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 : Rajasthan

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

Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
Ganganagar 
 44.9
 55.8
17.6 
 26.9
 54.4
63.5 
2.
 Bikaner
 46.6
54.6 
 21.7
27.0 
 61.7
 64.8
3.
 Churu
 41.7
 49.8
12.1 
 17.2
 43.9
 50.4
4.
 Jhunjhunu
 56.9
 66.5
 14.0
 25.7
 39.3
 55.0
5.
 Alwar
 49.6
 59.8
 14.1
 22.1
 43.0
 52.4
6.
 Bharatpur
 48.9
 61.0
 12.6
 19.3
 38.6
 45.8
7.
 Dholpur
 *
 49.6
 *
 14.8
 *
 43.2
8.
 Sawai Madhopur
 44.6
 53.8
 10.1
 14.6
 34.9
 40.8
9.
 Jaipur
 53.5
 65.1
 20.9
 31.1
 54.6
 63.3
10.
 Silkar
 51.6
 61.8
 11.2
 19.6
 35.4
 47.5
11.
 Ajmer
 57.2
 70.0
 26.1
 35.7
 62.0
 66.6
12.
 Tonk
 39.2
 50.7
 10.1
 15.6
 40.7
 45.9
13.
 Jaisalmer
 30.2
 44.7
 6.6
 11.5
 35.7
 38.3
14.
 Jodhpur
 46.0
 56.2
 17.6
 22.9
 53.9
 56.6
15.
 Nagaur
 38.5
 48.5
 8.6
 13.5
 36.2
 42.9
16.
 Pali
 42.6
 54.4
 10.8
 18.0
 39.1
 49.1
17.
 Barmer
 25.2
 36.3
 4.6
 7.8
 29.7
 34.0
18.
 Jalor
 28.4
 38.1
 5.6
 7.7
 32.3
 32.9
19.
 Sirohi
 37.5
 46.8
 12.2
 17.4
 49.0
 53.4
20.
 Bhilwara
 36.0
 46.3
 10.7
 16.7
 45.6
 52.3
21.
 Udaipur
 40.6
 50.2
 13.1
 19.2
 48.4
 54.9
22.
 Chittaurgarh
 41.5
 51.8
 11.4
 17.7
 42.5
 50.3
23.
 Dungarpur
 37.4
 45.7
 9.9
 15.6
 42.4
 50.6
24.
 Banswara
 32.6
 51.2
 9.4
 13.2
 44.2
 40.7
25.
 Bundi
 37.1
 46.9
 10.9
 16.0
 42.8
 49.3
26.
 Kota
 56.3
64.2 
 21.3
 29.8
 53.3
 61.9
27.
 Jhalawar
 41.7
48.5 
 11.4
16.2 
41.9 
 48.9
* (Dholpur) New District formed out of Bharatpur.
Source : From Girl Child to Person.

Index: Indian Data

Index: International Data

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