The per capita income grew by 10.5 per cent to 44,345 rupees in 2009-10 against 40,141 rupees in the year-ago period.The per capita income was slightly higher than 43,749 rupees as calculated by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in its advance estimates for Financial Year 2010.Per capital income means income of each Indian if national income is evenly divided among the country's population of 117 crore.The size of the economy rose to 62, 31,171 crore rupees in the last fiscal, up 11.8 per cent over 55, 74,449 crore rupees in Financial Year 2009.