In Bihar, ___ of the households are in rural areas as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-2021.

Correct answer: (a) 84%

Explanation

In the NFHS-5 (2019–21) survey for Bihar, about 84% of households were in rural areas.

Bihar is one of the least urbanised states in India. The Census 2011 found 88.7% of its population living in villages, with an urbanisation rate of only about 11.3%, against about 31% for India.