Cent to square yard (gajam) converter
1 cent = 48.4 square yards
Exact conversion between cents and square yards, with a ready table, the formula and the Kerala thresholds (25 cents, 50 cents, 1 acre) you actually need it for.
1 cent = 48.4 square yards. Multiply cents by 48.4 to get square yards; divide square yards by 48.4 to get cents. A cent is exactly 1/100 acre (435.6 sq ft, 40.4686 m²) and an are is 100 m² (2.4711 cents), so 20.23 ares on a Kerala thandaper is 50 cents and 10.12 ares is 25 cents.
Exact factors (1 acre = 4,046.8564224 m², 1 are = 100 m²). Reviewed 19 September 2026 by J Group Consultancy, Ernakulam.
Formula: square yards = cents × 48.4 · cents = square yards × 0.020661
Common cents to square yards conversions
- 1 cent = 48.4 square yards40.4686 m² · 1 cents
- 2 cents = 96.8 square yards80.9371 m² · 2 cents
- 5 cents = 242 square yards202.3428 m² · 5 cents
- 10 cents = 484 square yards404.6856 m² · 10 cents
The same question gets typed several ways — 1 cent to square yards, cent to sq yd, cents to sq yards, cent to gajam. It is one conversion: multiply by 48.4.
cents to square yards
| cents | square yards | square metres |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48.4 | 40.4686 |
| 2 | 96.8 | 80.9371 |
| 3 | 145.2 | 121.4057 |
| 4 | 193.6 | 161.8743 |
| 5 | 242 | 202.3428 |
| 6 | 290.4 | 242.8114 |
| 8 | 387.2 | 323.7485 |
| 10 | 484 | 404.6856 |
| 12 | 580.8 | 485.6228 |
| 15 | 726 | 607.0285 |
| 20 | 968 | 809.3713 |
| 25 | 1,210 | 1,011.71 |
| 30 | 1,452 | 1,214.06 |
| 40 | 1,936 | 1,618.74 |
| 50 | 2,420 | 2,023.43 |
| 75 | 3,630 | 3,035.14 |
| 100 | 4,840 | 4,046.86 |
Numbers that keep coming up in Kerala land paperwork
| Extent | Equals | Where it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 25 cents | 10.12 ares · 10,890 sq ft · 1,011.7 m² | Section 27A: no conversion fee up to 25 cents; 2025 affidavit route for Form 6 plots up to 25 cents not in the Data Bank |
| 50 cents | 20.23 ares · 21,780 sq ft · 2,023.4 m² | Form 6 limit — above 20.23 ares the application is Form 7 |
| 1 acre | 40.47 ares · 43,560 sq ft · 100 cents · 0.4047 ha | Section 27A slab changes above 1 acre |
| 1 are | 2.47 cents · 1,076.4 sq ft · 100 m² | The unit printed on the thandaper and basic-tax receipt |
| 1 hectare | 247.1 cents · 2.471 acres · 100 ares | Used in Data Bank entries and acquisition notifications |
Land units used in Kerala and India
| Unit | m² | cents | sq ft | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cent (cent) | 40.4686 | 1 | 435.6 | The everyday unit in Kerala and Tamil Nadu: 1/100 of an acre. |
| square foot (sq ft) | 0.092903 | 0.002296 | 1 | Used for house plans, flats and building permits. Written sq ft, sqft or simply feet. |
| are (are) | 100 | 2.4711 | 1,076.39 | The unit in Kerala revenue records (thandaper, basic-tax receipt, Ente Bhoomi resurvey). |
| acre (acre) | 4,046.86 | 100 | 43,560 | 100 cents. Used for estates, plantations and larger plots. |
| hectare (ha) | 10,000 | 247.1054 | 1,07,639.1 | 100 ares. Used in government notifications, land acquisition and the Data Bank. |
| square metre (m²) | 1 | 0.024711 | 10.7639 | Building rules (KMBR/KPBR) and fair-value notifications use square metres — also spelt square meter. |
| square yard (sq yd) | 0.836127 | 0.020661 | 9 | Nine square feet. Called gajam in Andhra and Telangana, gaj in north India. |
| ground (ground) | 222.9673 | 5.5096 | 2,400 | Tamil Nadu (Chennai) unit: 2,400 square feet. |
| guntha (guntha) | 101.1714 | 2.5 | 1,089 | Karnataka / Maharashtra unit: 1,089 square feet, 1/40 of an acre. |
Questions about cents and square yards
How many square yards is 1 cent?
1 cent = 48.4 square yards. To convert, multiply the number of cents by 48.4. The reverse: 1 square yard = 0.020661 cents.
Is a cent the same everywhere in India?
Yes. A cent is exactly one-hundredth of an acre — 435.6 square feet or 40.4686 square metres — wherever it is used (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka and Andhra). Local units that differ by region are the guntha, bigha and ground, not the cent.
What is a gajam, and how many gajam make a cent?
A gajam (also spelt gaj or guz) is one square yard — nine square feet — used in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and parts of north India. One cent is 48.4 square yards, so 100 gajam is 2.066 cents and 484 gajam is exactly 10 cents. Kerala deeds do not use gajam; you will meet it when a seller or buyer comes from a neighbouring state.
Which unit should I use in a Form 6 / Form 7 application?
The Revenue eServices portal takes the extent as it appears in your land records — ares (and square metres for fractions). Convert your deed extent from cents to ares before filing: cents × 0.404686 = ares. If the deed and the thandaper disagree after the digital resurvey, resolve that first; see /services/real-estate/digital-resurvey.
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