Progressive Bihar - Finally the sleeping giant is waking up

Progressive Bihar - Finally the sleeping giant is waking up
Progressive Bihar - Come support it's growth path.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Key Bihar Statistics

While reading Preeti Mehta’s article “Tales of a Neglected Hinterland” I saw some general demographical statistics and hence decided to explore some more statistics and the findings were interesting.
·         Out of a total area of 94,163 Sq Kms only 1.16% area is urban while the rest is rural.
·         There is one police station for every 110 Sq km area and 1,21,694 people.
·         There are 52.1 % males to 47.9% females i.e. 916 females for every 1000 males . In the age group of 0-6 the statistics seem to be a little better: There are 51.7% males to 48.3% females



Location


Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country (between 83°-30' to 88°-00' longitude). It is an entirely land–locked state, although the outlet to the sea through the port of Kolkata is not far away. Bihar lies mid-way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east.



Physical Features




Latitude








      24°-20'-10" ~ 27°-31'-15" N







Longitude





82°-19'-50" ~ 88°-17'-40" E




Rural Area





92,257.51 sq. kms




Urban Area





1,095.49 sq. kms




Total Area





94,163.00 sq. kms




Height above Sea-Level





173 Feet




Normal Rainfall





1,205 mm




Avg. Number of Rainy Days





52.5 Days in a Year










 Administrative Units




Divisions








9







Districts





38




Sub-Divisions





101




CD Blocks





534




Panchayats





8,471




Number of Revenue Villages





45,103




Number of Urban Agglomerations





14




Number of Towns





199





  - Statutory Towns





139





  - Non-Statutory Towns





60




Police Stations





853





  - Civil Police Stations





813





  - Railway Police Stations





40




Police Districts





43





  - Civil Police District





39





  - Railway Police District





4











 Key Statistics - as per 2011 Census (Provisional)




Population








10,38,04,637








  - Male





5,41,85,347





  - Female





4,96,19,290




Population (0~6 Years Group)











  - In Absolute Numbers





1,85,82,229








Males




                   96,15,280








Females




             89,66,949




Literacy











  - In Absolute Numbers





5,43,90,254








Males




                 3,27,11,975








Females




          2,16,78,279





  - Percentage of Total Population





63.82%








Males




                  73.39%








Females




                 53.33%




Decadal Population Growth (2001-2011) 











  - Absolute





2,08,06,128





  - As Percentage





25.07%




Highest Decadal Growth at


Madhepura District


 (30.65%)




Lowest Decadal Growth at


Gopalganj District


 (18.83%)




Density of Population





1,102 per sq kms





  - Highest Density


Sheohar,


1882 per sq kms





  - Lowest Density


Kaimur,


488 per sq kms




Most Populous District


Patna:


57,72,804




Least Populous District


Sheikhpura:


6,34,927




Sex Ratio (Females/Thousand Males)





916





  - Highest Ratio


(Gopalganj)


1,015





  - Lowest Ratio


Munger and Bhagalpur)


(879




Highest Literacy Rate


Rohtas,


75.59%




Lowest Literacy Rate


Purnia,


52.49%




Average Population of a District





27,31,701