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

State : Madhya Pradesh

                                                          Literacy Rate                           Literacy Rate                                  Index of
                                                             For Males                               For Females                             Gender Equality
                                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------
Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
Morena 
 48.1
 56.1
12.7 
 20.0
39.4 
 50.2
2.
 Bhind
 55.8
 64.1
 18.2
 27.3
 46.6
 57.4
3.
 Gwalior
 61.7
 70.8
 31.4
 41.8
 65.3
 72.5
4.
 Datia
 50.4
59.1 
 15.1
23.5
 43.7
54.9
5.
 Shivpuri
 38.7
 46.1
10.2 
 15.1
 40.1
 47.3
6.
 Guan
 40.4
 47.4
 11.7
 17.4
 43.5
 52.2
7.
 Tikamgarh
 35.6
 46.1
 10.6
 19.0
 44.7
 56.8
8.
 Chhatarpur
 36.0
 45.5
 12.9
 20.4
 50.6
 60.1
9.
 Panna
 36.7
 44.9
 10.8
 18.9
 44.5
 58.0
10.
 Sagar
 57.3
 65.4
 26.3
 36.2
 61.3
 70.0
11.
 Damoh
 53.2
 59.1
 20.6
 29.9
 54.8
 66.1
12.
 Satna
 48.8
 58.0
 16.3
 26.7
 49.4
 62.1
13.
 Rewa
 48.3
 58.4
 14.0
 26.0
 44.0
 60.8
14.
 Shahdol
 36.3
 47.5
 10.8
 19.7
 44.8
 57.9
15.
 Sidhi
 30.6
 41.1
 6.0
 12.7
 32.4
 46.1
16.
 Mandsaur
 57.1
 67.8
 18.4
 28.2
 48.4
 58.1
17.
 Ratlam
 49.8
 57.6
 21.4
 28.8
 59.1
 66.0
18.
 Ujjain
 54.9
64.6 
 24.0
 33.2
 59.6
 67.0
19.
 Shajapur
 45.7
 56.0
 11.4
 19.4
 39.1
 50.3
20.
 Dewas
 49.4
 60.0
 15.7
 25.0
 47.8
 57.8
21.
 Jhabua
 20.1
 23.9
 58.0
 10.5
 56.6
 60.9
22.
 Dhar
 37.4
 46.5
 12.9
 20.2
 50.5
 60.0
23.
 Indore
 71.1
 79.9
 43.9
 54.4
 75.3
 80.3
24.
West Nimar 
 41.8
 46.4
 15.3
 22.5
 52.7
 64.6
25.
 East Nimar
 52.0
57.0 
 23.5
32.1 
 61.4
71.4 
26.
 Rajgarh
 34.7
 45.6
8.8 
 15.2
 39.4
 48.9
27.
 Vidisha
 45.6
 56.7
 16.5
 26.8
 51.7
 62.7
28.
 Bhopal
 66.5
 74.2
 45.4
 54.5
 80.0
 84.0
29.
 Sehore
 44.1
 55.1
 12.1
 21.2
 42.0
 54.3
30.
 Raisen
 42.1
 53.1
 14.7
 24.7
 49.9
 62.0
31.
 Betul
 47.4
 55.5
 21.3
 32.9
 61.5
 74.1
32.
 Hoshangabad
 58.3
 65.3
 26.8
 37.0
 62.0
 71.3
33.
 Jabalpur
 63.7
 72.5
 34.1
 45.3
 68.7
 76.2
34.
 Narsimhapur
 54.5
 68.2
 26.4
 41.3
 63.9
 74.6
35.
 Mandla
 42.0
 51.3
 13.4
 22.1
 48.6
 60.1
36.
 Chhindware
 47.3
 55.9
 21.3
 31.9
 61.6
 72.1
37.
 Seoni
 47.0
 56.5
 18.9
 30.5
 57.1
 69.8
38.
 Balaghat
 57.6
 67.7
 24.9
 39.3
 60.6
 73.5
39.
 Surguja
 29.8
 40.9
 9.3
 16.9
 46.8
 57.8
40.
 Bilaspur
 52.2
 61.9
 17.4
 27.0
 49.8
 60.4
41.
 Raigarh
 45.4
 56.2
 16.5
 26.7
 53.2
 64.4
42.
 Rajanandgaon
 49.4
 60.4
 15.9
 27.7
 49.0
 63.1
43.
 Durg
 62.6
 74.0
 28.9
 42.8
 62.8
 73.0
44.
 Raipur
 54
 64.6
 20.3
 31.0
 54.1
 64.8
45.
 Bastar
 25.7
33.6 
 8.7
15.1 
50.8 
 62.0
Source : From Girl Child to Person.

Index: Indian Data

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