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Comparative literacy position of population aged 7 years and above, male and
female literates (in thousands) & index of gender equality for the year 1981-1991 (Districtwise)

State : Assam

                                                       Male Literates                       Female Literates                                       Index of
                                                           (in thousands)                          (in thousands)                               Gender Equality
                                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------
Sl. No.
District
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
Dhubri 
N.A.
247 
N.A. 
 143
N.A. 
75.6 
2.
 Kokrajhar
N.A.
 165
 N.A.
 99
 N.A.
 77.6
3.
 Bongaigaon
N.A.
 202
 N.A.
 123
 N.A.
 78.5
4.
 Goalpara
N.A.
 144
 N.A.
 94
 N.A.
 81.3
5.
Barpeta 
N.A.
 297
 N.A.
 176
 N.A.
 77.5
6.
 Nalbari
N.A.
 291
 N.A.
 181
 N.A.
 79.6
7.
 Kamrup
N.A.
 659
 N.A.
 426
 N.A.
 84.2
8.
 Darrang
N.A.
 279
 N.A.
 166
 N.A.
 77.0
9.
 Sonitpur
N.A.
 348
 N.A.
 218
 N.A.
 81.2
10.
 Lakhimpur
N.A.
 208
 N.A.
 149
 N.A.
 87.1
11.
 Dhemaji
N.A.
 129
 N.A.
 75
 N.A.
 76.7
12.
 Marigaon
N.A.
 150
 N.A.
 96
 N.A.
 80.9
13.
 Nagaon
N.A.
 494
 N.A.
 343
 N.A.
 85.2
14.
 Golaghat
N.A.
 230
 N.A.
 157
 N.A.
 84.9
15.
 Jorhat
N.A.
 282
 N.A.
 198
 N.A.
 86.6
16.
 Sibsagar
N.A.
 284
 N.A.
 202
 N.A.
 87.5
17.
 Dibrugarh
N.A.
 308
 N.A.
 203
 N.A.
 83.8
18.
 Tinsukia
N.A.
 249
 N.A.
 148
 N.A.
 79.3
19.
 Karbi Anglong
N.A.
 156
 N.A.
 90
 N.A.
 77.3
20.
 North Cachar Hills
N.A.
 43
 N.A.
26 
 N.A.
 82.2
21.
Karimganj
N.A.
225
N.A.
145
N.A.
80.9
22.
Hailakandi
N.A.
121
N.A.
71
N.A.
77.2
23.
Cachar
N.A.
351
N.A.
240
N.A.
84.3
Source : From Girl Child to Person
             National Institute of Adult Education, Statistical Data Base for Literacy, New Delhi, 1992.
             * 1981 Census was not held in Assam.

Index: Indian Data

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