Infographics 2023

Where they live (Middle-class) - Geographical Clusters

Rajesh Shukla

To get a better idea of this growing prosperity in rural India, consider these developments. A higher proportion of Middle-Class households are to be found in the Developed Rural (24 percent) than that of the Rest of the Urban (21 percent). So, while Metro cities have moved up the income ladder with a bigger proportion of Middle Class and Rich households, Emerging Rural and Left-behind Rural are capturing a larger proportion of Destitute households - 53 percent and 24 percent, respectively.