Children Data Bank
For India

Literacy rate (Age 7 and older) in high and low literacy districts
(Percent, Unless otherwise noted)


 
State and district
Male
Female
Low-literacy states

Uttar Pradesh
   H: Dehradun
   L:  Bahraich

Bihar
   H: Purbi Singhbhum
   L: Kishanganj

Madhya Pradesh
   H: Durg
   L: Jhabua 
 

78
36
 

71
33
 

 74
 26 
 
 

59
11 
 

46
10
 

43
12
High-Literacy States

Kerala:
   H: Kottayan
   L: Palakkad

Maharashtra
    H: Greater Bombay
    L: Jalma

Tamil Nadu
    H: Kanniyakumari
    L: Dharmapuri 
 

97
87
 

88
64
 

86
57
 

94
76
 

76
27
 

78
34 
Note: H = highest literacy rate ; L: lowest literacy rate.
Source: Nanda 1992.
Index: Indian Data

Index: International Data

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