhra unit, usually taken as 72 sq ft (8 gajam). An acre has 605 ankanams. Confirm local usage in your land record.
- Ground
- A plot unit of 2,400 sq ft (about 5.5 cents), used mainly in Tamil Nadu.
- Square foot
- The everyday unit for built-up area, carpet area and plot size.
- Square metre
- The metric unit used in plans and government documents. 1 sq m = 10.7639 sq ft.
- Are
- A metric unit of 100 sq m (about 1,076.39 sq ft, or 2.47 cents). Land records in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka can show area in hectares and ares.
- Hectare
- 10,000 sq m, or about 2.471 acres. Used in government land statistics.
Quick reference table
| acres | cents | guntas | gajam | ankanams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 acre | 1 | 100 | 40 | 4,840 | 605 |
| 1 cent | 0.01 | 1 | 0.4 | 48.4 | 6.05 |
| 1 gunta | 0.025 | 2.5 | 1 | 121 | 15.125 |
| 1 gajam | 0.00020661 | 0.020661 | 0.00826446 | 1 | 0.125 |
| 1 ankanam | 0.00165289 | 0.165289 | 0.066116 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 ground | 0.055096 | 5.5096 | 2.2039 | 266.6667 | 33.3333 |
| 1 square foot | 0.00002296 | 0.00229568 | 0.00091827 | 0.111111 | 0.013889 |
| 1 square metre | 0.00024711 | 0.024711 | 0.00988422 | 1.196 | 0.149499 |
| 1 are | 0.024711 | 2.4711 | 0.988422 | 119.599 | 14.9499 |
| 1 hectare | 2.4711 | 247.1054 | 98.8422 | 11,959.9 | 1,494.99 |
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Questions people ask
How many cents are in an acre?
There are 100 cents in 1 acre. One cent is 435.6 sq ft.
How many guntas are in an acre?
There are 40 guntas in 1 acre. One gunta is 1,089 sq ft, which is 121 gajam.
How many gajam (square yards) are in 1 cent?
1 cent is 48.4 gajam, or 435.6 sq ft.
What is an ankanam?
An ankanam is a traditional unit used mainly in coastal Andhra. It is usually taken as 72 sq ft (8 gajam), so an acre has 605 ankanams. Local practice can differ, so check your land record before a deal.
Do these values change between states?
Acre, cent, gunta, gajam and square foot are fixed by definition, so they are the same everywhere in India. Traditional local units such as the bigha can differ from state to state, so we will add them one state at a time with their sources. For registration or disputes, always confirm with the official survey or revenue record.