The poverty,income and urbanization of Bihar

The state has a per capita income of $ 360 per year, compared with the average of $ 1,265 in India and 30.6% of the state population lives below the poverty line against the average Indian 22 15%.

But Bihar GSDP grew 18% between 2006 and 2007, which is higher than in the last 10 years.Hajipur was near Patna, a large industrial city in the state in the capital remains bound by the Ganges bridge good transportation infrastructure. The level of urbanization (10.5%) is below the national average (27.78% of). Urban poverty in Bihar (32.91%) is higher than the national average of 23.62%. Even with the water supply per capita as a proxy, Bihar (61 liters per day) is lower than the national average (142 liters per day)