As soon as the caste survey data was released in bihar on october 2, the debate on politics and representation of
Extremely Backward Class (OBC) has started once again. From the census figures released by the Nitish
government in bihar, it is certain that the caste survey is going to be a big issue in the lok sabha campaign next
year. congress is also cornering the Bharatiya Janata Party. But, after the Nitish government released the figures,
opposition parties in almost all the states are demanding the central government to conduct the caste census. In
such a situation, let us know in this report how the caste survey data released in bihar can prove to be a big
challenge for the bharatiya janata party in the lok sabha elections?
First let us know how much population is there in Bihar.
bihar has become the first state in the country to release caste survey data. It has been told in this survey that
there are a total of 13 crore 7 lakh 25 thousand 310 people in Bihar. Out of these, there are 2 crore 83 lakh 44
thousand 160 families. Among these 13 crore people, the largest population is OBC. There are 63% OBCs out of
which 27% are backward classes and 36% are extremely backward classes. Whereas 14.26% population is of
Yadavs, 3.65% is of Brahmin and 3.45% of the population is of Rajput (Thakur). Kayasthas have the least
number among these castes. According to the survey, the population of Kayasthas in the state is only 0.60%.
After this, sc category has 19 percent population.
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