 PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN LITERACY
 RATES AMONG STATES DURING 1971
 AND 1981.

                                          
        
        State              Population       Male           Female
        
                                          
        
        Andhra Pradesh      21.85(12)      18.32(10)      29.46(15)
        Assam                -                  -             -
        Bihar               31.39(4)       27.64(3)       56.19(2)
        Gujarat             22.10(10)      18.06(11)      30.50(12)
        Haryana             34.40(2)       29.26(2)       49.56(5)
        Himachal Pradesh    32.92(3)       23.15(4)       55.51(3)
        Jammu & Kashmir     43.54(1)       35.66(1)       71.12.(1)
        Karnataka           22.02(11)      17.27(12)      32.14(14)
        Kerala              16.55(16)      12.97(15)      21.03(16)
        Madhya Pradesh      25.88(7)       20.76(8)       42.22(6)
        Maharashtra         20.42(14)      15.18(14)      31.63(11)
        Orissa              30.75(5)       23.01(6)       51.72(4)
        Punjab              21.35(13)      16.79(13)      30.08(14)
        Rajasthan           30.36(6)       22.06(7)       34.99)(7)
        Tamil Nadu          18.50(15)      12.51(16)      30.27(13)
        Uttar Pradesh       25.16(8)       23.05(5)       33.08(9)
        West Bengal         23.31(9)       18.36(9)       34.92(8)

Note : Figures in parantheses are ranks

Source : Census of India, Volumes 1971 and 1981.

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PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN LITERACY RATES AMONG STATES DURING 1971 AND 1981.