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Podcast: India News - English
Episode: Bihar caste survey: Yadavs lead OBC population by far, comprise 14.26%
Description: The Bihar caste survey has revealed that people belonging to the other backward classes or OBCs account for 27.12% of the state's total population. Among the OBCs, Yadavs form the largest chunk, comprising 14.26% of the state's population. Next come Kushwahas, who make up for 4.21%. Kushwahas are followed by Kurmis with 2.87% and Banias with 2.31% of the population. The extremely backward classes or EBCs make up for 36.01% of the population. OBCs and EBCs jointly form 63% of the population. According to the Indian Express, the EBCs are the biggest social group comprising 4,70,80,514 individuals, or 36.01% of the state’s population. The OBCs number 3,54,63,936 (27.12%), and the Sc...