TOTAL LITERATES AND LITERACY
 RATES OF VARIOUS AGE GROUPS FOR
 THE YEARS 1961,1971 AND 1981
 

                
                                                      TABLE NO.-10 
        
                
                                                                                          

                                                                                LITERATES                           LITERACY RATE
                
                                 AGE GROUP                  YEAR       PERSON        MALE         FEMALE       TOTAL          MALE        FEMALE
                                                                                          

                
                                 5-9                        1961        12828        8264          4564        19.83         24.99        14.44
                                                            1971        18971       11466          7505        23.13         27.16        18.86
                                                            1981*       28363       16743         11620        30.27         34.69        25.58
                
                                 10-14                      1961        20838       14294          6544        42.26         54.40        28.41
                                                            1971        34130       21816         12314        49.62         59.78        38.15
                                                            1981*       48440       30216         18224        56.38         66.75        44.84
                
                                 15-19                      1961        13790        9679          4111        38.43         52.04        23.78
                                                            1971        24372       15985          8387        51.34         63.80        37.70
                                                            1981*       35648       22608         13040        55.42         66.15        43.30
                
                                 20-24                      1961        12543        9059          3484        33.60         49.78        18.20
                                                            1971        19279       13094          6185        44.73         60.69        28.73
                                                            1981*       29825       19303         10522        52.02         66.56        37.13
                
                                 25-34                      1961        19238       14664          4574        28.53         42.48        13.90
                                                            1971        26787       19385          7402        34.79         50.14        19.30
                                                            1981*       41967       28735         13232        45.07         60.71        28.91
                
                                 5&OVER**                   1961       105519       77940         27579        28.30         40.39        15.33
                                                            1971       161415      112043         49372        34.45         45.95        21.97
                                                            1981*      241032      161286         79746        41.43         53.45        28.47
                
                                 10&OVER**                  1961        92691       69676         23015        30.08         43.58        15.52
                                                            1971       142444      100577         41867        36.84         49.88        22.64
                                                            1981*      212669      144543         68126        43.57         57.03        29.03
                
                                 15&OVER**                  1961        71853       55382         16471        27.76         41.45        13.15
                                                            1971       108314       78761         29553        34.08         47.69        19.36
                                                            1981*      164229      114327         49902        40.83         54.92        25.72
                
                                 15-34                      1961        45571       33402         12169        32.40         46.84        17.55
                                                            1971        70438       48464         21974        42.03         56.71        26.76
                                                            1981*      107440       70646         36794        50.02         63.92        35.30
                
                                 35&OVER                    1961        26265       21965          4300        22.25         35.32         7.70
                                                            1971        37841       30275          7566        25.20         38.02        10.73
                                                            1981*       56686       43652         13034        30.27         44.72        14.54
                
                                                                                          

                                 *  Excludes Assam where 1981 census was not held.
                                 ** Includes age not standed population also.
                
                                                                                          

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