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per capita

/pə ˈkæpɪtə/adjective

उच्चारण प कैपिट

प्रति व्यक्ति

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adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    for each person

    प्रति व्यक्ति

    • Goa has one of the highest per capita incomes in India.
    • per capita consumption of electricity
adverb
  1. 1

    for each person

    प्रति व्यक्ति के हिसाब से

    • The country spends less on health per capita than its neighbours.

    Synonyms per head per person each

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

per head per person each

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin, meaning 'by heads'.

यह Latin से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'सिरों के हिसाब से'।

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General knowledge

Per capita income is the total income of a country or state divided by its population.

GK के अनुसार per capita income किसी देश या राज्य की कुल आय को उसकी जनसंख्या से भाग देने पर मिलती है।