Regional Demand · Chandigarh
What households in Chandigarh spend on personal care, clothing and packaged food
What the national household survey recorded for Chandigarh: monthly spend per person, rural and urban, by income group, for three groups shown side by side and never added.
Personal care (toilet articles)
Monthly spend per person, by income group, for the two survey rounds. Survey item group: Toilet articles.
| Income group | Rural, 2022-23 | Rural, 2023-24 | Urban, 2022-23 | Urban, 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 40% | ₹128 | ₹202 | ₹230 | ₹259 |
| Middle 40% | ₹252 | ₹300 | ₹375 | ₹436 |
| Top 20% | ₹413 | ₹424 | ₹615 | ₹758 |
| of which Top 10% | ₹459 | ₹466 | ₹746 | ₹788 |
| of which Top 5% | ₹540 | ₹471 | ₹798 | ₹995 |
- Bottom 40%₹259
- Middle 40%₹436
- Top 20%₹758
- of which Top 10%₹788
- of which Top 5%₹995
Urban bars for 2023-24 shown; rural values are in the table. Same scale for every row in this section.
Chandigarh has far fewer rural households than urban ones, so read its rural figures with care.
Clothing, bedding and footwear (the survey counts them together)
Monthly spend per person, by income group, for the two survey rounds. Survey item group: Clothing & bedding plus Footwear.
| Income group | Rural, 2022-23 | Rural, 2023-24 | Urban, 2022-23 | Urban, 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 40% | ₹329 | ₹640 | ₹559 | ₹759 |
| Middle 40% | ₹543 | ₹892 | ₹1,018 | ₹1,115 |
| Top 20% | ₹1,078 | ₹1,228 | ₹1,795 | ₹1,806 |
| of which Top 10% | ₹1,227 | ₹1,400 | ₹2,011 | ₹2,141 |
| of which Top 5% | ₹1,420 | ₹1,575 | ₹2,124 | ₹2,491 |
- Bottom 40%₹759
- Middle 40%₹1,115
- Top 20%₹1,806
- of which Top 10%₹2,141
- of which Top 5%₹2,491
Urban bars for 2023-24 shown; rural values are in the table. Same scale for every row in this section.
Chandigarh has far fewer rural households than urban ones, so read its rural figures with care.
Beverages and processed food
Monthly spend per person, by income group, for the two survey rounds. Survey item group: Beverages, Processed food, etc.
| Income group | Rural, 2022-23 | Rural, 2023-24 | Urban, 2022-23 | Urban, 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom 40% | ₹419 | ₹625 | ₹718 | ₹770 |
| Middle 40% | ₹617 | ₹890 | ₹1,545 | ₹1,809 |
| Top 20% | ₹1,230 | ₹1,448 | ₹2,943 | ₹3,397 |
| of which Top 10% | ₹1,587 | ₹1,823 | ₹3,784 | ₹4,321 |
| of which Top 5% | ₹2,146 | ₹2,186 | ₹4,558 | ₹5,745 |
- Bottom 40%₹770
- Middle 40%₹1,809
- Top 20%₹3,397
- of which Top 10%₹4,321
- of which Top 5%₹5,745
Urban bars for 2023-24 shown; rural values are in the table. Same scale for every row in this section.
Chandigarh has far fewer rural households than urban ones, so read its rural figures with care.
Source and date
Source. NSS Report 591 and 592 (HCES 2022-23 and 2023-24), Appendix A, mean monthly per-person spend by income group.
Last checked. 11 Nov
What this tells a founder
In the 2023-24 survey round, the highest-spending fifth of urban households in Chandigarh spent ₹758 on personal care, ₹1,806 on clothing, bedding and footwear and ₹3,397 on beverages and processed food per person a month. Across India the same group spent ₹366, ₹620 and ₹1,616. Chandigarh is above India on personal care and clothing, bedding and footwear and beverages and processed food. These are averages for income groups, not the size of the market and not a count of buyers; the three are shown side by side, never added.