Bihar Caste Census

Bihar Caste Census

Category : National Published on: October 03 2023

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Bihar caste census data was released on October 2, 2023.
This census was conducted in 2 phases.
The first phase of this census started on January 7, 2023.
According to the caste census released in October, 2023, the backward class population in Bihar is about 27%.
The extremely backward class population is about 36%.
The total population of backward class is about 63%.
Scheduled Caste population is about 19% and Scheduled Tribe population is about 1.50%.
The population of unreserved category is approximately 15.50%.
Among the religiously based population, Hindus constitute about 82% and Muslims 17.5%.
Among the caste based population, Yadavs have the highest population at 14.26%.
After these, Ravidas is 5.2% and Maurya/Kushwaha is 4.2%.
In Bihar, Brahmins are 3.65%, Rajputs are 3.45%, Musahars are 3.08%.

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