Children Data Bank
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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 : Uttar Pradesh
                                                               Literacy Rate                          Literacy Rate                               Index of
                                                                 For Males                             For Females                            Gender Equality
                                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------   ------------------------------
Sl. No.
District Name
1981
1991
1981
1991
1981
1991
1.
 Uttar Kashi
 54.9
 68.3
11.0 
 23.9
28.3 
 50.7
2.
 Chamoli
 71.4
 78.9
 22.0
 41.0
 47.8
 68.9
3.
 Tehri Garhwal
 60.4
 70.8
 11.3
 27.2
 33.1
 56.2
4.
 Dehradun
 70.0
 81.0
 49.5
 61.9
 81.1
 85.6
5.
 Garhwal
 71.4
 81.7
 32.7
 52.3
 64.7
 78.8
6.
 Pithoragarh
 71.6
 78.2
 24.5
 39.7
 51.5
 67.6
7.
 Almora
 70.5
 77.7
 24.2
 41.4
 52.3
 70.4
8.
 Nainital
 56.5
 68.1
 33.3
 43.3
 72.1
 76.6
9.
 Bijnor
 46.0
 51.2
 18.5
 25.7
 55.5
 65.1
10.
 Moradabad
 34.1
 40.7
 13.7
 18.6
 55.0
 60.9
11.
 Rampur
 28.0
 32.7
 11.1
 14.9
 55.1
 60.8
12.
 Saharanpur
 47.4
 52.7
 22.0
 26.7
 61.0
 65.5
13.
 Hardwar
 *
59.7 
 *
35.1 
 *
72.4 
14.
 Muzaffarnagar
 49.0
55.5 
 21.2
29.1 
 58.1
 67.0
15.
 Meerut
 56.4
 63.6
 24.6
 36.0
 58.6
 70.5
16.
 Ghaziabad
 59.1
 67.3
 26.0
 40.0
 58.8
 72.8
17.
 Bulandshahr
 52.4
 61.1
 16.2
 25.0
 53.6
 56.3
18.
 Aligarh
 53.4
 59.2
 19.7
 27.1
 51.6
 60.7
19.
 Mathura
 54.6
 61.6
 15.8
 22.7
 42.2
 51.4
20.
 Agra
 53.9
 62.1
 24.1
 31.1
 59.3
 64.7
21.
 Firozabad
 @
 59.4
 @
 29.9
 @
 64.8
22.
 Etah
 46.8
 52.6
 16.0
 22.7
 48.6
 57.9
23.
 Mainpuri
 55.4
 63.1
 22.5
 32.9
 55.4
 66.7
24.
 Budaun
 28.1
 33.2
 9.3
 12.5
 47.2
 52.1
25.
 Bareilly
 36.8
 43.1
 15.3
 20.9
 56.2
 63.3
26.
 Pilibhit
 36.7
 43.7
 11.8
 17.1
 46.6
 54.2
27.
 Shahjahanpur
 36.4
 43.1
 13.3
 19.1
 50.6
 59.0
28.
 Kheri
 37.6
 41.3
 8.5
 16.7
 43.2
 55.4
29.
 Sitapur
 26.4
 43.7
 7.7
 17.2
 43.4
 54.1
30.
 Hardoi
 35.6
 49.7
 10.7
 19.8
 43.3
 54.5
31.
Unnao
 50.9
 52.3
 13.9
 25.1
 48.9
 63.2
32.
Lucknow
 38.3
 69.5
 13.8
 49.4
 74.1
 82.0
33.
Rae Bareli
 43.0
 53.3
 12.8
 22.8
 44.9
 58.9
34.
Farrukhabad
 51.9
 59.6
 23.7
 33.3
 60.1
 69.6
35.
Etawah
 59.5
 66.2
29.2 
 38.8
 63.7
72.1 
36.
Kanpur Dehat
 63.1
 64.3
38.5 
 33.3
 73.8
 66.3
37.
Kanpur Nagar
 #
 79.2
 #
 64.5
 #
 88.9
38.
Jalaun
 60.7
 66.8
 23.2
 31.8
 53.3
 62.3
39.
Jhansi
 61.6
 67.8
 26.0
 34.6
 57.7
 65.9
40.
Lalitpur
 38.6
 43.9
 12.4
 16.2
 47.0
 52.0
41.
Hamirpur
 47.6
 55.3
 14.2
 21.0
 43.8
 52.8
42.
Banda
 44.1
 51.3
 10.6
 16.7
 36.8
 46.9
43.
Fatehpur
 46.9
 60.0
 15.5
 28.7
 48.2
 63.2
44.
Pratapgarh
 48.7
 59.4
 10.6
 22.3
 36.2
 54.3
45.
Allahabad
 51.1
 59.3
 15.8
 24.3
 45.6
 56.3
46.
Bahraich
 29.7
 35.9
 6.5
 11.5
 34.1
 46.2
47.
Gonda
 31.8
 40.4
 6.7
 13.5
 33.1
 48.4
48.
Barabanki
 34.5
 44.5
 8.7
 17.9
 38.3
 55.3
49.
Faizabad
 76.7
 56.2
 14.7
 25.6
 46.9
 61.5
50.
Sultanpur
 43.8
 55.2
 11.3
 22.4
 40.6
 56.8
51.
Siddharthnagar
 %
 40.7
 %
 13.0
 %
 47.1
52.
Maharajganj
 $
 44.6
 $
 10.9
 $
 38.0
53.
Basti
 39.2
 51.7
 9.7
 20.6
 38.8
 55.7
54.
Gorakhpur
 45.6
 59.8
 12.7
 25.4
 42.8
 58.7
55.
Deoria
 46.9
 53.9
 11.3
 19.2
 38.7
 51.9
56.
Mau
 ^
57.7 
 ^
49.5 
 ^
92.2 
57.
Azamgarh
 48.7
 54.3
15.1 
 23.1
 47.9
 59.6
58.
Jaunpur
 53.4
 60.5
 13.5
 22.7
 40.7
 54.3
59.
Ballia
 52.0
 60.1
 17.5
 27.8
 50.1
 62.5
60.
Ghazipur
 52.1
 59.8
 16.7
 25.3
 40.9
 58.9
61.
Varanasi
 56.7
 62.6
 20.2
 29.2
 51.1
 62.1
62.
Mirzapur
 43.1
 53.0
 13.1
 21.7
 45.0
 56.5
63.
Sonbhadra
 &
46.7 
 &
18.9 
 &
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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