Buying a plot means running into terms like “cent,” “acre,” and “frontage” — here’s what they actually mean, explained simply.

How many square feet are in 1 cent?

1 cent = 435.6 sq ft. It’s 1/100th of an acre, and it’s the most commonly used unit for plot-sized land in Tamil Nadu — including Hosur.

How many square feet are in 1 acre?

1 acre = 43,560 sq ft. An acre is the standard large-area unit used across India for bigger parcels of land.

How do I convert cents to acres, or acres to cents?

100 cents = 1 acre. So a 25-cent plot is a quarter acre, and a 3.25-cent plot (like a compact single-home plot) is roughly 1,416 sq ft.

What does “frontage” mean?

Frontage is the width of the plot along the road it faces. Higher frontage generally means better visibility and access — which matters more for commercial plots, but also affects how a residential plot can be built on. A corner plot has two frontages.

What does “depth” mean?

Depth is the plot’s length, measured from the front boundary back, perpendicular to the frontage.

What does “30×40 site” mean?

Plots are conventionally described as Frontage × Depth. A “30×40 site” means 30 ft frontage and 40 ft depth — 1,200 sq ft total.

What’s the difference between a Ground, a Guntha, and a Cent?

These are all regional land units and aren’t interchangeable without conversion:

1 Cent = 435.6 sq ft (common in Tamil Nadu, including Hosur)
1 Guntha = 1,089 sq ft (common in Karnataka, relevant if you’re also looking at Bengaluru-side plots)
1 Ground = 2,400 sq ft (a Chennai/Tamil Nadu term, roughly a 40×60 ft plot)

Dream Property lists and quotes primarily in Acre, Cent, and Sq Ft, since that’s what’s used day-to-day across our Hosur and Bengaluru listings — but it’s worth knowing the others in case a seller or another listing uses a different term.

Why is property priced in ₹/sq ft?

Square feet is the base unit almost all Indian property pricing is quoted in — even when the overall plot size is described in cents or acres, the price-per-sq-ft figure is what lets you compare plots of different sizes fairly.

Have a plot listing that uses a unit you don’t recognize? Contact us and we’ll walk you through it.