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Bihar
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Assam
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West Bengal
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Jharkhand
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bihar government issued a notification on June 6, 2022, to conduct a caste survey in Bihar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Population according to castes in Bihar are 5.7% are Brahmins, 4.7% are Bhumihar, 5.2% are Rajputs, 14.4% are Yadav, 4% are Kurmi, 8% are Kushwaha, 17% are Muslims, 2% are Kayastha, 6% are Baniya, 3% are Teli, 2% are Mushahar and 4% are Dusadh.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 15 April 2023, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar started the Caste-Based Census of 2 crores 59 lakh families in the state by going to his ancestral home in Bakhtiyarpur and registering all the family statistics.
Detailed explanation-4: -In India, the first caste-based census was conducted in 1872 by the British colonial administration. However, the last caste-based census was conducted in 1931, and since then, there has been a demand to reintroduce it.