Cawnie

A cawnie is an obsolete unit of land area used in Chennai (formerly Madras) in India. It was approximately equal to 1.322 acres.[1] In SI units that is 5349 square metres. After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete. It is also known as Kani. 1 kani is equal to 57600 Square Feet.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Street's Indian And Colonial Mercantile Directory. 1869. p. 32.
  2. ^ "Kani to square feet | Kani to Acre in Madras". Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  • "Cawnie". Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies. Retrieved 2007-02-19.


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