Summary by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; literacy rates as % of population.[4][b][c]
^Figures from Census 2011 includes those from Telangana state as well which separated from Andhra only in 2014
^Literacy rates for 1951, 1961 and 1971 Censuses relate to population aged five years and above. The rates for the 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 Censuses relate to the population aged seven years and above. The literacy rate for 1951 in case of West Bengal relates to Total Population including 0-4 age group. Literacy rate for 1951 in respect of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Manipur are based on sample population.
^India and Manipur figures exclude those of the three sub-divisions viz., Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul of Senapati district of Manipur as census results of 2001 in these three sub-divisions were cancelled due to technical and administrative reasons.
Sourcesedit
Census (2011), Chapter 6: State of Literacy(PDF), Government of India
NSO (2018). Household Social Consumption on Education in India (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Further readingedit
Figures at a glance - Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011 (PDF) (Report). 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
"People in Andhra Pradesh surprised at lowest literacy rate of 64%". Business Standard.
April 06, 2024
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Literacy rate map of India 2011 1 Contents 1 Recent estimates 2 Timeline by Census 3 Literacy by Social Group 3 1 Literacy rate for different castes 5 3 2 Literacy rate by different religions 6 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Notes 6 Sources 7 Further readingRecent estimates editLiteracy rates as age of population by States and Union territories State or UT Census 2011 2 NSO survey 2017 3 Average Male Female Average Male Female nbsp India 74 04 82 14 65 46 77 7 84 7 70 3A amp N islands UT citation needed 86 63 90 27 82 43 86 27 90 11 81 84Andhra Pradesh a 67 02 74 88 59 15 66 9 80 59 5Arunachal Pradesh 65 38 72 55 57 70 66 95 73 4 59 50Assam 72 19 77 85 66 27 85 9 90 1 81 2Bihar 61 80 71 20 51 50 70 9 79 7 60 5Chhattisgarh 70 28 80 27 60 24 77 3 85 4 68 8Chandigarh UT 86 05 89 99 81 19 86 43 90 54 81 38Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT 76 34 85 17 64 32 77 65 86 46 77 65Daman amp Diu UT 87 10 91 54 79 55 87 07 91 48 87 07Delhi UT 86 21 90 94 80 76 88 70 82 40 93 70Goa 88 70 92 65 84 66 87 4 92 81 81 84Gujarat 78 03 85 75 69 68 82 4 89 5 74 8Haryana 75 55 84 06 65 94 80 4 88 0 71 3Himachal Pradesh 82 80 89 53 75 93 86 6 92 9 80 5Jammu and Kashmir 67 16 76 75 56 43 77 3 85 7 68 0Jharkhand 66 41 76 84 55 42 74 3 83 0 64 7Karnataka 75 36 82 47 68 08 77 2 83 4 70 5Kerala 94 00 96 11 91 07 96 2 97 4 95 2Lakshadweep UT 91 85 95 56 87 95 92 28 96 11 88 25Madhya Pradesh 69 32 78 73 59 24 73 7 81 2 65 5Maharashtra 82 34 88 38 75 87 84 8 90 7 78 4Manipur 76 94 83 58 70 26 79 85 86 49 73 17Meghalya 74 43 75 95 72 89 75 48 77 17 73 78Mizoram 91 33 93 35 89 27 91 58 93 72 89 40Nagaland 79 55 82 75 76 11 80 11 83 29 80 11Odisha 72 87 81 59 64 01 77 3 84 0 70 3Puducherry UT 85 85 91 26 80 67 86 55 92 12 86 55Punjab 75 84 80 44 70 73 83 7 88 5 78 5Rajasthan 66 11 79 19 52 12 69 7 80 8 57 6Sikkim 81 42 86 55 75 61 82 2 87 29 76 43Tamil Nadu 80 09 86 77 73 44 82 9 87 9 77 9Telangana 72 8 80 5 65 1Tripura 87 22 92 53 82 73 87 75 92 18 83 15Uttarakhand 78 82 87 40 70 01 87 6 94 3 80 7Uttar Pradesh 67 68 77 28 57 18 73 0 81 8 63 4West Bengal 76 36 81 69 70 54 80 50 84 80 76 10 Administered as a Union territory directly by Central government Timeline by Census editSummary by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India literacy rates as of population 4 b c State UT 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011A amp N islands 30 30 40 07 51 15 63 19 73 02 81 30 86 63Andhra Pradesh 21 19 24 57 35 66 44 08 60 47 67 02Arunachal Pradesh 7 13 11 29 25 55 41 59 54 34 65 38Assam 18 53 32 95 33 94 52 89 63 25 72 19Bihar 13 49 21 95 23 17 32 32 37 49 47 00 61 80Chandigarh 70 43 74 80 77 81 81 94 86 05Chhattisgarh 9 41 18 14 24 08 32 63 42 91 64 66 70 28Dadra and Nagar Haveli 18 13 32 90 40 71 57 63 76 24Daman and Diu 71 20 78 18 87 10Delhi 61 95 65 08 71 94 75 29 81 67 86 21Goa 23 48 35 41 51 96 65 71 75 51 82 01 88 70Gujarat 21 82 31 47 36 95 44 92 61 29 69 14 78 03Haryana 25 71 37 13 55 85 67 91 75 55Himachal Pradesh 63 86 76 48 82 80Jammu and Kashmir 12 95 21 71 30 64 55 52 67 16Jharkhand 12 93 21 14 23 87 35 03 41 39 53 56 66 41Karnataka 29 80 36 83 46 21 56 04 66 06 75 36Kerala 47 18 55 08 69 75 78 85 89 81 90 86 94 00Lakshadweep 15 23 27 15 51 76 68 42 81 78 86 66 91 85Madhya Pradesh 13 16 21 41 27 27 38 63 44 67 63 74 69 32Maharashtra 27 91 35 08 45 77 57 24 64 87 76 84 82 34Manipur 12 57 36 04 38 47 49 66 59 89 70 50 76 94Meghalya 26 92 29 49 42 05 49 10 62 56 74 43Mizoram 31 14 44 01 53 80 59 88 82 26 88 80 91 33Nagaland 10 52 21 95 33 78 50 28 61 65 66 59 79 55Odisha 15 80 21 66 26 18 33 62 49 09 63 08 72 87Puducherry 43 65 53 38 65 14 74 74 81 24 85 85Punjab 34 12 43 37 58 51 69 65 75 84Rajasthan 8 5 18 12 22 57 30 11 38 55 60 41 66 11Sikkim 17 74 34 05 56 94 68 81 81 42Tamil Nadu 36 39 45 40 54 39 62 66 73 45 80 33Tripura 20 24 30 98 50 10 60 44 73 19 87 22Uttar Pradesh 12 02 20 87 23 99 32 65 40 71 56 27 67 68Uttarakhand 18 93 18 05 33 26 46 06 57 75 71 62 78 82West Bengal 24 61 34 46 38 86 48 65 57 70 68 64 76 26 nbsp India 18 33 28 30 34 45 43 57 52 21 64 84 74 04Literacy by Social Group editLiteracy rate for different castes 5 edit Social Group Rural Urban Rural UrbanMale Female Male Female Male FemaleST 75 6 58 8 91 3 79 6 77 5 61 3SC 78 0 60 9 88 4 75 3 80 3 63 9OBC 81 7 64 2 91 1 80 5 84 4 68 9OTHERS 87 6 74 5 95 0 88 6 90 8 80 6ALL 81 5 65 0 92 2 82 8 84 7 70 3Literacy rate by different religions 6 edit Social Group Rural Urban Rural UrbanMale Female Male Female Male FemaleHindu 81 8 64 5 93 4 83 8 85 1 70 0Muslim 77 4 64 8 85 8 75 6 80 6 68 8Christian 84 4 77 0 95 5 91 4 88 2 82 2Sikh 92 7 96 4 94 2 95 3 88 9 90 1ALL 81 5 65 0 92 2 82 8 84 7 70See also editLiteracy in India Education in India Gender inequality in IndiaReferences edit Census 2011 pp 131 Census 2011 pp 110 111 NSO 2018 pp 43 TABLE 6 STATE WISE LITERACY RATES PDF Report Office of Registrar General India 2011 NSO 2018 pp 43 252 NSO 2018 p 252 Notes edit Figures from Census 2011 includes those from Telangana state as well which separated from Andhra only in 2014 Literacy rates for 1951 1961 and 1971 Censuses relate to population aged five years and above The rates for the 1981 1991 2001 and 2011 Censuses relate to the population aged seven years and above The literacy rate for 1951 in case of West Bengal relates to Total Population including 0 4 age group Literacy rate for 1951 in respect of Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh and Manipur are based on sample population India and Manipur figures exclude those of the three sub divisions viz Mao Maram Paomata and Purul of Senapati district of Manipur as census results of 2001 in these three sub divisions were cancelled due to technical and administrative reasons Sources editCensus 2011 Chapter 6 State of Literacy PDF Government of India NSO 2018 Household Social Consumption on Education in India PDF Report Retrieved 30 November 2020 Further reading editFigures at a glance Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 PDF Report 2011 Retrieved 1 December 2020 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