Plot Development Cost Calculator — for Developers
All-in cost per plot for a plotted development: land, approvals, roads, drainage, power, water, compound wall and marketing.
Inputs
Land
acre
₹/ acre
₹ 50 Lakh
₹/ acre
₹ 8 Lakh
Layout
%
%
%
sq ft
Infrastructure
₹/ sq ft
₹/ acre
₹ 8 Lakh
₹/ acre
₹ 4 Lakh
₹/ acre
₹ 6 Lakh
₹
₹ 15 Lakh
₹/ sq ft
₹
₹ 25 Lakh
Soft costs & margin
% of sales
% of cost
% of dev. cost
% of sales
All-in cost per plot
₹6,37,330
174 plots · ₹424 per saleable sq ft · total ₹11.09 Cr
Saleable area
2,61,360 sq ft
60%
Break-even price
₹447/sq ft
Covers cost + marketing
Price for 20% margin
₹566/sq ft
Projected profit
₹2.96 Cr
on ₹14.79 Cr sales
Cost breakdown
- Land₹5 Cr 45.1%
- Roads₹1.96 Cr 17.7%
- Approvals & conversion₹80 L 7.2%
- Drainage & sewer₹80 L 7.2%
- Electrification₹60 L 5.4%
- Admin, legal, finance₹51.54 L 4.6%
- Water supply₹40 L 3.6%
- Landscaping₹34.85 L 3.1%
- Contingency₹26.54 L 2.4%
- Clubhouse / amenities₹25 L 2.3%
- Compound wall₹15 L 1.4%
Per-plot economics
- Average plot
- 1,500 sq ft
- Cost per plot
- ₹6,37,330
- Selling price per plot
- ₹8,48,603
- Profit per plot
- ₹1,69,955
How this calculator works
Total cost is split across saleable area only (roads and open spaces cannot be sold). Break-even rate = Total cost ÷ saleable area; your selling price adds the target margin.