What is Lakh?
लाख
A lakh is one hundred thousand (100,000), written 1,00,000 in the South-Asian digit grouping. It is the standard large-number unit in Nepal, for example, 'five lakh rupees' means Rs 500,000. Ten lakh make one million.
Lakh (10⁵) is used throughout Nepal and India for everyday large amounts. The South-Asian grouping places a comma after the first three digits, then every two: 1,00,000.
1 million = 10 lakh, and 100 lakh = 1 crore.
How much is a lakh?
A lakh is one hundred thousand, 100,000, or 10⁵. In the South-Asian digit grouping it is written 1,00,000, with a comma after the first three digits and then every two digits.
It is the standard large-number unit in everyday Nepali life: 'five lakh rupees' means Rs 500,000. Ten lakh make one million, and one hundred lakh make one crore.
Key facts
| 1 lakh | 100,000 (10⁵) |
| Grouping | 1,00,000 |
| In millions | 1 million = 10 lakh |
| Next unit | 100 lakh = 1 crore |
Sources & data note
Definitions explain standard Nepali terms in everyday and official use. Land-unit conversions follow the standard Nepali measurement system; tax and contribution rates reflect current law (Income Tax Act 2058, VAT Act 2052, Social Security Act 2074) and are revised each fiscal year by the Finance Act, always confirm current-year figures with the relevant authority.