BIMARU states record highest fertility rates in country

Bihar has recorded highest fertility rate in the country with an average rural woman in the State giving birth to almost four children. This, even as the national level total fertility rate (TFR) has dipped by .1 points to 2.4 in 2011. For the record, Bihar at 51.1 has the highest percentage of illiterate women in the country.

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