Per Capita Income of Various Indian States!

Did you know that Goa has the highest per capita income in India and on the other hand Uttar Pradesh has the lowest!
Ok, if you are confused about what Per Capita income is – here is a short and simple answer. Per capita income is a unit to measure average income of an individual derived from the income of a geography, such as a country or state or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income of a geography and dividing it by the total population.
According to the latest figures released by Government – Goa leads the country with per capita income of Rs. 1,92,652/-, while Bihar has the lowest with a per capita income of only Rs. 24,681/-. An average Goan earns 6 times more than an average Bihari!
As per latest 2012 figures, Delhi comes in second after Goa with PCI of Rs. 1,75,812 followed by Chandigarh (1,28,634 – 2011) & Haryana (1,09,227).

State Wise Per Capita Income Comparison

Sl. No	State/UT	2010-11 (Rupees)	2011-12 (Rupees)	2011-12 % Growth
1	Andhra Pradesh	62912	71540	13.7
2	Arunachal Pradesh	55789	62213	11.5
3	Assam	30569	33633	10
4	Bihar	20708	24681	19.2
5	Jharkhand	29786	31982	7.4
6	Goa	168572	192652	14.3
7	Gujarat	75115	N.A	N.A
8	Haryana	94680	109227	15.4
9	Himachal Pradesh	65535	73608	12.3
10	Jammu & Kashmir	37496	41833	11.6
11	Karnataka	60946	69493	14
12	Kerala	71434	83725	17.2
13	Madhya Pradesh	32222	N.A	N.A
14	Chhattisgarh	41167	46573	13.1
15	Maharashtra	83471	N.A	N.A
16	Manipur	29684	32284	8.8
17	Meghalaya	50427	56643	12.3
18	Mizoram	48591	N.A	N.A
19	Nagaland	52643	56116	6.6
20	Odisha	40412	46150	14.2
21	Punjab	69737	78171	12.1
22	Rajasthan	42434	N.A	N.A
23	Sikkim	81159	N.A	N.A
24	Tamil Nadu	72993	84058	15.2
25	Tripura	44965	50750	12.9
26	Uttar Pradesh	26355	29417	11.6
27	Uttarakhand	66368	75604	13.9
28	West Bengal	48536	55864	15.1
29	A & N Islands	76883	82272	7
30	Chandigarh	128634	N.A	N.A
31	Delhi	150653	175812	16.7
32	Puducherry	98719	95759	-3
All-India Per Capita Net National
Income(2004-05 base)		53331	60972	14.3

India’s average Per Capita Income is Rs. 60,972/-, which is one of the lowest in the world. Some European Countries have over 50 times per capita income as compared to India!