PIB: State-wise literacy rates of all persons, males and females as of 2001 Census

November 26th, 2007

[The following from the PIB http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=33161]

Literacy rate in the country is collected only through the decennial census operations.  As per the last Census conducted in 2001, the literacy rate of the country was 64.84 per cent and female literacy was 53.67 per cent in respect of the population aged 7 years and above.  The literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh was 60.47 per cent and the female literacy rate was 50.43 per cent.  A statement showing the State-wise literacy rates of all persons, males and females as 2001 Census is enclosed.

The approach Paper to the XI Plan of the Planning commission has set a target of achieving 8.5 per cent  literacy rate by the end of the Plan period. 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri M.A.A. Fatmai in a written reply to a question by Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy  in  Rajya Sabha today.

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STATEMENT REGARDING LITERACY RATE IN THE COUNTRY

S.No.           State/UT                                    Literacy Rate

                                                     Male        Female                   Person

1

Andhra Pradesh

70.32

50.43

60.47

2

Arunachal Pradesh

63.83

43.53

54.34

3

Assam

71.28

54.61

63.25

4

Bihar

59.68

33.12

47.00

5

Chhattisgarh

77.38

51.85

64.66

6

Goa

88.42

75.37

82.01

7

Gujarat

79.66

57.80

69.14

8

Haryana

78.49

55.73

67.91

9

Himachal Pradesh

85.35

67.42

76.48

10

Jammu and Kashmir

66.60

43.00

55.52

11

Jharkhand

67.30

38.87

53.56

12

Karnataka

76.10

56.87

66.64

13

Kerala

94.24

87.72

90.86

14

Madhya Pradesh

76.06

50.29

63.74

15

Maharashtra

85.97

67.03

76.88

16

Manipur

80.33

60.53

70.53

17

Meghalaya

65.43

59.61

62.56

18

Mizoram

90.72

86.75

88.80

19

Nagaland

71.16

61.46

66.59

20

Orissa

75.35

50.51

63.08

21

Punjab

75.23

63.36

69.65

22

Rajasthan

75.70

43.85

60.41

23

Sikkim

76.04

60.40

68.81

24

Tamil Nadu

82.42

64.43

73.45

25

Tripura

81.02

64.91

73.19

26

Uttaranchal

83.28

59.63

71.62

27

Uttar Pradesh

68.82

42.22

56.27

28

West Bengal

77.02

59.61

68.64

29

A&N Islands

86.33

75.24

81.30

30

Chandigarh

86.14

76.47

81.94

31

D&N Haveli

71.18

40.23

57.63

32

Daman & Diu

86.76

65.61

78.18

33

Delhi

87.33

74.71

81.67

34

Lakshadweep

92.53

80.47

86.66

35

Pondichery

88.62

73.90

81.24

All India

75.26

53.67

64.84

 

Entry Filed under: K-12,Odisha, others and the center

1 Writeup

  • 1. nagendra  |  May 22nd, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    IT IS APPALLING THAT ANDHRA PRADESH LITERACY LEVEL IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
    THIS IS DESPITE TECH SAVVY CHNDRA BABU NAIDU OR POPULAR(?) Y S RAJA SEKHAR REDDY


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