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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 : Uttar Pradesh

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

Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
 Uttar Kashi
 47
 69
 22
28.3 
 50.7
2.
 Chamoli
 101
 138
 33
 75
 47.8
 68.9
3.
 Tehri Garhwal
 113
 160
 24
 65
 33.1
 56.2
4.
 Dehradun
 250
 362
 138
 232
 81.1
 85.6
5.
 Garhwal
 169
 210
 89
 147
 64.7
 78.8
6.
 Pithoragarh
 139
 176
 49
 91
 51.5
 67.6
7.
 Almora
 203
 244
 77
 144
 52.3
 70.4
8.
 Nainital
 283
 470
 135
 258
 72.1
 76.6
9.
 Bijnor
 378
 545
 129
 235
 55.5
 65.1
10.
 Moradabad
 458
 734
 152
 283
 55.0
 60.9
11.
 Rampur
 142
 215
 47
 83
 55.1
 60.8
12.
 Saharanpur
 559
 533
 211
 228
 61.0
 65.5
13.
 Hardwar
 *
296 
 *
145 
 *
72.4 
14.
 Muzaffarnagar
 491
 712
175 
 317
 58.1
 67.0
15.
 Meerut
 688
 959
 247
 457
 58.6
 70.5
16.
 Ghaziabad
 480
 823
 172
 404
 58.8
 72.8
17.
 Bulandshahr
 527
 754
 141
 264
 53.6
 56.3
18.
 Aligarh
 605
 860
 185
 328
 51.6
 60.7
19.
 Mathura
 382
 530
 88
 158
 42.2
 51.4
20.
 Agra
 683
 761
 248
 313
 59.3
 64.7
21.
 Firozabad
 @
 405
 @
 167
 @
 64.8
22.
 Etah
 388
 525
 108
 185
 48.6
 57.9
23.
 Mainpuri
 425
 364
 141
 158
 55.4
 66.7
24.
 Budaun
 247
 365
 65
 110
 47.2
 52.1
25.
 Bareilly
 366
 538
 122
 217
 56.2
 63.3
26.
 Pilibhit
 159
 246
 42
 81
 46.6
 54.2
27.
 Shahjahanpur
 269
 383
 77
 137
 50.6
 59.0
28.
 Kheri
 272
 441
 65
 148
 43.2
 55.4
29.
 Sitapur
 358
 554
 87
 179
 43.4
 54.1
30.
 Hardoi
 401
 610
 96
 197
 43.3
 54.5
31.
Unnao
 349
 500
 103
 207
 48.9
 63.2
32.
Lucknow
 524
 830
 263
 503
 74.1
 82.0
33.
Rae Bareli
 335
 521
 93
 205
 44.9
 58.9
34.
Farrukhabad
 449
 643
 164
 292
 60.1
 69.6
35.
Etawah
 458
621 
 183
300 
 63.7
72.1 
36.
Kanpur Dehat
 1068
 608
523 
 262
 73.8
 66.3
37.
Kanpur Nagar
 #
 875
 #
 590
 #
 88.9
38.
Jalaun
 266
 362
 84
 141
 53.3
 62.3
39.
Jhansi
 303
 423
 110
 184
 57.7
 65.9
40.
Lalitpur
 95
 143
 26
 45
 47.0
 52.0
41.
Hamirpur
 247
 359
 62
 113
 43.8
 52.8
42.
Banda
 291
 426
 59
 115
 36.8
 46.9
43.
Fatehpur
 312
 491
 91
 205
 48.2
 63.2
44.
Pratapgarh
 343
 538
 77
 197
 36.2
 54.3
45.
Allahabad
 818
 1270
 221
 449
 45.6
 56.3
46.
Bahraich
 284
 438
 52
 116
 34.1
 46.2
47.
Gonda
 382
 628
 70
 181
 33.1
 48.4
48.
Barabanki
 303
 474
 64
 161
 38.3
 55.3
49.
Faizabad
 462
 709
 135
 295
 46.9
 61.5
50.
Sultanpur
 357
 595
 90
 223
 40.6
 56.8
51.
Siddharthnagar
 %
 296
 %
 85
 %
 47.1
52.
Maharajganj
 $
 320
 $
 70
 $
 38.0
53.
Basti
 579
 607
 133
 218
 38.8
 55.7
54.
Gorakhpur
 703
 768
 184
 300
 42.8
 58.7
55.
Deoria
 643
 990
 153
 336
 38.7
 51.9
56.
Mau
 ^
338 
 ^
278 
 ^
92.2 
57.
Azamgarh
 659
 694
213 
 294
 47.9
 59.6
58.
Jaunpur
 519
 793
 135
 292
 40.7
 54.3
59.
Ballia
 403
 565
 134
 245
 50.1
 62.5
60.
Ghazipur
 397
 611
 128
 246
 40.9
 58.9
61.
Varanasi
 875
 1308
 277
 535
 51.1
 62.1
62.
Mirzapur
 371
 381
 98
 136
 45.0
 56.5
63.
Sonbhadra
 &
218 
 &
75 
 &
55.8 
*(Hardwar) New District formed out of Sharanpur plus very small parts of Bijnor & Muzaffarnagar District.
@ (Firozabad) New District formed out of Agra and Mainpuri.
# (Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar) Related to Kanpur.
$ (Maharajganj) New District formed out of Gorakhpur.
% (Sidarthnagar) New District formed out of Basti.
^ (Mau) New District formed out of Azamgargh.
& (Sonbhadra) New District formed out of Mirzapur.
Source : From Girl Child to Person.


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