Question: is bihar a scheduled caste?
Answer: Presently, the State has 37 districts, after its reorganization. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population of Bihar State is 13,048,608 as per 2001 census constituting 15.7 per cent of the total population (82,998,509) of the State. The State holds 3rd rank among all the States and UTs in terms of SC population.