Crore facts for kids

A crore is a special number used mainly in countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It means ten million, or 10,000,000. Imagine a million dollars; a crore is like having ten of those!

It's also equal to 100 lakh. A lakh is another number used in these countries, meaning one hundred thousand (100,000). So, if you have 100 lakhs, you have a crore!

What is a Crore?

A crore is a very large number, specifically 10,000,000. It's written differently in India compared to many other parts of the world. In India, it's often written with commas like this: 1,00,00,000. This way of writing numbers helps people in India easily read very large amounts. In most other countries, you would see it written as 10,000,000, with commas after every three digits from the right.

How is Crore Used?

The word "crore" is mostly used when talking about large amounts of money, especially in business, government budgets, or when discussing the wealth of people. For example, someone might say, "The new project cost 50 crore rupees." This means the project cost 50 times ten million rupees, which is 500 million rupees! It's also used for other large numbers, like populations or statistics.

Using "crore" and "lakh" helps people in these regions communicate big numbers more easily in their daily lives and official documents. It's a unique way of counting that has been part of their culture for a long time.

See also

In Spanish: Crore para niños