Infographics 2023

Locating the 'Sheer Rich': Geographical Clusters

Rajesh Shukla

As in the case of the Super Rich (Annual household income is more than Rs. 2 Crore at 2020-21 prices) , a significant share of the Sheer Rich can be found in rural areas (a little less than one-third) and small towns (another one-tenth live in cities with less than a million inhabitants). About 40 per cent of those who live in urban areas, however, live in metros.