BIHAR

Bihar is a landlocked state in northern India. It is split into 9 divisions and 38 districts. It is the nation’s third most populated state and is home to 103 million people. With only 11.3 percent of its population living in cities, Bihar is one of India’s least urbanized states. Fifty-eight percent of Bihar’s population is below the age of 25, the highest proportion in the country (Bihar State Government 2017). The state has a sex ratio of 916 females for 1,000 males (Census of India 2011).

Our knowledge products related to Bihar include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Bihar (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), a that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
• 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note (NFHS-4 (2015-16))that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Bihar.
• 2017: A Policy Note ((NFHS)-3 (2005-06) & 4 (2015-16)) to examine the trends in undernutrition in Bihar, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Bihar’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district below.

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