Bihar government has made public the findings of its Caste- based Survey on 02 October 2023.
The Survey was carried out in two phases this year.
The officiating Chief Secretary of Bihar Vivek Kumar Singh released the data of the Survey in Patna.
According to the 101-page Survey report, the population of the state is more than 13 crore.
According to the report, the biggest caste group is Extremely Backward Caste (EBCs). It accounts for 36.01% of the state’s demography. The population of this group is 4.70 crore.
The Survey report says the Backward Caste (BC) population is 27.12% in the state. Its number is around 3.54 crore.
The headcount encoded 209 types of subgroups. It says Yadavs are the largest group in the state. They account for 14.26% of the state population.
The Scheduled Caste (SC) forms 19.65% of the state population. The number of this group is around 2.56 crore.
The people of the general category account for 15.52% of the population. Their population is 2.02 crore.
The tribal population stands at 1.68% of the state population.
Along with caste details, the Bihar government has also released data on the religion-based population.
The major population (82%) of Bihar follows Hinduism. The population of the Hindu religion is around 10.72 crore.
The Muslim population stands at 17.7% and it is 2.31 crore.
The third largest religion is Christianity. It is followed by Sikhs in the state
