The Bihar caste survey has revealed that people belonging to the other backward classes or OBCs account for 27.12% of the state's total population.
Among the OBCs, Yadavs form the largest chunk, comprising 14.26% of the state's population.
Next come Kushwahas, who make up for 4.21%. Kushwahas are followed by Kurmis with 2.87% and Banias with 2.31% of the population.
The extremely backward classes or EBCs make up for 36.01% of the population. OBCs and EBCs jointly form 63% of the population.
According to the Indian Express, the EBCs are the biggest social group comprising 4,70,80,514 individuals or 36.01% of the state’s population. The OBCs number 3,54,63,936 (27.12%), and the Scheduled Castes (SCs) 2,56,89,820 (19.65%).’
Scheduled Tribes (STs) number only 21,99,361 (1.68%), the bulk of the tribal population having become part of Jharkhand after the bifurcation of the state in 2000. The “unreserved” category comprises 2,02,91,679 individuals (15.52%).
Bihar’s population, according to the survey, is 13,07,25,310, compared to the 10.41 crore recorded in the 2011 census.
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