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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 : Maharashtra

                                                              Literacy Rate                         Literacy Rate                                  Index of
                                                                For Males                             For Females                             Gender Equality
                                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------
Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
Greater Bombay
83.5 
 90.7
70.3 
 76.2
90.3 
 90.5
2.
Thane
 69.9
 77.0
 47.5
 58.2
 79.9
 85.3
3.
Raigarh
 68.8
 73.7
 40.4
 51.1
 74.3
 82.0
4.
Ratnagiri
 71.5
 74.0
 43.8
 51.7
 78.3
 83.8
5.
Sindhudurg
 *
 88.0
 *
 69.4
 *
 88.9
6.
Nashik
 67.7
 70.9
 38.0
 47.1
 71.2
 79.4
7.
Dhule
 59.1
 60.6
 31.4
 36.7
 69.0
 75.1
8.
Jalgaon
 73.6
 75.7
 41.0
 48.7
 71.0
 77.8
9.
Ahmadnagar
 67.1
 72.3
 34.2
 43.8
 67.0
 75.0
10.
Pune
 76.5
 80.7
 49.1
 58.6
 77.6
 83.7
11.
Satara
 73.8
 78.0
 41.4
 52.6
 72.7
 80.8
12.
Sangli
 70.4
 75.5
 39.1
 49.8
 71.0
 79.3
13.
Solapur
 63.8
 68.1
 31.8
 40.1
 65.8
 73.5
14.
Kolhapur
 69.6
 80.0
 35.5
 52.9
 67.2
 79.3
15.
Aurangabad
 61.6
 69.2
 23.9
 37.1
 55.4
 69.0
16.
Jalna
 ##
 59.6
 ##
 25.3
 ##
 59.2
17.
Parbhani
 53.9
 60.3
 18.6
 27.2
 50.8
 61.7
18.
Bid
 54.9
 61.8
 20.4
 30.2
 53.7
 65.1
19.
Nanded
 52.8
60.2 
 18.8
28.7 
 51.8
64.1 
20.
Osmanabad
 58.8
65.4
 25.4
 36.6
60.1 
 71.2
21.
Latur
##
 66.8
 ##
 37.5
 ##
 71.4
22.
Buldana
 71.0
 72.5
 36.0
 43.1
 66.9
 74.1
23.
Akola
 71.6
 75.0
 42.5
 50.6
 73.9
 80.2
24.
Amravati
 72.0
 77.3
 50.7
 59.6
 82.1
 86.7
25.
Yavatmal
 61.9
 68.2
 32.4
 42.7
 68.2
 76.5
26.
Wardha
 72.2
 79.3
 47.9
 60.5
 79.2
 86.3
27.
Nagpur
 75.3
 81.4
 52.8
 63.6
 81.8
 87.3
28.
Bhandara
 70.0
 77.5
 35.0
 49.2
 66.8
 77.6
29.
Chandrapur
 56.2
 70.3
 26.6
 45.3
 63.9
 77.9
30.
Gadchiroli
 @
 54.4
@ 
 27.5
 @
66.9 
* (Sindhudurg) New District formed out of Ratnagiri.
@ (Gadchiroli) New District formned out of Chandrapur.
## (Jalna) New District formed.
(Latur) New District formed.
District areas are not clear
Source : From Girl Child to Person.

Index: Indian Data

Index: International Data

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