Conversion of Land Measurements
Conversion of Land Measurements is an official guidance document explaining conversions among traditional Tamil land units and commonly used metric and imperial units. The supplied text does not identify an issuing department, government order number or issue date, and it does not state that the guidance changes land rights or official records.
What the document covers
Conversion of Land Measurements provides reference tables for comparing units used in land documents, including square feet, cents, grounds, acres, square metres, ares and hectares. It also covers traditional units such as குழி (kuzhi), மா (ma), காணி (kani), வேலி (veli), மனை (manai), செய் (sei) and குருக்கம் (kurukkam).
The supplied document does not name an issuing department, government order number or issue date. It presents conversion guidance rather than announcing a change to ownership, registration or revenue procedures.
Common conversions
Conversion of Land Measurements lists these widely used measurements:
- 1 cent equals 435.6 square feet.
- 1 ground equals 2,400 square feet.
- 1 acre equals 43,560 square feet.
- 1 acre equals 4,046.86 square metres.
- 1 square metre equals 10.764 square feet.
- 1 metre equals 3.281 feet.
- 1 are equals 1,076 square feet.
- 1 hectare may be treated as 1,07,600 square feet for calculations, while the more precise figure given is 107637.8 square feet.
The document says people commonly use square feet, cents, grounds and acres, including in deeds. It says the government uses square metres, ares and hectares.
Traditional measurements
Conversion of Land Measurements mainly applies the Thanjavur measure for kuzhi:
- 1 kuzhi equals 144 square feet or 13.3776 square metres.
- 100 kuzhi equals 1 ma.
- 1 ma equals 14,400 square feet.
- 4 ma equals 1 kani.
- 1 kani equals 57,600 square feet or 400 kuzhi.
- 5 kani equals 1 veli.
- 1 veli equals 2,88,000 square feet.
The tables also state that 1 ma equals 6 grounds, while 1 kani equals 24 grounds.
Why local verification matters
Conversion of Land Measurements warns that traditional units can vary by place. A kuzhi is treated as 144 square feet around Thanjavur, but as 300 square feet around Madurai. The document also notes that comparisons between old and modern systems may produce small differences, including differing figures for a kani.
Property buyers and owners should therefore identify the local meaning of a traditional unit before relying on a conversion in a deed or land record.
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Common questions
How many square feet are in one cent?
The document states that 1 cent equals 435.6 square feet.
Is one kuzhi the same size throughout Tamil Nadu?
No. The document says one kuzhi is treated as 144 square feet around Thanjavur and 300 square feet around Madurai.
How many square feet are in one kani?
The main conversion given is 57,600 square feet for 1 kani. The document notes that some people use 57,499 square feet because old and new calculation systems can produce small differences.
Does this guidance change my land area or ownership record?
The supplied text only provides measurement conversions. It does not state that it changes ownership, registered area or revenue records.
