Acre - Ground - Cent - Please clear my doubts

[littlemaster1982]

1 Acre = 100 cents

1 Ground = 5.5 cents

I heard that 1 cent was 440 sq. feet

Can anyone provide the right data..??

In village the same unit is reffered as kuzhi

100 cents = 100 kuzhi= 1 Acre


am i right?

Kuzhi is the unit used in Thanjavur area (not sure if this exists in any other parts of TN).

1 Kuzhi = 144 sq. feet
1 Acre = 302.5 Kuzhi.

[app_engine]

"kuzhi" also exists in villages around Dindigul. During my childhood, I've heard villagers -including my dad, uncles and aunties- using only this measure in their conversations. (Being too much pro-metric those days, I never bothered to even find out what it meant. May be I can ask my dad for the conversion of this measure. Once I have the answer as to what they mean in that territory, I can update here)

[Lambretta]

kuzhi?! I know only kuzhi paniyAram

Kuzhi-na pit/ditch illeyo?

So is the land in villages measure according to the foundations??

[rajraj]

kuzhi is a land measure in Kaveri delta, Tanjore district in particular.

kuzhi = 144sq ft

100 kuzhi = one maa

20 maa = one vEli

When landlords (zamindars) talk about wealth they will mention the number of vElis of fertile land they own.

one vEli = 6.74 acres
one acre = 43560 sq ft

Enough?

[Murali Srinivas]

I have heard the term Kuzhi being used in and around Virudhunagar, Sivakasi, Aruppukottai etc.

Regards

[Lambretta]

kuzhi is a land measure in Kaveri delta, Tanjore district in particular.

kuzhi = 144sq ft

100 kuzhi = one maa

20 maa = one vEli

When landlords (zamindars) talk about wealth they will mention the number of vElis of fertile land they own.

one vEli = 6.74 acres
one acre = 43560 sq ft

Enough?

Thanks for the clarification!

Altho I personally believe kuzhi is def. derived from the word meaning ditch/pit...