How to write 1 lakh, 5 lakh, 1 crore in words.
The exact wording and figure format for the rupee amounts people most often need to write out — on cheques, forms and invoices.
Common amounts in words
| Amount | Figure | In words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lakh | 1,00,000 | One Lakh |
| 2 lakh | 2,00,000 | Two Lakh |
| 5 lakh | 5,00,000 | Five Lakh |
| 10 lakh | 10,00,000 | Ten Lakh |
| 25 lakh | 25,00,000 | Twenty Five Lakh |
| 50 lakh | 50,00,000 | Fifty Lakh |
| 1 crore | 1,00,00,000 | One Crore |
| 5 crore | 5,00,00,000 | Five Crore |
On a cheque
For a cheque you add the currency word and close with "Only". So 1 lakh becomes "One Lakh Rupees Only" and 5 lakh becomes "Five Lakh Rupees Only". Note it's "Lakh", singular, even after a number — "Five Lakh", not "Five Lakhs", is the cleaner standard. If paise are involved, write them after "and" before the close.
Watch the comma placement
The figures use the Indian 3-then-2 grouping: 1 lakh is 1,00,000 (not 100,000) and 1 crore is 1,00,00,000 (not 10,000,000). Getting the commas right is half of writing the amount correctly. The converter shows the correct grouping as you type, and the cheque converter gives the full "... Rupees Only" line.