Population: Bihar data was reported at 127.855 Person mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 125.991 Person mn for 2023. Population: Bihar data is updated yearly, averaging 94.474 Person mn from Mar 1994 (Median) to 2024, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 127.855 Person mn in 2024 and a record low of 68.433 Person mn in 1994. Population: Bihar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.GBG001: Population. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In Bihar, the share of males with multiple disabilities was 1.9 percent and females at 1.3 percent. According to the 76th round of the NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, a higher percentage of disabled men than disabled women were present in India, reflected in the northern state. The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the statistical wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), mainly responsible for laying down standards for statistical analysis, data collection, and implementation.

Comprehensive population and demographic data for Bihar Tehsil

According to the 76th round of the NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, Bihar had a higher percentage of disabled men with a certificate of disability at 36.1 percent. The disability certificate was issued by the medical board to persons with more than 40 percent of any disability. This provides eligibility to apply for facilities, concessions and other benefits provided under various schemes.

Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Bihar data was reported at 25.500 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.800 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Bihar data is updated yearly, averaging 28.500 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.900 NA in 2000 and a record low of 25.500 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Bihar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH002: Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: by States.

Census: Population: Bihar: Patna data was reported at 1,684,297.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,697,976.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Bihar: Patna data is updated decadal, averaging 388,635.500 Person from Mar 1901 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,697,976.000 Person in 03-01-2001 and a record low of 158,048.000 Person in 03-01-1921. Census: Population: Bihar: Patna data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAC005: Census: Population: By Towns and Urban Agglomerations: Bihar.

This polygon dataset shows village boundaries with socio-demographic and economic Census data for 1991 for the State of Bihar, India linked to the 1991 Census. Includes village socio-demographic and economic Census attribute data such as total population, population by sex, household, literacy and illiteracy rates, and employment by industry. This layer is part of the VillageMap dataset which includes socio-demographic and economic Census data for 1991 at the village level for all the states of India. This data layer is sourced from secondary government sources, chiefly Survey of India, Census of India, Election Commission, etc.

Census: Population: Bihar: Dhaka data was reported at 42,063.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 32,632.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Bihar: Dhaka data is updated decadal, averaging 32,632.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42,063.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 24,745.000 Person in 03-01-1991. Census: Population: Bihar: Dhaka data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAC005: Census: Population: By Towns and Urban Agglomerations: Bihar.

Comprehensive population and demographic data for Bihar Village

Comprehensive population and demographic data for Lodia Bihar Village

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Muzaffarpur, India metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Census: Population: Bihar: Mirganj data was reported at 26,240.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 23,576.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Bihar: Mirganj data is updated decadal, averaging 13,690.000 Person from Mar 1901 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26,240.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 8,089.000 Person in 03-01-1911. Census: Population: Bihar: Mirganj data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAC005: Census: Population: By Towns and Urban Agglomerations: Bihar.

Comprehensive population and demographic data for Koria Zilla Bihar Village

Census: Population: Bihar data was reported at 104,099,452.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 82,998,509.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Bihar data is updated decadal, averaging 31,962,992.500 Person from Mar 1901 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104,099,452.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 21,243,632.000 Person in 03-01-1901. Census: Population: Bihar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAB002: Census: Population: by States.

The number of workers across the eastern state of Bihar in India during financial year 2023 was nearly *** thousand workers. This was an increase from the previous year. The south Asian country of India had over ** million workers in financial year 2023.

Comprehensive population and demographic data for Chak Bihari Village

Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: per 1000 Population: Bihar: Urban data was reported at 15.700 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: per 1000 Population: Bihar: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 16.500 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.500 NA in 2000 and a record low of 14.700 NA in 2014. Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: per 1000 Population: Bihar: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH004: Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: by States.

Comprehensive population and demographic data for Bihar Harchand Village

Census: Population: by Religion: Sikh: Bihar data was reported at 23,779.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 20,780.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Sikh: Bihar data is updated decadal, averaging 22,279.500 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23,779.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 20,780.000 Person in 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Sikh: Bihar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAE005: Census: Population: by Religion: Sikh.

Abstract

The second National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2), conducted in 1998-99, provides information on fertility, mortality, family planning, and important aspects of nutrition, health, and health care. The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) coordinated the survey, which collected information from a nationally representative sample of more than 90,000 ever-married women age 15-49. The NFHS-2 sample covers 99 percent of India's population living in all 26 states. This report is based on the survey data for 25 of the 26 states, however, since data collection in Tripura was delayed due to local problems in the state.

IIPS also coordinated the first National Family Health Survey (NFHS-1) in 1992-93. Most of the types of information collected in NFHS-2 were also collected in the earlier survey, making it possible to identify trends over the intervening period of six and one-half years. In addition, the NFHS-2 questionnaire covered a number of new or expanded topics with important policy implications, such as reproductive health, women's autonomy, domestic violence, women's nutrition, anaemia, and salt iodization.

The NFHS-2 survey was carried out in two phases. Ten states were surveyed in the first phase which began in November 1998 and the remaining states (except Tripura) were surveyed in the second phase which began in March 1999. The field staff collected information from 91,196 households in these 25 states and interviewed 89,199 eligible women in these households. In addition, the survey collected information on 32,393 children born in the three years preceding the survey. One health investigator on each survey team measured the height and weight of eligible women and children and took blood samples to assess the prevalence of anaemia.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

Three-quarters (73 percent) of the population lives in rural areas. The age distribution is typical of populations that have recently experienced a fertility decline, with relatively low proportions in the younger and older age groups. Thirty-six percent of the population is below age 15, and 5 percent is age 65 and above. The sex ratio is 957 females for every 1,000 males in rural areas but only 928 females for every 1,000 males in urban areas, suggesting that more men than women have migrated to urban areas.

The survey provides a variety of demographic and socioeconomic background information. In the country as a whole, 82 percent of household heads are Hindu, 12 percent are Muslim, 3 percent are Christian, and 2 percent are Sikh. Muslims live disproportionately in urban areas, where they comprise 15 percent of household heads. Nineteen percent of household heads belong to scheduled castes, 9 percent belong to scheduled tribes, and 32 percent belong to other backward classes (OBCs). Two-fifths of household heads do not belong to any of these groups.

Questions about housing conditions and the standard of living of households indicate some improvements since the time of NFHS-1. Sixty percent of households in India now have electricity and 39 percent have piped drinking water compared with 51 percent and 33 percent, respectively, at the time of NFHS-1. Sixty-four percent of households have no toilet facility compared with 70 percent at the time of NFHS-1.

About three-fourths (75 percent) of males and half (51 percent) of females age six and above are literate, an increase of 6-8 percentage points from literacy rates at the time of NFHS-1. The percentage of illiterate males varies from 6-7 percent in Mizoram and Kerala to 37 percent in Bihar and the percentage of illiterate females varies from 11 percent in Mizoram and 15 percent in Kerala to 65 percent in Bihar. Seventy-nine percent of children age 6-14 are attending school, up from 68 percent in NFHS-1. The proportion of children attending school has increased for all ages, particularly for girls, but girls continue to lag behind boys in school attendance. Moreover, the disparity in school attendance by sex grows with increasing age of children. At age 6-10, 85 percent of boys attend school compared with 78 percent of girls. By age 15-17, 58 percent of boys attend school compared with 40 percent of girls. The percentage of girls 6-17 attending school varies from 51 percent in Bihar and 56 percent in Rajasthan to over 90 percent in Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.

Women in India tend to marry at an early age. Thirty-four percent of women age 15-19 are already married including 4 percent who are married but gauna has yet to be performed. These proportions are even higher in the rural areas. Older women are more likely than younger women to have married at an early age: 39 percent of women currently age 45-49 married before age 15 compared with 14 percent of women currently age 15-19. Although this indicates that the proportion of women who marry young is declining rapidly, half the women even in the age group 20-24 have married before reaching the legal minimum age of 18 years. On average, women are five years younger than the men they marry. The median age at marriage varies from about 15 years in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh to 23 years in Goa.

As part of an increasing emphasis on gender issues, NFHS-2 asked women about their participation in household decisionmaking. In India, 91 percent of women are involved in decision-making on at least one of four selected topics. A much lower proportion (52 percent), however, are involved in making decisions about their own health care. There are large variations among states in India with regard to women's involvement in household decisionmaking. More than three out of four women are involved in decisions about their own health care in Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Punjab compared with about two out of five or less in Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Rajasthan. Thirty-nine percent of women do work other than housework, and more than two-thirds of these women work for cash. Only 41 percent of women who earn cash can decide independently how to spend the money that they earn. Forty-three percent of working women report that their earnings constitute at least half of total family earnings, including 18 percent who report that the family is entirely dependent on their earnings. Women's work-participation rates vary from 9 percent in Punjab and 13 percent in Haryana to 60-70 percent in Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh.

FERTILITY AND FAMILY PLANNING

Fertility continues to decline in India. At current fertility levels, women will have an average of 2.9 children each throughout their childbearing years. The total fertility rate (TFR) is down from 3.4 children per woman at the time of NFHS-1, but is still well above the replacement level of just over two children per woman. There are large variations in fertility among the states in India. Goa and Kerala have attained below replacement level fertility and Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab are at or close to replacement level fertility. By contrast, fertility is 3.3 or more children per woman in Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh. More than one-third to less than half of all births in these latter states are fourth or higher-order births compared with 7-9 percent of births in Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu.

Efforts to encourage the trend towards lower fertility might usefully focus on groups within the population that have higher fertility than average. In India, rural women and women from scheduled tribes and scheduled castes have somewhat higher fertility than other women, but fertility is particularly high for illiterate women, poor women, and Muslim women. Another striking feature is the high level of childbearing among young women. More than half of women age 20-49 had their first birth before reaching age 20, and women age 15-19 account for almost one-fifth of total fertility. Studies in India and elsewhere have shown that health and mortality risks increase when women give birth at such young ages?both for the women themselves and for their children. Family planning programmes focusing on women in this age group could make a significant impact on maternal and child health and help to reduce fertility.

INFANT AND CHILD MORTALITY

NFHS-2 provides estimates of infant and child mortality and examines factors associated with the survival of young children. During the five years preceding the survey, the infant mortality rate was 68 deaths at age 0-11 months per 1,000 live births, substantially lower than 79 per 1,000 in the five years preceding the NFHS-1 survey. The child mortality rate, 29 deaths at age 1-4 years per 1,000 children reaching age one, also declined from the corresponding rate of 33 per 1,000 in NFHS-1. Ninety-five children out of 1,000 born do not live to age five years. Expressed differently, 1 in 15 children die in the first year of life, and 1 in 11 die before reaching age five. Child-survival programmes might usefully focus on specific groups of children with particularly high infant and child mortality rates, such as children who live in rural areas, children whose mothers are illiterate, children belonging to scheduled castes or scheduled tribes, and children from poor households. Infant mortality rates are more than two and one-half times as high for women who did not receive any of the recommended types of maternity related medical care than for mothers who did receive all recommended types of care.

HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, AND NUTRITION

Promotion of maternal and child health has been one of the most important components of the Family Welfare Programme of the Government of India. One goal is for each pregnant woman to receive at least three antenatal check-ups plus two tetanus toxoid injections and a full course of iron and folic acid supplementation. In India, mothers of 65 percent of the children