How many lakhs make a million?

10 lakh make 1 million, because both are 1,000,000. 1 crore is 10 million, and 100 crore is 1 billion.

What grade is this Indian place value worksheet for?

It is written for grades 3–5 and matches Common Core standard 4.NBT.A.2.

Is there an answer key for this Indian place value worksheet?

Yes. The last page of the PDF has every answer, so you can mark the sheet in a few minutes and talk through any mistakes together.

Indian place value chart worksheet

Forty questions on the Indian place value system: Indian commas, lakhs and crores, number names, Indian and international commas, and how lakhs match millions.

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Indian place value worksheet

PDF · US Letter · Grades 3–5 · 40 questions · answer key included

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What’s on the worksheet

40 questions on Indian place value, sized for US Letter paper
2 pages of questions plus an answer key on the last page
Written for grades 3–5, matching Common Core 4.NBT.A.2
Name and date lines at the top, and room to show the work

Sample questions from this worksheet

Write 4,567,890 with Indian commas.
Name the place and value of the 8 in 1,48,91,547.
Write 2,50,000 in words.
seven lakh two thousand fifty =
Rewrite 12,50,000 with international commas.
1 crore = ___ lakh

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Practice lakhs and crores online

Between worksheets, short online rounds help the comma pattern stick. The Indian system practice asks for numbers in lakhs and crores and marks each answer straight away. The place value calculator shows any number in both systems, with the chart and the number name, so your child can check their own work. The large numbers lesson covers the international side.

Indian place value: a worked example (3,45,207 in words)

The Indian system puts the first comma after 3 digits, then every 2 digits: 3,45,207.
The first group, 3, is lakhs: three lakh.
The next group, 45, is thousands: forty-five thousand.
The last group, 207, is two hundred seven. All together: three lakh forty-five thousand two hundred seven.

How to use it at home and in class

At home

This sheet follows the CBSE and NCERT books. Ask your child to place the commas before reading any number: 3 digits from the right, then groups of 2. Then read each group with its name: crore, lakh, thousand. Part E and Part F link the two systems, which helps when reading news and money in both. The Indian place value lesson has the full chart, and the place value calculator shows both systems for any number. Ten problems a day works better than a whole sheet at once. Mark them together with the answer key, then ask your child to explain one they got wrong: finding the mistake themselves is where the learning happens.

In class

Use the first row as a warm-up, a full page for independent practice, or five questions as an exit ticket. For a retake, hand out a fresh copy and ask for the answers in a different order, or set a short round of the online practice, which gives every child different numbers.

Mistakes to watch for

Putting commas every 3 digits, the international way, when the question asks for Indian commas.
Saying “three hundred forty-five thousand” for 3,45,207. That is the international name.
Mixing up 10 lakh and 1 crore. 10 lakh is 1 million; 1 crore is 100 lakh.
Dropping a zero when converting, so 12,50,000 becomes 125,000 instead of 1,250,000.

What to practice before and after Indian place value

Before: rounding large numbers. If this sheet is a struggle, go back a step.
Learn it first: the Indian place value lesson and the place value chart.