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Put two to four states or UTs side by side on the Unnati Index, its pillars and every indicator. The best value in each row is marked.
| Jharkhand | Bihar | |
|---|---|---|
| Unnati Index | 44.3 (Best of those compared) | 36.8 |
| Economy & Jobs | 55.6 (Best of those compared) | 52.8 |
| Health | 45.3 (Best of those compared) | 42.2 |
| Education | 45.2 (Best of those compared) | 25.0 |
| Safety & Justice | 30.7 | 30.8 (Best of those compared) |
| Governance & Fiscal Health | 76.0 (Best of those compared) | 32.9 |
| Infrastructure & Digital | 14.8 | 30.8 (Best of those compared) |
| Environment | 42.2 | 46.7 (Best of those compared) |
| Inclusion & Equality | 44.5 (Best of those compared) | 33.0 |
| Jharkhand | Bihar | |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index (Unnati estimate) | 55.5 (Best of those compared) | 44.1 |
| Social Progress Index | 41.7 (Best of those compared) | 33.1 |
| Safety Index | 69.7 |
Best of those compared. the latest figures are for different periods.
| Gross State Domestic Product (constant prices)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 3,03,178 ₹ crore2024-25 · provisional | 5,76,645 ₹ crore2025-26 · provisional |
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| Gross State Domestic Product (current prices)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 5,16,255 ₹ crore2024-25 · provisional | 11,07,072 ₹ crore2025-26 · provisional |
| Per-capita income (current prices)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 1,16,663 ₹2024-25 · provisional | 76,300 ₹2025-26 · provisional |
| Per-capita income (real)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 68,357 ₹2024-25 · provisional | 38,878 ₹2025-26 · provisional |
| Gender Equality Index | 40.9 (Best of those compared) | 26.2 |
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| Child Well-being Index | 57.1 (Best of those compared) | 35.8 |
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| Real GSDP growthNot marked: the latest figures are for different periods. |
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| 7.0%2024-25 · provisional |
| 8.7%2025-26 · provisional |
| Real GSDP growth (3-year average)Not marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 7.2%2022-23 to 2024-25 · provisional | 9.7%2023-24 to 2025-26 · provisional |
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| Retail inflation (CPI, combined) | 1.1%Dec 2025 | -1.4%Dec 2025 |
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| Labour force participation rate | 59.8% (Best of those compared)2025 | 49.3%2025 |
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| Unemployment rate | 2.7% (Best of those compared)2025 | 3.8%2025 |
| Workers in regular salaried jobs | 13.7% (Best of those compared)2025 | 12.0%2025 |
| Youth unemployment rate | 8.2% (Best of those compared)2025 | 12.1%2025 |
| Merchandise exports per person | 47 US$ per person (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 16 US$ per person2024-25 |
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| GST collected per person | 1,383 ₹ per person (Best of those compared)Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) | 1,256 ₹ per personApr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) |
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| GST collection growth | -23.2%Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) | 9.2% (Best of those compared)Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) |
| Capital expenditure share | 19.7% (Best of those compared)2023-24 · provisional | 13.7%2023-24 · provisional |
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| Fiscal deficit | 2.5% (Best of those compared)2023-24 · provisional | 8.7%2023-24 · provisional |
| Municipal self-reliance | 43% (Best of those compared)2022-23 · provisional | 28%2022-23 · provisional |
| Outstanding debt | 26.1% (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 36.4%2024-25 |
| Own tax revenue | 6.2% (Best of those compared)2023-24 · provisional | 5.7%2023-24 · provisional |
| Criminal trials pending | 85.7% (Best of those compared)2024 | 98.8%2024 |
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| Police vacancy rate | 27.2% (Best of those compared)1 Jan 2024 | 39.9%1 Jan 2024 |
| Charge-sheeting rate | 64.8%2024 | 73.4% (Best of those compared)2024 |
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| Conviction rate | 30.8%2024 | 39.0% (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Crimes against children | 11.2 per lakh children (Best of those compared)2024 | 28.1 per lakh children2024 |
| Crimes against women | 32.5 per lakh women (Best of those compared)2024 | 44.1 per lakh women2024 |
| Cybercrime rate | 3.5 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 | 4.9 per lakh population2024 |
| Murder rate | 3.7 per lakh population2024 | 2.2 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Road accident deaths | 10.3 per lakh population2024 | 7.2 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Suicide rate | 5.0 per lakh population2024 | 1.0 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Total cognisable crime rate | 152.0 per lakh population (Best of those compared)2024 | 272.6 per lakh population2024 |
| Anaemia among women | 65.3%NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 63.5% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
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| Anaemia among young children | 67.5% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 69.4%NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Fully immunised children | 78.1% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 77.3%NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Infant mortality rate | 27 per 1,000 live births2024 | 23 per 1,000 live births (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Institutional births | 77.4%NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 81.1% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Life expectancy at birth | 69.5 years2020-24 | 69.5 years2020-24 |
| Maternal mortality ratio | 82 per 1,00,000 live births (Best of those compared)2022-24 | 96 per 1,00,000 live births2022-24 |
| Stunted children under 5 | 35.0% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 35.6%NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Under-5 mortality rate | 32 per 1,000 live births2024 | 25 per 1,000 live births (Best of those compared)2024 |
| Dropout rate, secondaryNot marked: the latest figures are for different periods. | 3.5%2024-25 | 29.5%2022-23 |
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| Grade 3 learning level (PARAKH) | 53%PRS 2024 | 55% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Grade 6 learning level (PARAKH) | 47%PRS 2024 | 48% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Grade 6 maths performance (PARAKH) | 43%PRS 2024 | 45% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Grade 9 learning level (PARAKH) | 40%PRS 2024 | 43% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Gross enrolment ratio, higher education | 18.6% (Best of those compared)2021-22 | 17.1%2021-22 |
| Gross enrolment ratio, secondary | 72.6% (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 51.1%2024-25 |
| Learning outcomes (PARAKH) | 47%PRS 2024 | 49% (Best of those compared)PRS 2024 |
| Pupil–teacher ratio, secondary | 30 pupils per teacher2024-25 | 26 pupils per teacher (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
| Schools with computers | 19.2% (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 17.1%2024-25 |
| Schools with electricity | 92.7%2024-25 | 97.1% (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
| Schools with functional girls' toilets | 95.9%2024-25 | 98.1% (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
| Air passengers per 100 people | 6.8 per 100 people per year (Best of those compared)Apr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) | 3.9 per 100 people per yearApr–Sep 2026 (FY 2026-27 to date) |
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| Households using clean cooking fuel | 31.9%NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 37.8% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Households with electricity | 96.4%NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 98.5% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Households with improved sanitation | 56.7% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 49.4%NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| National highway density | 46 km per 1,000 km²2024-25 | 65 km per 1,000 km² (Best of those compared)2024-25 |
| Per-capita electricity consumption | 379 kWh per person (Best of those compared)2024-25 | 344 kWh per person2024-25 |
| Railway route density | 33.3 km per 1,000 km²2023-24 | 42.0 km per 1,000 km² (Best of those compared)2023-24 |
| Registered motor vehicles per 1,000 people | 161 per 1,000 people2022 | 94 per 1,000 people2022 |
| Road density | 105 km per 100 km²2019-20 | 318 km per 100 km² (Best of those compared)2019-20 |
| Rural households with tap water | 55.9%4 Oct 2026 | 95.7% (Best of those compared)4 Oct 2026 |
| State highway density | 15 km per 1,000 km²2019-20 | 39 km per 1,000 km² (Best of those compared)2019-20 |
| Digital payments per person (PhonePe) | 73 transactions per person per year (Best of those compared)Jul 2025–Jun 2026 | 62 transactions per person per yearJul 2025–Jun 2026 |
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| Internet subscribers per 100 people | 55.3 per 100 people (Best of those compared)Mar 2026 | 50.5 per 100 peopleMar 2026 |
| Annual PM2.5 concentration | 68 µg/m³ (Best of those compared)2023 | 76 µg/m³2023 |
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| Average air quality index (daily) | 100 AQI29 Oct 2026 | 90 AQI (Best of those compared)29 Oct 2026 |
| Change in forest cover | 0.25%2023 | 1.74% (Best of those compared)2023 |
| Groundwater extraction stage | 31.4% (Best of those compared)2024 | 45.5%2024 |
| Renewable share of power capacity | 6.2% (Best of those compared)2023-24 | 6.0%2023-24 |
| Urban solid waste processed | 35.1%2021-22 | Not available |
| Child marriage | 28.1% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 34.6%NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
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| Consumption inequality (Gini) | 0.263 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 | 0.212 index (0–1) (Best of those compared)HCES 2023-24 |
| Consumption inequality, rural (Gini) | 0.220 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 | 0.191 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 |
| Consumption inequality, urban (Gini) | 0.306 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 | 0.232 index (0–1)HCES 2023-24 |
| Female labour force participation | 43.7% (Best of those compared)2025 | 24.7%2025 |
| Multidimensional poverty | 28.8% (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 33.8%NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Sex ratio at birth | 927 girls per 1,000 boys (Best of those compared)2022-24 | 896 girls per 1,000 boys2022-24 |
| Sex ratio at birth (NFHS) | 899 girls per 1,000 boysNFHS-5 (2019-21) | 908 girls per 1,000 boys (Best of those compared)NFHS-5 (2019-21) |
| Violence against women by their husbands | 27.0% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 36.1%NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Women with a bank account they use | 90.8%NFHS-6 (2023-24) | 90.9% (Best of those compared)NFHS-6 (2023-24) |
| Population | 4,11,08,0002026 | 13,28,50,0002026 |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.2 children per woman2024 | 2.9 children per woman2024 |