Key Points
Of the total 2.76 crore households in Bihar, 1.01 crore, or 36.76%, have concrete houses (of two or more than two rooms) , 22.37% (61.89 lakh) families have concrete houses (with one room), 26.54% or 73.44 lakh have tile/tin shed houses while 14.09% or 38.99 lakh families live in huts, according to the socio-economic data from the caste survey report tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.E)..
In terms of caste groups, the survey report reveals that 51.54%, or 22.30 lakh families of the total 43.28 lakh families from general category (seven upper castes), have concrete houses (two or more than two rooms) while 43.47% or 32.49 families of total 74.73 lakh families from backward classes have concrete house (two or more than two rooms..
Among scheduled caste groups, 24.26% or 13.27 lakh families out of total 54.72 lakh families have concrete houses (two or more than two rooms) while among scheduled tribe groups, 25.81% or 1.21 lakh families of the total 4.70 lakh families have concrete houses..
The report reveals that 28.71% or 28.37 lakh families of the total 98.84 lakh families from EBCs (comprising 112 caste groups) live in tiled roof/ tin shed houses, followed by 28.34% or 15.50 lakh families of the total 54.72 lakh families from scheduled castes..
Among upper castes, 69.37% of Kayasthas (1.18 lakh families out of total 1.70 lakh) have concrete houses (with two or more rooms), followed by Bhumihars (61.72% or 5.17 lakh families out of 8.38 lakh), Rajputs (59.28% or 5.65 lakh families out of total 9.53 lakh) and Brahmins (53.24% or 5.73 lakh families out of total 10.76 lakh)..
