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T 00-006: Number of literates and literacy rate by sex

T 00-006: Number of literates and literacy rate by sex
State Code
State / UT
Population
Number of literates
Literacy rate
Persons
Males
Females
Persons
Males
Females
Persons
Males
Females
 
 India@
1,028,737,436
532,223,090
496,514,346
560,687,797
336,533,716
224,154,081
64.8
75.3
53.7
01
 Jammu & Kashmir
10,143,700
5,360,926
4,782,774
4,807,286
3,060,628
1,746,658
55.5
66.6
43.0
02
 Himachal Pradesh
6,077,900
3,087,940
2,989,960
4,041,621
2,278,386
1,763,235
76.5
85.3
67.4
03
 Punjab
24,358,999
12,985,045
11,373,954
14,756,970
8,442,293
6,314,677
69.7
75.2
63.4
04
 Chandigarh
900,635
506,938
393,697
643,245
382,686
260,559
81.9
86.1
76.5
05
 Uttaranchal
8,489,349
4,325,924
4,163,425
5,105,782
3,008,875
2,096,907
71.6
83.3
59.6
06
 Haryana
21,144,564
11,363,953
9,780,611
12,093,677
7,480,209
4,613,468
67.9
78.5
55.7
07
 Delhi
13,850,507
7,607,234
6,243,273
9,664,764
5,700,847
3,963,917
81.7
87.3
74.7
08
 Rajasthan
56,507,188
29,420,011
27,087,177
27,702,010
18,047,157
9,654,853
60.4
75.7
43.9
09
 Uttar Pradesh
166,197,921
87,565,369
78,632,552
75,719,284
48,901,413
26,817,871
56.3
68.8
42.2
10
 Bihar
82,998,509
43,243,795
39,754,714
31,109,577
20,644,376
10,465,201
47.0
59.7
33.1
11
 Sikkim
540,851
288,484
252,367
318,335
189,060
129,275
68.8
76.0
60.4
12
 Arunachal Pradesh
1,097,968
579,941
518,027
484,785
303,281
181,504
54.3
63.8
43.5
13
 Nagaland
1,990,036
1,047,141
942,895
1,132,323
640,201
492,122
66.6
71.2
61.5
14
 Manipur@
2,166,788
1,095,634
1,071,154
1,310,534
753,466
557,068
70.5
80.3
60.5
15
 Mizoram
888,573
459,109
429,464
661,445
350,105
311,340
88.8
90.7
86.7
16
 Tripura
3,199,203
1,642,225
1,556,978
2,022,099
1,150,707
871,392
73.2
81.0
64.9
17
 Meghalaya
2,318,822
1,176,087
1,142,735
1,157,875
614,272
543,603
62.6
65.4
59.6
18
 Assam
26,655,528
13,777,037
12,878,491
14,015,354
8,188,697
5,826,657
63.3
71.3
54.6
19
 West Bengal
80,176,197
41,465,985
38,710,212
47,196,401
27,452,426
19,743,975
68.6
77.0
59.6
20
 Jharkhand
26,945,829
13,885,037
13,060,792
11,777,201
7,646,857
4,130,344
53.6
67.3
38.9
21
 Orissa
36,804,660
18,660,570
18,144,090
19,837,0551
11,992,333
7,844,722
53.6
67.3
38.9
22
 Chhattisgarh
20,833,803
10,474,218
10,359,585
11,173,149
6,711,395
4,461,754
64.7
77.4
51.9
23
 Madhya Pradesh
60,348,023
31,443,652
28,904,371
31,592,563
19,672,274
11,920,289
63.7
76.1
50.3
24
 Gujarat
50,671,017
26,385,577
24,285,440
29,827,750
17,833,273
11,994,477
69.1
79.7
57.8
25
 Daman & Diu
158,204
         92,512
         65,692
107,600
         70,992
36,608
78.2
86.8
65.6
26
 Dadra & Nagar Haveli
220,490
121,666
         98,824
103,904
         72,149
31,755
57.6
71.2
40.2
27
 Maharashtra
96,878,627
50,400,596
46,478,031
63,965,943
37,184,963
26,780,980
76.9
86.0
67.0
28
 Andhra Pradesh 76,210,007 38,527,413 37,682,594 39,934,323 23,444,788 16,489,535
60.5
70.3
50.4
29
 Karnataka
52,850,562
26,898,918
25,951,644
30,434,962
17,661,211
12,773,751
66.6
76.1
56.9
30
 Goa
1,347,668
687,248
660,420
985,562
541,032
444,530
82.0
88.4
75.4
31
 Lakshadweep
            60,650
         31,131
         29,519
44,683
         24,511
20,172
86.7
92.5
80.5
32
 Kerala
31,841,374
15,468,614
16,372,760
25,485,688
12,753,602
12,732,086
90.9
94.2
87.7
33
 Tamil Nadu
62,405,679
31,400,909
31,004,770
40,524,545
22,809,662
17,714,883
73.5
82.4
64.4
34
 Pondicherry
974,345
486,961
487,384
696,367
378,758
317,609
81.2
88.6
73.9
35
 Andaman & Nicobar Islands
356,152
192, 972
163, 180
253, 135
146, 831
106, 304
81.3
86.3
75.2
Source: Primary Census Abstract : Census of India 2001
Note: @ - Excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur