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Patna,(BiharTimes): Only 24.2 per cent families in Bihar have toilets against 55.5 per cent having mobile or landline phones. In the same way 7.1% families have computer or laptop and 0.9% have internet connection. In urban areas, 12.9% families have computer/laptop while in rural areas, it was 6.3%.
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This revelation was made by the Census 2011 for which survey had been carried out in the state between May 15, 2010 and June 28, 2010.
According to Deputy Registrar General of India, Bhaskar Mishra, 75.8% families in the state still have no toilet in their houses. The figure in 2001 census, however, stood at 80.8%.
The pace appears to be quite slow notwithstanding various Centre and state government schemes on sanitation.
Compared to 2001 figures, Census 2011 shows increase in the number of buildings and school/colleges in the state. The number of buildings is 2.34 crore, a 43% rise in comparison to the 2001 Census.
Mishra said 77.7% of the buildings were residential and 23.3% non-residential. In 2001 Census, 79.5% buildings were residential category, meaning thereby an increase in non-residential buildings in the state.
Among district Bhagalpur has the highest percentage of residential buildings (84.9%) while Kaimur has the minimum 69.2%. The number of schools/colleges in Bihar stood at 1,05,439, a 41% increase compared to 2001.
With 5,999 Patna district is on top and Sheohar at the bottom (570) on the list of number of schools/colleges.
Strangely the survey said that 97% families live in their own houses while 2.1% as tenants.
There are 1.89 crore families in Bihar, out of which 89% reside in rural areas and only 11% in urban areas. In 2001, 90.5% families lived in rural areas and 9.5% in urban areas.
The latest Census figure said that 55.5% families have landline or mobile phones. While 51.6% households have cellphones, 2.2% have landline facilities. In 2001, only 2.2% families had telephone facilities. This is obviously because mobile phone was introduced at the fag end of 20th century in the country.
For drinking water, 86.6% families depend on handpumps in Bihar. It was 77.9% in 2001. Handpumps are mostly used in Sheohar (97.4%) while in Jamui the percentage is 52.9. He said that 34% of the families in the state had the kitchen facility with maximum number in Kishanganj district (81.8%) and the minimum in Banka district (14.9%).
The 2011 Census also said that 14.5% families have TV sets while 8.1% have either scooters or motorcycles. In 2001, 9.1% families had TV sets and 3.6% had scooters/motorcycles.
Only 44.4% families avail bank facilities. It was 21.3% in 2001. Mishra said that 73.9% families in Siwan were availing banking facilities while the percentage in Kishanganj stood at 20.3.
The introduction of computer and ATM have played a big role in revolutionizing the concept of banking.
The report said that only 11.3% households had bathroom. Patna records the highest 35.4% while Araria had the minimum 3.7%.
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