Skip to content
Is Bihar’s high replacement rate a consequence of poverty? episode artwork

May 15, 2025 45 min

Is Bihar’s high replacement rate a consequence of poverty?

from Parley by The Hindu Hosted by TheHindu

According to the Sample Registration System report for 2021 released by the Registrar General of India on May 7, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), which is the average number of children that a woman is expected to have in her childbearing years, in India was 2.0 in 2021, the same as in 2020. While Delhi and West Bengal reported the lowest TFR of 1.4, Bihar reported the highest at 3.0. Is Bihar’s high replacement rate a consequence of poverty? We discuss the question here. Guests: Saswata Ghosh, Prasenjit Bose Host: Shiv Sahay Singh You can now find The Hindu’s podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Search for Parley by The Hindu. Write to us with comments and feedback at [email protected]

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Is Bihar’s high replacement rate a consequence of poverty?

0:00 45:17

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Parley by The Hindu?

This episode is 45 minutes long.

When was this Parley by The Hindu episode published?

This episode was published on May 15, 2025.

Can I download this Parley by The Hindu episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.