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

State : Tamil Nadu

                                                  Male Literates                       Female Literates                                  Index of
                                                           (in thousands)                          (in thousands)                               Gender Equality
                                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------

Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
 Madras
1253 
 1526
936 
 1227
 88.9
 92.3
2.
 Chengai-Anna**
 1077
 1574
 609
 1081
 74.2
 83.1
3.
 North Arcotambekar**
 1166
 943
 590
 629
 68.0
 80.4
4.
 Dharmapuri
 388
 597
 175
 358
 63.4
 77.0
5.
 Tiruvannamalai
 *
 571
 *
 333
 *
 74.2
6.
 South Acrot
 1036
 1408
 481
 821
 64.3
 74.7
7.
 Salem
 865
 1151
 456
 712
 70.6
 79.0
8.
 Periyar
 539
 700
 268
 432
 68.0
 77.7
9.
 Nilgiri
 215
 257
 135
 192
 79.1
 85.8
10.
 Coimbatore
 987
1267 
 604
881
 78.0
 85.9
11.
 Dindigul-Quaid-E -Milleth
 @
 547
@ 
 344
 @
78.1 
12.
 Tiruchchirappalli
 1047
 1337
 571
 874
 71.9
 79.6
13.
 Thanjavur
 1259
 1529
 748
 1080
 74.9
 82.8
14.
 Pudukkotai
 306
 409
 136
 252
 61.3
 75.7
15.
 Pasumpon Thevar
 $
 335
 $
 235
 $
 78.4
16.
 Madurai
 1341
 1108
 760
 728
 73.2
 80.2
17.
 Kamarajar
 $
 512
 $
 340
 $
 79.8
18.
Ramanathapruam 
 954
 357
 526
 239
 69.8
 79.2
19.
 Chidambarnar
 #
 503
 #
 417
 #
 88.4
20.
Tirunelveli Kottabomman**
 1085
 814
 738
 595
 78.6
 82.8
21.
 Kanniyakumari
 478
601 
 404
547 
92.4 
 95.4
* (Tiruvannamalai-Sambuvarayar) New District formed out of North Arcot-Ambedkar.
@ (Dindigul-Quaid-E-Milleth) New District formed out of Madurai.
# (Chidambarnar) New District formed out of Tirunelveli Kottabomman.
$ (Padumponbaranar) New District formed out of Tirunel Veli Kottabomman.
**  New name of Chengalputtu is Chengal-Anna.
New name of Part of North Acrot is Nort Arcot Ambedkar.
New name of Tirunelvelis is Tirunvelli-Kotta Bomman.
Source : From Girl Child to Person.

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