TABLE 4--LITERACY RATES, 1971 & 1981
1971
Others SC ST
Total Female Total Female Total Female
States/U.T
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Andhra 10.66 5.29 5.34 2.13 27.68 18.05
Pradesh
2. Assam 25.79 15.74 26.03 17.16 30.63 21.20
3. Bihar 6.53 1.03 11.64 4.85 23.34 10.61
4. Gujarat 27.74 14.95 14.12 6.15 40.32 28.97
5. Haryana 12.60 3.09 - - 30.22 1.76
6. Himachal 18.82 9.74 15.89 5.53 36.82 24.22
Pradesh
7. Jammu & 11.97 4.18 - - 19.18 9.75
Kashmir
8. Karnataka 13.89 6.74 14.85 7.67 34.36 23.26
9. Kerala 40.21 33.43 25.72 19.40 62.76 56.71
10. Madhya 12.49 3.88 7.62 2.18 30.04 15.06
Pradesh
11. Maharashtra 25.27 12.85 11.74 4.21 41.95 28.88
12. Manipur 26.44 15.96 28.71 18.87 35.01 19.95
13. Meghalaya 20.38 11.91 26.45 22.79 42.42 33.60
14. Nagaland - - 24.01 17.68 53.78 33.60
15. Orissa 15.61 5.17 9.40 2.58 35.02 20.37
16. Punjab 16.12 8.16 - - 39.43 31.68
17. Rajasthan 9.14 1.25 6.47 0.49 19.61 11.41
18. Sikkim 17.42 9.65 - - - -
19. Tamil Nadu 21.82 11.32 9.02 4.48 43.58 30.47
20 Tripura 20.51 10.06 15.03 6.04 41.06 31.10
21. Uttar 10.20 2.46 14.59 5.58 24.79 12.76
Pradesh
22. West Bengal 17.80 9.18 8.92 3.09 39.19 27.62
23. A & N - - 17.85 11.17 48.40 35.93
Islands
24. Arunachal 36.28 18.01 5.20 1.70 34.23 15.69
Pradesh
25. Chandigarh 24.38 12.08 - - 66.30 59.67
26. Dadra and 33.18 24.43 8.90 2.59 58.72 21.05
Nagar Haveli
27. Delhi 28.15 14.32 - - 61.89 53.91
28. Goa, Daman 26.14 17.38 12.73 5.08 45.42 35.72
& Diu
29. Lakshadweep - - 41.37 28.94 73.52 60.67
30. Mizoram * * * * * *
31. Pondicherry 18.70 9.60 - - 51.01 39.13
INDIA 14.67 6.44 11.30 4.85 33.81 22.29
*Included in Assam.
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TABLE 4-LITERACY RATAES 1971 AND 1981
SC ST Others
Total Female Total Female Total Female
1 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Andhra 17.65 10.26 7.82 3.46 33.91 23.55
Pradesh
2. Assam N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A
3. Bihar 10.40 2.51 16.99 7.75 30.17 16.40
4. Gujarat 39.79 25.61 21.14 11.64 48.14 36.73
5. Haryana 20.15 7.06 - - 39.90 25.83
6. Himachal 31.50 20.63 25.93 12.82 47.37 36.41
Pradesh
7. Jammu & 22.44 11.70 - - 27.05 16.26
Kashmir
8. Karnataka 20.59 11.55 20.14 10.03 42.95 31.85
9. Kerala 55.96 49.73 31.79 26.02 72.50 67.98
10. Madhya 18.97 6.87 10.68 3.60 36.15 22.01
Pradesh
11.Maharashtra 35.55 21.53 22.29 11.94 50.90 36.64
12. Manipur 36.63 24.95 39.74 30.35 42.11 28.66
13. Meghalaya 25.78 16.30 31.55 28.91 44.97 36.37
14. Nagaland - - 40.32 32.99 54.39 40.90
15. Orissa 22.41 9.40 13.96 4.76 44.22 26.59
16. Punjab 23.86 15.67 - - 34.87 40.26
17. Rajasthan 14.04 2.69 10.27 1.20 29.31 15.30
18. Sikkim 28.06 19.65 33.13 22.37 34.87 22.35
19. Tamil Nadu 29.67 18.47 20.46 14.00 51.01 39.04
20. Tripura 33.89 23.24 23.37 12.27 53.93 44.39
21. Uttar 14.96 3.90 20.45 8.69 30.45 16.80
Pradesh
22. West 24.37 13.70 13.21 5.01 48.12 37.38
Bengal
23. A&N Islands - - 31.11 23.24 53.31 44.29
24. Arunachal 37.14 22.38 14.04 7.31 36.30 24.29
Pradesh
25. Chandigarh 37.07 25.31 - - 69.33 64.89
26. Dadra & 51.20 44.74 16.86 8.42 64.41 52.30
Nagar Haveli
27. Delhi 39.30 25.89 - - 66.44 59.07
28. Goa, Daman 38.38 27.84 26.48 18.89 57.38 48.18
& Diu
29. Lakshadweep - - 53.13 40.92 84.57 77.99
30. Mizoram 84.44 53.33 59.63 55.12 63.53 46.58
31. Pondicherry 32.36 21.21 - - 60.32 50.40
INDIA 21.38 10.93 16.35 8.04 39.75 29.43
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