Draft Fifth Five-Year Plan 1974-79 Government of Bihar

Abstract

Bihar is the second largest State of India by the size of population. According to 1971 Census, it has an area of 1.74 lakh square kilometres and a population of 56.35 millions. In relation to the country as a whole, it accounts for about 5.3% of the area and 10.3% of the total population of India. The man-land ratio is substantially higher for the State as compared to that for the country as a whole. This is expressed in terms of density of population per square kilometre. The density of population in the State is 324 persons per square kilometre against 171 for all-India.