NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths Chapter 4: Thousands Around Us – Free PDF Download

Chapter 4 of Class 4 Maths Mela, Thousands Around Us, introduces numbers beyond 1000 — reading, writing, and understanding the place value of thousands, through the story of organising a large community meal (langar) for around 1000 people.

Last Updated: September 23, 2026

NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths Chapter 4: Thousands Around Us

What this chapter teaches.
Place value up to thousands (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands); reading and writing 4-digit numbers correctly, using a comma to separate thousands from hundreds (for example, 2,345 is “two thousand three hundred forty-five”); understanding that 999 is the largest 3-digit number and 1000 is the smallest 4-digit number (ten hundreds make one thousand); and using number lines, arrow cards, and place-value tokens to build and break down large numbers.

Activity 1 — Build the Number.
Using place-value tokens or arrow cards (cards for thousands, hundreds, tens, ones that overlap to build a number), children build 4-digit numbers and read them aloud.

Activity 2 — Read and Write.
Children practise reading numbers like 3,central digit combinations aloud, and writing the numeral for a number said in words (for example, writing “4,678” for “four thousand six hundred seventy-eight”).

Activity 3 — Where Does It Go? (Place Value).
Given a number like 5,283, children identify what each digit represents: 5 thousands, 2 hundreds, 8 tens, 3 ones.

Why This Chapter Matters

Understanding place value beyond 1000 is essential for all later arithmetic with large numbers — addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division all rely on correctly understanding what each digit represents.

How to Use These Solutions

Practise building and reading 4-digit numbers regularly, using real examples like prices, populations, or distances. Download the full chapter from our Class 4 Maths NCERT book page, or browse the Class 4 hub.

More on This Chapter

See also the Extra Questions and Revision Notes for this chapter.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many hundreds make one thousand?
10 hundreds make 1,000.

How do you write “three thousand five hundred twelve” as a numeral?
3,512.

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