Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of 50 original villages of Muzaffarpur-TMRC HDSS, Bihar, India, years 2008 and 2012
| Index results | 2008 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Participants | 81 875 | 94 684 |
| Residents | 68 574 | 72 653 |
| Households | 13 397 | 14 444 |
| Population density | 1360/km2 | 1392/km2 |
| Population growth yearly | – | 3.13% |
| Female/male ratio | 936/1000 | 956/1000 |
| General dependency ratio (GDR) | 81 | 72 |
| Crude birth rate/1000 | 36.7 | 21.1 |
| Mobile coverage | – | 75% |
| IRS coverage | 17% | 80% |
| Net migration | – | −189/1000 |
| Literacy rate | 61% | 64% |
| Male literacy rate | – | 68.28% |
| Female literacy rate | – | 57.10% |
General dependency ratio (GDR) = (number of people aged 0–14 and those aged 65 and over) / number of people aged 15–64) x 100; IRS, indoor residual spraying.