Children Data Bank
For India

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 : Punjab

                                                   Literacy Rate                        Literacy Rate                              Index of
                                                          For Males                            For Females                         Gender Equality
                                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------

Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
Gurdaspur 
 60.0
 69.5
42.7 
 53.4
 82.4
86.1 
2.
 Amritsar
 55.4
 61.2
 40.7
 47.7
 83.8
 86.9
3.
 Firozpur
 47.5
 54.9
 29.2
 37.0
 75.0
 79.7
4.
 Ludhiana
 64.8
 71.8
 51.3
 60.7
 87.4
 91.0
5.
 Jalandhar
 64.5
 74.1
 49.4
 61.6
 86.2
 90.3
6.
 Kapurthala
 59.5
 68.2
 44.4
 55.3
 85.0
 89.1
7.
 Hoshiarpur
 68.4
 76.7
 48.2
 61.5
 82.1
 88.7
8.
 Rupnagar
 65.4
 74.0
 45.9
 57.1
 81.1
 86.4
9.
 Patiala
 54.5
 63.0
 39.6
 50.5
 83.2
 88.4
10.
 Sangrur
 41.7
 51.5
 26.6
 37.4
 76.5
 83.2
11.
Bathinda
40.5
48.6
24.1
33.8
73.6
81.1
12.
Faridkot
46.8
54.5
31.8
40.8
79.9
84.9
Source : From Girl Child to Person.

Index: Indian Data

Index: International Data

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