Saturday, January 5, 2013

Amenities and Living Conditions of major urban agglomerations/cities of Bihar State of India


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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