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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 : Tamil Nadu
                                                                       Literacy Rate                               Literacy Rate                                 Index of
                                                                          For Males                                  For Females                        Gender Equality
                                                     ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------
Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
 Madras
 86.3
 90.8
69.5 
 78.1
 88.9
 92.3
2.
 Chengai-Anna**
 69.9
 78.0
 41.7
 55.7
 74.2
 83.1
3.
 North Arcotambekar**
 63.6
 73.0
 33.0
 49.1
 68.0
 80.4
4.
 Dharmapuri
 46.5
 56.6
 21.8
 35.8
 63.4
 77.0
5.
 Tiruvannamalai
 *
 66.2
 *
 39.2
 *
 74.2
6.
 South Acrot
 59.1
 66.5
 28.2
 39.9
 64.3
 74.7
7.
 Salem
 57.3
 66.5
 31.5
 43.9
 70.6
 79.0
8.
 Periyar
 58.6
 69.1
 30.5
 44.2
 68.0
 77.7
9.
 Nilgiri
 78.2
 84.8
 51.6
 63.8
 79.1
 85.8
10.
 Coimbatore
 72.5
80.1 
 46.8
61.0
 78.0
 85.9
11.
 Dindigul-Quaid-E -Milleth
 @
 71.3
@ 
 45.9
 @
78.1 
12.
 Tiruchchirappalli
 67.8
 75.4
 37.4
 49.9
 71.9
 79.6
13.
 Thanjavur
 72.8
 78.8
 43.7
 55.7
 74.9
 82.8
14.
 Pudukkotai
 64.0
 72.8
 28.2
 44.2
 61.3
 75.7
15.
 Pasumpon Thevar
 $
 78.4
 $
 50.2
 $
 78.4
16.
 Madurai
 69.6
 74.2
 48.4
 49.9
 73.2
 80.2
17.
 Kamarajar
 $
 76.9
 $
 51.1
 $
 79.8
18.
Ramanathapruam 
 70.3
 74.4
 37.4
 48.6
 69.8
 79.2
19.
 Chidambarnar
 #
 82.7
 #
 65.2
 #
 88.4
20.
Tirunelveli Kottabomman**
 74.8
 77.7
 47.9
 54.6
 78.6
 82.8
21.
 Kanniyakumari
 79.3
88.1 
 68.2
80.3 
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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