1200 Square Feet to Cent

1200 square feet to cent is 2.7548 cent. One cent is 435.6 sq ft (one hundredth of an acre), so 1,200 / 435.6 = 2.7548.

Working it out

1. 2 cent = 871.2 sq ft.
2. 1,200 minus 871.2 = 328.8 sq ft left.
3. 328.8 / 435.6 = 0.7548 cent.
4. Total: 2 + 0.7548 = 2.7548 cent.

So 1,200 sq ft is a little under 2.75 cent. As a check, 2.75 cent (2 3/4 cent) is 1,197.9 sq ft.

Where people use this

Cent is the everyday land unit in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and coastal Karnataka. In Chennai and other Tamil Nadu cities, plots are also quoted in grounds of 2,400 sq ft. That makes 1,200 sq ft exactly half a ground. A 30 ft by 40 ft plot (30 ft by 40 ft) is the classic half ground plot.

1,200 sq ft in other units

• 111.4836 square meters
• 1.1148 are (used in Kerala revenue records)
• 133.3333 gaj
• 1.1019 guntha

Square feet to cent table

Tip on records

Tamil Nadu patta records and Kerala revenue records often show area in hectare, are and square meter rather than cents. Convert the record figure to square feet first, then to cents, and check with the village or taluk office if the numbers do not match the deed.

Nearby values: 1,000 sq ft is 2.2957 cent and 1,500 sq ft is 3.4435 cent.

The reverse is just as easy: multiply cents by 435.6. So 3 cent is 1,306.8 sq ft, about 107 sq ft more than 1,200. If a seller calls a 30 ft by 40 ft plot "3 cent", the true figure is 2.7548 cent, so ask for the price on the exact area.