Crore to Lakh Converter

Convert a number between crores and lakhs in either direction.

Uses the Indian numbering system place value, where 1 crore equals 100 lakh.

Updated August 11, 2026

CreatorFrank Zhao

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Introduction / overview

The Crore to Lakh Converter switches any number between crore and lakh, the two everyday units of the Indian numbering system. Type a value into either field and the other updates instantly — there is nothing to press and no direction to choose.

If a property is listed at “1.5 crore” and you want that in the lakhs your colleagues use, or you have read a company figure quoted in “crores” and need it in lakhs, this tool gives you the exact equivalent in a second.

One crore is exactly one hundred lakh. Since $1\ \mathrm{crore} = 10{,}000{,}000$ and $1\ \mathrm{lakh} = 100{,}000$ , the conversion between them is exact — no rounding, no estimates.

Who is this for?

Anyone working with money or figures in South Asia — salaries, property prices, budgets, film budgets and revenue are routinely quoted in lakhs and crores in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Analysts, journalists and students who read figures in one unit and need to quote them in the other.
Anyone who wants to double-check a big figure from the news before repeating it.

How to use / quick start

1Type the figure you have into the Crore(s) or Lakh(s) field. The other field fills in automatically — no button to press.
2Read the converted value — it appears in blue, meaning it was calculated from the number you entered.
3Flip directions any time by typing into the other field. Started with lakhs but your source uses crores? Just edit the Crore(s) field and the lakh value updates to match.

Worked example — 2.7 crore in lakhs

Enter $2.7$ in the Crore(s) field. The Lakh(s) field shows $270$ , because:

L_{\mathrm{lakh}}

=

2.7 \times 100

=

270

So 2.7 crore = 270 lakh. Typing a decimal or a very large number works the same way — the conversion stays exact.

Real-world examples

Example 1 — a property price in crores, asked in lakhs

An apartment listing reads “₹1.5 crore”, but your budget comparison is in lakhs. Enter $1.5$ in the Crore(s) field:

L_{\mathrm{lakh}}

=

1.5 \times 100

=

150

The Lakh(s) field shows 150 — so ₹1.5 crore is 150 lakh.

Example 2 — an annual budget in lakhs, reported in crores

A department’s annual marketing budget is “₹40 lakh”, and you want the same figure in crores for a board summary. Enter $40$ in the Lakh(s) field:

C_{\mathrm{crore}}

=

\frac{40}{100}

=

0.4

The Crore(s) field shows 0.4 — so ₹40 lakh is 0.4 crore.

Calculation method

One lakh is a hundred thousand, and one crore is ten million — so one crore is exactly one hundred lakh. The converter uses this single ratio in two directions:

L_{\mathrm{lakh}} = C_{\mathrm{crore}} \times 100

C_{\mathrm{crore}} = \frac{L_{\mathrm{lakh}}}{100}

Why the factor is 100

A crore is the seventh power of ten and a lakh the fifth:

1\ \mathrm{crore} = 10^7

1\ \mathrm{lakh} = 10^5

Because $10^7 \div 10^5 = 10^2 = 100$ , one crore is one hundred lakh. The same logic runs the other way: dividing any number of lakhs by 100 gives its value in crores.

Name	Value	Zeros	Power of ten
Lakh	100,000	5	10⁵
Crore	10,000,000	7	10⁷
1 crore (= 100 lakh)	10,000,000	7	10⁷

Because both directions come from the same fixed definition, the conversion never rounds — whether you type a decimal, a negative value, or a number with many digits, the other field matches it exactly.

Related concepts

Lakh and crore are names in the Indian place-value system, which groups digits differently from the international system most readers meet first:

International (short-scale) system

Counts ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, then millions, billions, trillions — and groups digits in threes: 1,000,000.

Indian numbering system

Counts ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, then lakhs, crores — and groups the first three digits, then by twos: 1,00,00,000.

Crore to million — the international bridge

Because one crore is 100 lakh and one million is 10 lakh, a crore also equals ten million:

1\ \mathrm{crore} = 100\ \mathrm{lakh} = 10\ \mathrm{million}

So a figure like $1{,}50{,}00{,}000$ is read as 1.5 crore; written internationally it is $15{,}000{,}000$ — the same number, grouped differently.

The Indian numbering system is the official standard in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and lakh is widely understood across the wider region. See the Indian numbering system reference for the full place-value table and how the two systems group digits.

Need the same amount in millions?

Once you have a value in lakhs, the Million to Lakh Converter takes it into the international system in both directions.

FAQs

How many lakhs are in one crore?

One hundred. Since $1\ \mathrm{crore} = 10^7$ and $1\ \mathrm{lakh} = 10^5$ , dividing the powers of ten gives $10^7 \div 10^5 = 100$ — one crore is exactly 100 lakh.

Is a crore the same as ten million?

Yes. $1\ \mathrm{crore} = 10{,}000{,}000$ — crore is simply the Indian-system name for ten million.

How many zeros does one crore have?

Seven. Written with Indian grouping it looks like $1{,}00{,}00{,}000$ ; written with standard grouping it is $10{,}000{,}000$ .

Limitations & disclaimers

A conversion tool, not a data source

This converter only rescales a number. It does not convert currency or exchange rates, and it adds no information about whatever the number represents — a salary, a price, or a statistic stays just a number.

Standard digit grouping

Values are shown with standard thousands separators, such as 1,234,567. In everyday Indian writing the same figure is often grouped as 12,34,567; the number itself is identical either way.

Exact results

Because 1 crore = 100 lakh is a fixed definition, results are exact and never rounded — whether you enter a decimal, a negative value, or a number with many digits.

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