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Bihar Telecom
Circle comprise of 38 Revenue
Districts and 102 Revenue sub -
Divisions covering a geographical area of 0.96 Lakh
sq. kms . The total population is 8.29 Crores
of which urban population is 0.87 Crores and rural population is 7.42
Crores as per 2001 census. Bihar Telecom Circle is
divided into 12 SSAs (19 telecom districts) and 104
Short Distance Charging Areas (SDCA) for providing better and
efficient telecom facilities and proper administrative control.
All the 1,169 exchanges are of
electronic type. 17 Trunk Automatic Exchanges are
working at SSA headquarters. Large Scale introduction of OFC and
Digital Microwave / UHF in the local and long distance network in Bihar
Circle has resulted in better STD/ISD
services. At present there are 17,62,879 telephone connections
( including WLL & Mobile) in Bihar
. Out of 38,475 inhabited villages in Bihar
38,475 villages are having telecom facilities. The
Tele density of the circle is 2.35 per 100 persons against the national
average of 7 per 100 persons. Ambitious plans have been drawn to clear
the waiting list and make the telephone on demand.
Internet facility is available on local charging
from all places in Bihar, where
telephone facility is available.
Bihar Telecom Circle At A Glance (As on 31st Dec’ 2007)
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Area
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0.96 Lakh sq. kms
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Population
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8,28,78,796 (2001 Census)
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No.
of Revenue Districts
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38
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No.
of Revenue Subdivision
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102
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No. of SSA's/Districts
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12/19
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No.
of SDCA's
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104
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No. of Exchanges (All
electronic type)
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1,169
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Equipped Switching Capacity
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22,38,842
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Working
Connections (including WLL & Mobile)
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18,07,693
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No. of Mobile
Subscribers
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7,30,153
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No. of WLL Connections
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1,22,022
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Waiting
List
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85,610
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No. of inhabited villages
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38,475
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No. of villages covered with Telecom Facility
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38,475
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No. of Taxes
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17
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TAX capacity
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225 K
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