New Delhi: India is also called the country of the rich, because there is no dearth of industrialists and rich people here. When it comes to which city most of the crorepatis and lakhpatis come from in India, cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata come to mind first. But do you know that this is not so? According to a report, the average per capita income of India has reached Rs 1,14,710 in the financial year 2024-25.
A decade ago, this figure was 72,805. In the last 10 years, the average income of every Indian has increased by 41,905. Now the biggest question is which is the richest state in India?. In which state do most lakhpatis reside? Maybe you will not know this, but we are going to give its information in detail in the news below.
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Which state has the most lakhpatis?
The question must be coming to everyone’s mind that which state has the most lakhpatis. According to the Income Tax Department report, Karnataka is at the top of this list according to data and taxpayers. 20.6 per cent of taxpayers in this state are those whose annual income is between 12 lakhs and 50 lakhs. Telangana is in second place in this list, where the number of such people is 19.8 per cent.
Jharkhand comes in third place with 19.5 per cent, Tamil Nadu at 18.8 per cent, and Delhi at 17.6 per cent. India’s average is only 14.1 per cent. This percentage of taxpayers falls in this income range across the country. States like Gujarat and Bihar are very low in this list. The income level of the state, considered to be the richest in the country, is continuously falling.
Know where and how many people pay tax.
According to a report, Maharashtra has the highest number of people who file tax returns. Nearly 46 lakh people are included here. Delhi is considered to be at the top in terms of population. 5.9 per cent of the population here comes in the list of taxpayers. This figure for Uttar Pradesh is only 1.5 per cent. Anyway, Uttar Pradesh is considered the largest state in terms of population. The condition of Bihar is the worst, where 0 per the people pay taxes.