Literacy Rate in India, India Literacy Rate, Literacy in India
Literacy India was set up in 1996 as a non-profit organization, with the objective of empowering underprivileged children and women by making them self-sufficient. Literacy is generally associatedwith essential trait of today's civilization such as modernization, urbanization, industrialization, communication and commerce.
As per 2001 Census, following is a lst of the overall literacy rate of India.
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| States |
1961 |
1971 |
1981 |
1991 |
2001 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
21.2 |
24.5 |
35.6 |
44.1 |
61.11 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
7.1 |
11.2 |
25.5 |
41.6 |
54.74 |
| Assam |
27.4 |
28.7 |
N.A |
42.9 |
65.18 |
| Bihar |
18.4 |
19.9 |
32.0 |
37.5 |
47.53 |
| Chattisgarh |
N.A |
N.A |
N.A |
42.9 |
65.18 |
| Delhi |
52.7 |
55.6 |
71.9 |
75.3 |
81.82 |
| Goa |
N.A |
N.A |
65.7 |
75.5 |
82.32 |
| Gujarat |
30.4 |
35.7 |
52.2 |
61.6 |
69.97 |
| Haryana |
N.A |
26.8 |
43.8 |
55.8 |
68.59 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
17.1 |
31.9 |
51.2 |
63.9 |
77.13 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
11.0 |
18.6 |
32.6 |
N.A |
54.46 |
| Jharkhand |
N.A |
N.A |
N.A |
41.4 |
54.13 |
| Karnataka |
25.4 |
31.5 |
46.2 |
56.0 |
67.04 |
| Kerala |
46.8 |
60.4 |
81.6 |
89.8 |
90.92 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
17.1 |
22.1 |
34.2 |
44.7 |
64.11 |
| Maharashtra |
29.8 |
39.1 |
57.8 |
64.9 |
77.27 |
| Manipur |
30.4 |
32.9 |
49.6 |
59.9 |
68.87 |
| Meghalaya |
N.A |
29.4 |
42.0 |
49.1 |
63.31 |
| Mizoram |
N.A |
53.7 |
74.3 |
82.3 |
88.49 |
| Nagaland |
17.9 |
27.4 |
50.2 |
61.7 |
67.11 |
| Orissa |
21.7 |
26.1 |
40.9 |
49.1 |
63.61 |
| Punjab |
24.2 |
33.6 |
48.1 |
58.5 |
69.95 |
| Rajasthan |
15.2 |
19.0 |
30.1 |
38.6 |
61.03 |
| Sikkim |
12.3 |
17.7 |
41.5 |
56.9 |
69.68 |
| Tamil Nadu |
31.4 |
39.4 |
54.4 |
62.7 |
73.47 |
| Tripura |
20.2 |
30.9 |
50.1 |
60.4 |
73.66 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
17.6 |
21.7 |
33.3 |
40.7 |
57.36 |
| Uttaranchal |
N.A |
N.A |
N.A |
57.8 |
72.28 |
| West Bengal |
29.3 |
33.2 |
48.6 |
57.7 |
69.22 |
| UNION TERRITORIES |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
33.6 |
43.5 |
63.1 |
73.0 |
81.18 |
| Chandisgarh |
N.A |
61.5 |
74.8 |
77.8 |
81.76 |
| Dandra & Nagar Haveli |
9.5 |
14.9 |
32.7 |
40.7 |
60.03 |
| Daman & Diu* |
30.7 |
44.7 |
59.9 |
71.2 |
81.09 |
| Lakshadweep |
23.3 |
43.6 |
68.4 |
81.8 |
87.52 |
| Pondicherry |
37.4 |
46.0 |
65.1 |
74.7 |
81.49 |
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