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Number of Literates & Literacy Rate
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Total
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No. of literates |
560,687,797
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336,533,716
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224,154,081
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Literacy rate |
64.8%
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75.3%
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53.7%
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Rural
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No. of literates |
361,870,817
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223,551,641
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138,319,176
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Literacy rate |
58.7%
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70.7%
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46.1%
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Urban
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No. of literates |
198,816,980
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112,982,075
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85,834,905
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Literacy rate |
79.9%
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86.3%
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72.9%
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State with
Highest Literacy
Rate |
Kerala (90.9) |
Kerala (94.2) |
Kerala (87.7) |
State with
Lowest Literacy
Rate |
Bihar (47.0) |
Bihar (59.7) |
Bihar (33.1) |
UT with
Highest Literacy
Rate |
Lakshadweep (86.7) |
Lakshadweep (92.5) |
Lakshadweep (80.5) |
UT with
Lowest Literacy Rate |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(57.6) |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(71.2) |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(40.2) |
District
with Highest Literacy
Rate |
Aizwal, Mizoram (96.5) |
Mahe, Pondicherry
(97.6) |
Aizwal, Mizoram (96.3) |
District
with Lowest Literacy Rate |
Dantewada Chhattisgarh
(30.17) |
Dantewada Chhattisgarh
(39.75) |
Shrawasti UP (18.58) |
Literacy Rate |
Males
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Females
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| Up to 25.00 % |
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18 |
| 25.01 % to 50.00 % |
22 |
243 |
| 50.01% to 75.00 % |
244 |
287 |
| Above 75 % |
327 |
45 |
Total : |
593 |
593 |
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as per PCA Total SC/ST - CD Data -2001 |
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