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| Bihar |
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Economic
Profile of Bihar |
| POPULATION
(2001 census) |
829988509 |
| MALES |
43243795 |
| FEMALES |
39754714 |
| SEX
RATIO (females/1000 males) |
921 |
| DENSITY
OF POPULATION (Persons/ Square Km) |
880 |
| URBAN
POPULATION % |
10.47 |
| LITERACY
RATE (census 2001) in % |
47 |
| MALE
LITERACY in % |
59.7 |
| MALE
LITERATE in numbers |
20644376 |
| FEMALE
LITERACY in % |
33.1 |
| FEMALE
LITERATE in numbers |
10465201 |
| BIRTH
RATE (PER 1000) (2002)P |
30.9 |
| DEATH
RATE (PER 1000) |
7.9 |
| NSDP
at current prices (2002-2003)* Rs Crores |
51345
Rs Crores *(2002-2003) |
| PER
CAPITA NSDP (2002-03) at current prices Rs |
6015
Rs *(2002-2003) |
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| (2002)P:
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Provisional |
| *(2002-03): |
Advanced
Estimates |
| *(2001-02): |
Quick Estimate |
| *(2000-01): |
Provisional
Estimate |
| NSDP: |
Net
State Domestic product |
| Source:
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Directorate
of Economics & Statistics of respective State Governments
(As on March 26, 2004), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Govt. of India |
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| ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE |
Roads
The State is serviced by 2318 Kms.
of National Highways, 4192 Kms. of State highways, 12,579
Kms. of district roads and over 69000 Kms. of other roads.
South Bihar has extensive network of roads linking major
industrial locations in the state. The state would also
encourage private sector involvement in maintenance of roads
and bridges.
Railways
The State has extensive and well developed
railway system providing vital links to mining industry
and tourism with important cities and ports in the country.
The total rail length is in excess of 5400 Kms.
Airports
Patna International Airport is directly
connected with Kathmandu (Nepal), New Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay,
Lucknow, Varanasi & Ranchi.
Air services are provided by Indian
Airlines, Sahara Airlines and Royal Nepal Airlines.
39 district Head Quarters have air strips/aerodromes.
Small Air taxi/charter services are available at Patna and
Jamshedpur.
Inland Water Transport
Bihar is traversed by several rivers. Some of the major
rivers are the Ganges, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi, Damodar, Sone
and Swarnarekha. Total length of rivers in Bihar is 4,414
Kms
Navigable length of rivers is 1,325 Kms.
Farakka to Buxar in the river Ganges has been declared as
National Water Ways No.1. It is presently operative from
Haldia to Patna. This provides access to Calcutta Seaport
(417Kms) and Haldia (517Kms).
Financial
Bihar State Financial Corporation
(BSFC) is the main state level institution providing term
lending facilities to industrial entrepreneurs. Banks have
also shown increasing interest in term lending to industrial
units. BSFC will be restructured and strengthened to meet
the growing financial and mercantile needs of entrepreneurs.The
Corporation also undertakes the appraisal of projects coming
up in the state with a view to raising money from the capital
market (Public/Rights Issues).
Power
Total installed
capacity of the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) Damodar
Valley Corporation (DVC), National Thermal Power Corporation
(NTPC), Tenughat Thermal Power Corporation (TTPC) and Bihar
State Hydro Electric Corporation (BSHEC) in Bihar is 4470
M.W. The installed Thermal and are 4120 M.W. and Hydel capacities
350 M.W. respectively.
| Units |
Thermal |
Hydel |
Gas Turbine |
| DVC |
1600MW |
144MW |
90MW |
| NTPC |
840MW |
* |
* |
| BSEB |
1380MW |
149MW |
* |
| TTPC |
210MW |
* |
* |
| BSHEC |
* |
57MW |
* |
Telecom
Telephone Density:
Per thousands population - 2.90
Per Sq.Km. - 1.06
Telephone Exchanges:
Total No.of Exchanges - 777
Equipment capacity - 3,29,000
Public Call Office:
Urban - 4,758
Rural - 7,302
Highways - 122
STD/ISD - 440
All cities and towns of the state
are directly accessible on International Subscriber Dialing
(ISD). There are proposal to provide value added services
like Radio Paging, Cellular Telephone, E-mail Services
etc. in the State. Opportunities exist in providing value
added services as well as in expansion of basic telecommunication
facilities.
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| Bihar is mainly agricultural products
producing state. The main large and small scale agro based
industries are : |
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Rice Mills : |
Rice mills in Bauxer karbisganch
in Purnia District, Araria etc. |
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Sugar Mills
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Sugar mills located at Banmankhi
in Purnia District, Bauxer, Madora in Saran District,
Samastipur and Bihata in Patna District. |
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Edible Oil Mills : |
Edible oils from oil seeds are
located at Araria, Banmankhi in Purnia District, Bauxer,
Lakhisarai at Munger district. |
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POWER |
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OIL REFINERY |
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ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
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NFORMATION TECHNOLY
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| INSTITUTES AND UNIVERSITIES |
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Bihar University, Muzaffarpur- 842003
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Lalit Narayan Mithila University,
Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga- 846004 |
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Jai Prakash Vishvavidyalaya,Chapra
541301, Bihar. Tel:656072, 642607. |
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Siddhu Kanhu University, Santhal Pargana,
Dumka 814101, Bihar, Tel: 22495, 22584, Fax: 06434-22441.
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Vinoba Bhave University, Hazari Bagh,Bihar.
Tel : 06546-24279, 24628. |
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Nalanda Open University, Camp Office,
9, Adarsha Colony, Kidwai Puri, Patna - 800 001. Tel: 234330,
Fax: 061-2223018. |
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| Medical Colleges
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R.B.T.S Government Homeopathic Medical
College, Muzaffarpur-842003 |
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Nalanda Medical College, Kankarbagh,
Patna-800020 |
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Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Bhgalpur-812001 |
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Pataliputra Medical College, Vinobha
Bhave University, Dhanbad-828127 |
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Magadh Medical College, Gaya-823001
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| Technical Institutes |
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Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology,
Muzaffarpur-842003 |
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Regional Institute of Technology,
JAMSHEDPUR-831014, (BIHAR). TEL: 91-657-407614, FAX: 91-657-407614.
E-mail: nit.jsr@gnjsr.globalnet.ems.vsnl.net.in. |
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Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad(Bihar).
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National Institute of Foundry, and
Forge Technology, P.O. Hatia, Ranchi - 834003, Bihar. TEL:
91-651-408289, FAX: 91-651-408357. |
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