Cents, grounds, guntas, and facing, on the listing

Plot brokers do not describe land the way a flat brochure does. In Tamil Nadu they say cent and ground. In Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra they say gunta. A deed may say sq ft or sq yard or hectare. The buyer asks “how many cent?” anyway. Estavik listings keep the number you were told, and the converter turns it into the other unit before you send the link.

Units you will actually hear

• 1 cent = 435.6 sq ft. That is one hundredth of an acre. Common across Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
• 1 ground = 2,400 sq ft in Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai. It is about 5.5 cent. It is a market word. The deed may still say sq ft.
• 1 gunta = 1,089 sq ft, one fortieth of an acre, in the states that use it.
• 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. 1 sq yard = 9 sq ft.

Bigha is not in the converter as a single switch, because a bigha in Assam is not a bigha in Uttar Pradesh. The land units guide says that plainly. The glossary covers ankanam, veettu thidal, and patta without pretending one village’s word is national.

A worked example you must label as an example

5 cent veettu thidal, east facing, near the bus stop. Asking price to be written only after you check the owner. 5 cent = 2,178 sq ft.

5 × 435.6 = 2,178 sq ft. If a Chennai buyer thinks in grounds, 2,178 sq ft is a little under one ground (2,400). Say both numbers in the caption so nobody argues at the site. Do not invent a “rate per cent” on the listing unless the owner gave you that rate.

Facing, approach road, and whether the patta or equivalent record is in the owner’s name belong in your private note if you are not ready to publish them. The public link can say “documents to be checked on visit” without attaching scans to WhatsApp.

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