It was also India's most densely populated state, with 1,106 persons per square kilometre.
At 11.3%, Bihar has the second-lowest urbanisation rate in India after Himachal Pradesh.
[2] Most of Bihar's population belongs to a collection of ethnic groups speaking indic languages.
[9] As per Bihar government’s Bihar caste-based survey 2022 report, released on 2 October 2023, showed that extremely backward classes (EBCs) account for 36.01 percent of the 13.07 crore population of the state.
Proponents have called Bhojpuri, Magahi, Bajjika and Angika to receive the same status.