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Rajesh Ahuja
Rajesh Ahuja

India's overall literacy rate has increased from 64.83% to 74.04%, a rise of 9.21%. Literacy improved more for females (11.79% increase) than males (6.88% increase). Ten states and territories now have literacy rates over 85%, with Kerala having the highest at 93.91% and Bihar the lowest at 63.82%. Literacy rates increased across all states over the past decade according to the 2011 census.

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www.TheOnlineGK.wordpress.com India¡¯s effective literacy rate has recorded a 9.2 per cent rise to reach 74.04 per cent, according to provisional data of the 2011 census released today. Interestingly, literacy rate improved sharply among females as compared to males. While the effective literacy rate for males rose from 75.26 to 82.14 per cent marking a rise of 6.9 per cent, it increased by 11.8 per cent for females to go from 53.67 to 65.46 per cent. According to provisional totals of the latest census, literates constitute 74 per cent of total population aged seven and above. Ten states and union territories, including Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Tripura, Goa, Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Chandigarh, National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, have attained literacy rate of above 85 per cent, the target set by the Planning Commission to be achieved by 2011- 12. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at 93.91 per cent followed by Lakshadweep at 92.28 per cent. Bihar is at the bottom of the ladder with literacy rate of 63.82 followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 66.95. Literacy rate of Rajasthan rise to 67% from 60%.
Literacy Rate In Indian State: Census 2011 Rank State Literacy Literacy Decadal Literacy Literacy Decadal Literacy Literacy Decadal rate rate Change Rate- rate- Change in Rate-female rate- Change in (2001 (2011 in Male Male Male (2001 Female Female Census) Census) Literacy (2001 (2011 Literacy Census) (2011 Literacy rate Census) Census) Rate(2001- Census) Rate(2001- (2001- 2011) 2011) 2011) 1 Andaman & 81.3% 86.3% 5.0% 86.3% 90.1% 3.8% 75.2% 81.8% 6.6% Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra 60.5% 67.7% 7.2% 70.3% 75.6% 5.3% 50.4% 59.7% 9.3% Pradesh 3 Arunachal 54.3% 67.0% 12.7% 63.8% 73.7% 9.9% 43.5% 59.6% 16.1% Pradesh 4 Assam 63.3% 73.2% 9.9% 71.3% 78.8% 7.5% 54.6% 67.3% 13.3% 5 Bihar 47.0% 63.8% 16.8% 59.7% 73.5% 13.8% 33.1% 53.3% 20.2% 6 Chandigarh 81.9.% 86.4% 4.5% 86.1% 90.5% 4.4% 76.5% 81.4% 4.9% 7 Chattisgarh 64.7% 71.0% 6.3% 77.4% 81.5% 4.1% 51.9% 60.6% 8.7% 8 Dadra & 57.6% 77.7% 20.1% 71.2% 86.5% 15.3% 40.2% 65.9% 25.7% Nagar Haveli 9 Daman & Diu 78.2% 87.1% 5.4% 86.8% 91.5% 4.7% 65.6% 79.6% 14.0% 10 Delhi 81.7% 86.3% 4.6% 87.3% 91.0% 3.7% 74.7% 80.9% 6.2% 11 Goa 82.0% 87.4% 5.4% 88.4% 92.8% 4.4% 75.4% 81.8% 6.4% 12 Gujarat 69.1% 79.3% 10.2% 79.7% 87.2% 7.5% 57.8% 70.7% 12.9% 13 Haryana 67.9% 76.6% 8.7% 78.5% 85.4% 6.9% 55.7% 66.8% 11.1% 14 Himachal 76.5% 83.8% 7.3% 85.3% 90.8% 5.5% 67.4% 76.6% 9.2%% Pradesh 15 Jammu and 55.5% 68.7% 13.2% 66.6% 78.3% 11.7% 43.0% 58.0% 15.0% Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 53.6% 67.6% 14.0% 67.3% 78.5% 11.2% 38.9% 56.2% 17.3% 17 Karnataka 66.6% 75.6% 9.0% 76.1% 82.8% 6.7% 56.9% 68.1% 11.2% 18 Kerala 90.9% 93.9% 3.0% 94.2% 96.0% 1.8% 87.7% 92.0% 4.3% 19 Lakshadweep 86.7% 92.3% 5.6% 92.5% 96.1% 3.6% 80.5% 88.2% 7.7% 20 Madhya 63.7% 70.6% 6.9% 76.1% 80.5% 4.4% 50.3% 60.0% 9.7% Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 76.9% 82.9% 6.0% 86.0% 89.8% 3.8% 67.0% 75.5% 8.5% 22 Manipur 69.9% 79.8% 9.9% 79.5% 86.5% 7.0% 60.1% 73.2% 13.1% 23 Meghalaya 62.6% 75.5% 12.9% 65.4% 77.2% 11.8% 59.6% 73.8% 14.2% 24 Mizoram 88.8% 91.6% 2.8% 90.7% 93.7% 3.0% 86.7% 89.4% 2.7% 25 Nagaland 66.6% 80.1% 13.5% 71.2% 83.3% 12.1% 61.5% 76.7% 15.2% 26 Orissa 63.1% 73.5% 10.4% 75.3% 82.4% 7.1% 50.5% 64.4% 13.9% 27 Puducherry 81.2% 86.5% 5.3% 88.6% 92.1% 3.5% 73.9% 81.2% 7.3% 28 Punjab 69.7% 76.7% 7.0% 75.2% 81.5% 6.3% 63.4% 71.3% 7.9% 29 Rajasthan 60.4% 67.1% 6.7% 75.7% 80.5% 4.8% 43.9% 52.7% 8.8% 30 Sikkim 68.8% 82.2% 13.4% 76.0% 87.3% 11.3% 60.4% 76.4% 16.0% 31 Tamil Nadu 73.5% 80.3% 6.8% 82.4% 86.8% 4.4% 64.4% 73.9% 9.5% 32 Tripura 73.2% 87.8% 14.6% 81.0% 92.2% 11.2% 64.9% 83.1% 18.2% 33 Uttar Pradesh 56.3% 69.7% 13.4% 68.8.% 79.2% 10.4% 42.2% 59.3% 17.1% 34 Uttarakhand 71.6% 79.6% 8.0% 83.3% 88.3% 5.0% 59.6% 70.7% 11.1% 35 West Bengal 68.6% 77.1% 8.5% 77.0% 82.7% 5.7% 59.6.% 71.2% 11.6% - Whole INDIA 64.83% 74.04% 9.21% 75.26% 82.14% 6.88% 53.67% 65.46% 11.79%

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  • 1. www.TheOnlineGK.wordpress.com India¡¯s effective literacy rate has recorded a 9.2 per cent rise to reach 74.04 per cent, according to provisional data of the 2011 census released today. Interestingly, literacy rate improved sharply among females as compared to males. While the effective literacy rate for males rose from 75.26 to 82.14 per cent marking a rise of 6.9 per cent, it increased by 11.8 per cent for females to go from 53.67 to 65.46 per cent. According to provisional totals of the latest census, literates constitute 74 per cent of total population aged seven and above. Ten states and union territories, including Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Tripura, Goa, Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Chandigarh, National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, have attained literacy rate of above 85 per cent, the target set by the Planning Commission to be achieved by 2011- 12. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at 93.91 per cent followed by Lakshadweep at 92.28 per cent. Bihar is at the bottom of the ladder with literacy rate of 63.82 followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 66.95. Literacy rate of Rajasthan rise to 67% from 60%.
  • 2. Literacy Rate In Indian State: Census 2011 Rank State Literacy Literacy Decadal Literacy Literacy Decadal Literacy Literacy Decadal rate rate Change Rate- rate- Change in Rate-female rate- Change in (2001 (2011 in Male Male Male (2001 Female Female Census) Census) Literacy (2001 (2011 Literacy Census) (2011 Literacy rate Census) Census) Rate(2001- Census) Rate(2001- (2001- 2011) 2011) 2011) 1 Andaman & 81.3% 86.3% 5.0% 86.3% 90.1% 3.8% 75.2% 81.8% 6.6% Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra 60.5% 67.7% 7.2% 70.3% 75.6% 5.3% 50.4% 59.7% 9.3% Pradesh 3 Arunachal 54.3% 67.0% 12.7% 63.8% 73.7% 9.9% 43.5% 59.6% 16.1% Pradesh 4 Assam 63.3% 73.2% 9.9% 71.3% 78.8% 7.5% 54.6% 67.3% 13.3% 5 Bihar 47.0% 63.8% 16.8% 59.7% 73.5% 13.8% 33.1% 53.3% 20.2% 6 Chandigarh 81.9.% 86.4% 4.5% 86.1% 90.5% 4.4% 76.5% 81.4% 4.9% 7 Chattisgarh 64.7% 71.0% 6.3% 77.4% 81.5% 4.1% 51.9% 60.6% 8.7% 8 Dadra & 57.6% 77.7% 20.1% 71.2% 86.5% 15.3% 40.2% 65.9% 25.7% Nagar Haveli 9 Daman & Diu 78.2% 87.1% 5.4% 86.8% 91.5% 4.7% 65.6% 79.6% 14.0% 10 Delhi 81.7% 86.3% 4.6% 87.3% 91.0% 3.7% 74.7% 80.9% 6.2% 11 Goa 82.0% 87.4% 5.4% 88.4% 92.8% 4.4% 75.4% 81.8% 6.4% 12 Gujarat 69.1% 79.3% 10.2% 79.7% 87.2% 7.5% 57.8% 70.7% 12.9% 13 Haryana 67.9% 76.6% 8.7% 78.5% 85.4% 6.9% 55.7% 66.8% 11.1% 14 Himachal 76.5% 83.8% 7.3% 85.3% 90.8% 5.5% 67.4% 76.6% 9.2%% Pradesh 15 Jammu and 55.5% 68.7% 13.2% 66.6% 78.3% 11.7% 43.0% 58.0% 15.0% Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 53.6% 67.6% 14.0% 67.3% 78.5% 11.2% 38.9% 56.2% 17.3% 17 Karnataka 66.6% 75.6% 9.0% 76.1% 82.8% 6.7% 56.9% 68.1% 11.2% 18 Kerala 90.9% 93.9% 3.0% 94.2% 96.0% 1.8% 87.7% 92.0% 4.3% 19 Lakshadweep 86.7% 92.3% 5.6% 92.5% 96.1% 3.6% 80.5% 88.2% 7.7% 20 Madhya 63.7% 70.6% 6.9% 76.1% 80.5% 4.4% 50.3% 60.0% 9.7% Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 76.9% 82.9% 6.0% 86.0% 89.8% 3.8% 67.0% 75.5% 8.5% 22 Manipur 69.9% 79.8% 9.9% 79.5% 86.5% 7.0% 60.1% 73.2% 13.1% 23 Meghalaya 62.6% 75.5% 12.9% 65.4% 77.2% 11.8% 59.6% 73.8% 14.2% 24 Mizoram 88.8% 91.6% 2.8% 90.7% 93.7% 3.0% 86.7% 89.4% 2.7% 25 Nagaland 66.6% 80.1% 13.5% 71.2% 83.3% 12.1% 61.5% 76.7% 15.2% 26 Orissa 63.1% 73.5% 10.4% 75.3% 82.4% 7.1% 50.5% 64.4% 13.9% 27 Puducherry 81.2% 86.5% 5.3% 88.6% 92.1% 3.5% 73.9% 81.2% 7.3% 28 Punjab 69.7% 76.7% 7.0% 75.2% 81.5% 6.3% 63.4% 71.3% 7.9% 29 Rajasthan 60.4% 67.1% 6.7% 75.7% 80.5% 4.8% 43.9% 52.7% 8.8% 30 Sikkim 68.8% 82.2% 13.4% 76.0% 87.3% 11.3% 60.4% 76.4% 16.0% 31 Tamil Nadu 73.5% 80.3% 6.8% 82.4% 86.8% 4.4% 64.4% 73.9% 9.5% 32 Tripura 73.2% 87.8% 14.6% 81.0% 92.2% 11.2% 64.9% 83.1% 18.2% 33 Uttar Pradesh 56.3% 69.7% 13.4% 68.8.% 79.2% 10.4% 42.2% 59.3% 17.1% 34 Uttarakhand 71.6% 79.6% 8.0% 83.3% 88.3% 5.0% 59.6% 70.7% 11.1% 35 West Bengal 68.6% 77.1% 8.5% 77.0% 82.7% 5.7% 59.6.% 71.2% 11.6% - Whole INDIA 64.83% 74.04% 9.21% 75.26% 82.14% 6.88% 53.67% 65.46% 11.79%