TABLE 5--RANKING OF STATES/U.TS. WITH REFERENCE TO LITERACY RATES, 1971 & 1981
1971 1981
SC ST SC ST
Total Fe- Total Fe- Total Fe- Total Fe-
male male male male
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A.STATES
1. Andhra 18 14 18 17 17 14 18 17
Pradesh
2. Assam 4 3 3 5 - - - -
3. Bihar 21 21 12 11 20 20 1.3 13
4. Gujarat 2 4 10 7 2 2 9 10
5. Haryana 15 18 - - 15 16 - -
6. Himachal 9 9 6 9 6 6 6 7
Pradesh
7. Jammu & 17 16 - - 12 12 - -
Kashmir
8. Karnataka 14 13 8 6 14 13 12 11
9. Kerala 1 1 4 2 1 1 4 4
10. Madhya 16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16
Pradesh
11. Maharashtra 5 5 11 13 3 5 8 9
12. Manipur 3 2 1 3 5 3 2 2
13. Meghalaya 8 6 2 1 9 9 5 3
14. Nagaland - - 5 4 - - 1 1
15. Orissa 13 15 13 15 13 15 14 15
16. Punjab 12 12 - - 11 10 - -
17. Rajasthan 20 20 17 18 19 19 17 18
18. Sikkim 11 10 - - 8 7 3 5
19. Tamil Nadu 6 7 14 12 7 8 10 6
20. Tripura 7 8 7 8 4 4 7 8
21. Uttar 19 19 9 10 18 18 11 12
Pradesh
22. West Bengal 10 11 15 14 10 11 15 14
B. UNION TERRITORIES
1. A & N - - 2 2 - - 3 3
Islands
2. Arunachal 1 2 5 5 5 6 6 6
Pradesh
3. Chandigarh 5 5 - - 6 5 - -
4. Dadra & 2 1 4 4 2 2 5 5
Nagar Haveli
5. Delhi 3 4 - - 3 4 - -
6. Goa, Daman 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4
& Diu
7. Lakshadweep - - 1 1 - - 2 2
8. Mizoram - - - - 1 1 1 1
9. Pondicherry 6 6 - - 7 7 - -
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