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Almost 58% of Bihar's population was below 25 years age, which is the highest in India. In 2021, Bihar has had an urbanisation rate of 20%. [15] [82] Bihar has an adult literacy rate of 68.15% (78.5% for males and 57.8% for females) in 2020. [81] Population increased to 130,725,310 as per the Bihar caste survey conducted in 2023. [80]
DD Bihar, Sahara Bihar, and ETV Bihar-Jharkhand are the channels dedicated specifically to Bihar. In 2008, two dedicated Bhojpuri channels, called Mahuaa TV, [7] [8] and Purva TV [9] were launched. Several government radio channels exist in Bihar. All India Radio has stations in Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Patna, Purnea, and Sasaram.
Taasir is an Urdu-language daily newspaper published in India. It was established in 2013. It launched in Patna, the capital city of Bihar. [1] [2] Taasir is being published from eleven Indian states with 12 editions, and is the country's highest circulating Urdu-written daily newspaper.
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Bihar in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 40 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Bihar, along with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal , were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases.
On 14 December 2022, an alcohol poisoning took place in Bihar, India. [1] The poisoning resulted in the death of 73 people. [2] The victims consumed hooch (spurious liquor), that is qualitatively different from the standard alcoholic products. [3] It is the highest death toll in Bihar, since liquor prohibition in state in 2016. [4]
The quota for STs, however, is proposed to be slashed from 10% to 2%. With most of the tribal areas going to Jharkhand after the bifurcation of Bihar in 2000, the tribal population in Bihar is less than 2%. Bihar Government issued gazette notifications for raising the quota to 75% after Governor Rajendra Arlekar gave his assent to two bills. [9]
Bihar reported its first case on 22 March 2020. Bihar reported its first 100 cases on 20 April 2020. It took almost 1 month to reach the 100th case. Bihar reported 1,000 cases on 14 May 2020. Bihar reported 5,000 cases on 8 June 2020. Bihar reported 5,000 recoveries on 19 June 2020. Bihar reported 10,000 cases on 1 July 2020.
The 2019 Bihar floods affected 13 districts of North Bihar, India, causing 130 deaths by the end of July. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 1269 panchayats (settlement councils ...