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Bihar

What changed before and after 2014?

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Real GSDP growth

8.6%

2024–25, constant 2011-12 prices

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

GSDP, current prices

₹9.9 lakh cr

2024–25

Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (from NSO/MoSPI)

Economy

GSDP (current prices)

Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (from NSO/MoSPI)

₹9.9 lakh cr

2025

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
YearValue
2014–15₹3.4 lakh cr
2015–16₹3.7 lakh cr
2016–17₹4.2 lakh cr
2017–18₹4.7 lakh cr
2018–19₹5.3 lakh cr
2019–20₹5.8 lakh cr
2020–21₹5.7 lakh cr
2021–22₹6.5 lakh cr
2022–23₹7.6 lakh cr
2023–24₹8.8 lakh cr
2024–25₹9.9 lakh cr
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Bihar): see GDP.

Education

Women's literacy

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

55%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)37%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)49.5%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)55%
ImprovedSource

Primary school attendance

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

83.2%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)48.9%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)82.9%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)83.2%
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Bihar): see Primary enrollment.

Sanitation

Improved sanitation

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

58.3%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)24.1%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)31.8%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)58.3%
ImprovedSource

Open defecation

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

38.9%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)74.6%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)66.5%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)38.9%
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Bihar): see Basic sanitation.

Tap Water

Rural tap water (JJM)

Ministry of Jal Shakti / data.gov.in

95.7%

2026

2019202420252026
YearValue
15 Aug 20191.9%
31 Jan 202496.4%
10 Feb 202595.7%
18 Jul 202695.7%
ImprovedSource

Piped water into dwelling

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

5.5%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)1.6%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)2.6%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)5.5%
ImprovedSource

Improved water

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

99.8%

2024

201320142006201520202024
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)96.2%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)98.4%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)99.1%
NFHS-6 (2023–24)99.8%
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Bihar): see Basic drinking water.

Roads

National highway length

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / data.gov.in

5,969 km

2022

20132014200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201920212022
YearValue
20043,537 km
20053,537 km
20063,642 km
20073,642 km
20083,642 km
20093,642 km
20103,642 km
20113,642 km
20124,105 km
201320134,168 km
201420144,467 km
20154,701 km
20195,358 km
31 Mar 20215,421 km
31 Dec 20225,969 km
ImprovedSource

PMGSY rural roads

Ministry of Rural Development / data.gov.in

62,724 km

2026

20172026
YearValue
31 Mar 201755,511 km
16 Jul 202662,724 km
ImprovedSource

Electricity

Household electricity

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

98.5%

2024

201320142006201520202024
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)27.7%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)58.6%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)95.6%
NFHS-6 (2023–24)98.5%
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Bihar): see Electricity access.

Healthcare

Infant mortality

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

48 / 1,000

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)65 / 1,000
NFHS-4 (2015–16)48 / 1,000
NFHS-5 (2019–21)48 / 1,000
Little changeSource

India (national, not Bihar): see Infant mortality.

Housing

Finished floors

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

35.1%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)21.6%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)25.5%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)35.1%
ImprovedSource

Banking

Women with a bank account

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

90.9%

2024

20202024
YearValue
NFHS-5 (2019–21)76.7%
NFHS-6 (2023–24)90.9%
ImprovedSource
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