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

State : Karnataka

                                                            Literacy Rate                          Literacy Rate                                  Index of
                                                                For Males                             For Females                               Gender Quality
                                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------
Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
Bangalore
 70.0
 86.0
49.9 
 70.3
82.5 
 89.5
2.
Bangalore Rural
 *
 62.1
 *
 38.9
 *
 76.7
3.
Belgaum
 58.7
 66.0
 29.0
 38.5
 65.5
 73.4
4.
Bellary
 50.9
 57.2
 23.4
 31.1
 62.7
 70.2
5.
Bidar
 46.9
 56.8
 17.1
 29.3
 53.6
 67.6
6.
Bijapur
 55.6
 68.5
 22.4
 39.9
 57.3
 73.3
7.
Chikmagalur
 62.5
 72.3
 40.5
 52.1
 78.2
 83.7
8.
Chitradurga
 58.8
 67.0
 32.7
 42.9
 70.9
 77.7
9.
Dakshin Kannad
 74.0
 86.4
 53.0
 70.1
 84.0
 90.0
10.
Dharwad
 66.2
 71.0
 36.2
 44.6
 70.3
 76.7
11.
Gulbarga
 44.5
 49.9
 16.0
 23.6
 52.6
 63.8
12.
Hassan
 58.2
 69.8
 31.6
 45.9
 70.0
 79.4
13.
Kodagu
 66.4
 77.0
 51.0
 62.6
 86.2
 89.7
14.
Kolar
 53.0
 63.5
 26.9
 37.9
 67.1
 74.6
15.
Mandya
 48.5
 60.3
 23.8
 37.2
 65.3
 76.1
16.
Mysore
 46.9
57.0 
 27.4
38.1 
 73.1
 79.8
17.
Raichur
44.0
47.3
16.1
21.1
53.6
61.6
18.
Shimoga
64.3
72.0
91.4
51.5
77.8
83.2
19.
Tumkur
58.0
67.8
29.9
42.4
67.6
76.7
20.
Uttar Kannad
68.9
76.8
46.6
57.0
80.3
85.0
* (Bangalore Rural) New District formed out of Bangalore.
Source : From Girl Child to Person.

Index: Indian Data

Index: International Data

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