Amenities and Living Conditions of the
four major urban agglomerations/cities of Bihar State of
India have been discussed here. These are Patna, Gaya, Nalanda (Biharsharif ) and Muzaffarpur. The four major cities of Bihar
namely Patna, Gaya, Nalanda and Muzaffarpur are the major parts of the
mentioned respective urban agglomerations.
These four cities together account for about one fourth of urban population of
Bihar.
PATNA
Patna is the capital city of Bihar state.
Patna alone accounts for 15 percent of Bihar urban population. As per census 2011, the urban population of
Patna district is 2,510,093 which is 49.38 percent
of the total state’s urban population. About
43.48% population of Patna is urban. As per provisional reports of
Census India, population of Patna City in 2011 is 1,683,200; of which male and
female are 894,158 and 789,042 respectively. Although Patna city has population
of 1,683,200; its urban / metropolitan population is 2,046,652 of which
1,087,864 are males and 958,788 are females.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010, the
amenities
and living conditions of urban Patna district
are presented as below.
About 84% households were living in their own
houses. Less than 2% were still living in Kutcha houses. Though almost all
households had access to improved sources of drinking water, only 18% were
treating water to make it safer.
Whereas 27% were sharing toilets, still about 4%
were defecating in open. Over 95% had access to electricity. Though 81% were
using LPG for cooking, 16% were still using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues
for cooking. As high as 90% had telephones/ mobiles and 15% even had computers.
NALANDA
(BIHARSHARIF)
Nalanda
district is one of the most important districts in Bihar. Biharsharif is
another name by which the district of Nalanda is famously known. As per census 2011, the urban population of
Nalanda district is 457,489 which is only 9% of the total state’s urban
population. About 15.93 % population of Nalanda is urban. As per provisional reports of Census
India, population of Nalanda City in 2011 is 2,96,889; of which male and female
are 1,54,915and 1,41,974 respectively.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010, the
amenities and living conditions
of urban Nalanda/Biharsharif district are presented as below.
About 78% households were living in their own
houses. About 4% were still living in Kutcha houses. Though almost all
households had access to improved sources of drinking water, only 22% were
treating water to make it safer.
Whereas 23% were sharing toilets, still about 9%
were defecating in open. About 95% had access to electricity. Though 73% were
using LPG for cooking, 23% were still using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues
for cooking. As high as 81% had telephones/ mobiles and 20% even had computers.
MUZAFFARPUR
As per census 2011, the urban
population of Muzaffarpur
district is 469,896 which is only 9.24% of
the total state’s urban population. About
9.83% population of Muzaffarpur is urban.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Muzaffarpur city
in 2011 is 351,838; of which male and female are 186,145 and 165,693
respectively.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey,
2010, the amenities and living conditions
of urban Muzaffarpur
district are presented as below.
About 75% households were living in their own
houses. Less than 2% were still living in Kutcha houses. Though almost all
households had access to improved sources of drinking water, only 18% were
treating water to make it safer.
Whereas 16% were sharing toilets, still about 18%
were defecating in open. Over 91% had access to electricity. Though 66% were
using LPG for cooking, 29% were still using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues
for cooking. As high as 81% had telephones/ mobiles and 13% even had computers.
GAYA
As per provisional reports of Census
India, population of Gaya in 2011 is 4,379,383 of which male and female are 245,764 and 217,690
respectively. As per census 2011, the urban population of Gaya district is 575,495 which is
only 11.32% of the total state’s urban
population. As per provisional reports
of Census India, population of Gaya city in 2011 is 470,839; of which male and female are 249,797 and 221,042 respectively.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey,
2010, the amenities and living conditions
of urban Gaya
district are presented as below.
About 80% households were living in their own
houses. Less than 9% were still living in Kutcha houses. Though 92% households
had access to improved sources of drinking water, only few were treating water
to make it safer.
Whereas 15% were sharing toilets, still about 40%
were defecating in open. About 80% had access to electricity. Though 33% were
using LPG for cooking, 50% were still using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues
for cooking. As high as 85% had telephones/ mobiles and 8% even had computers. Underline is that the quite a few people of
Gaya love to have communication means even if they do not have toilets in their homes.
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