LITERACY POSITION OF POPULATION
 AGED 5 YEARS/ 7 YEARS AND ABOVE
 BY SEX AND RURAL /URBAN AREAS
 1961-1981 INDIA
 

                
                                                 

                                                                                                                    LITERATES                                                         ILLITERATES
                
                                                    YEAR/AREA                                      PERSONS                 MALE               FEMALE                  PERSONS               MALE                FEMALE
                
                                                 

                                                    AGE GROUP 5 AND ABOVE
                
                                                    1961
                
                                                    ALL AREAS                                       105519                77940               27579                    267315               115019              152296
                                                                                                   (28.30)              (40.39)             (15.33)                   (71.70)              (59.61)             (84.67)
                
                                                    RURAL AREAS                                      68443                53339               15104                    236278               102337              133941
                                                                                                   (22.46)              (34.26)             (10.13)                   (77.54)              (65.74)             (89.87)
                
                                                    URBAN AREAS                                      37076                24601               12475                     31037                12682               18355
                                                                                                   (54.43)              (65.98)             (40.46)                   (45.57)              (34.02)             (59.54)
                
                                                    1971
                
                                                    ALL AREAS                                       161415               112043               49372                    307188               131805              175383
                                                                                                   (34.45)              (45.95)             (21.97)                   (65.55)              (54.05)             (78.03)
                
                                                    RURAL AREAS                                     104197                76058               28139                    269394              1166255              153139
                                                                                                   (27.89)              (39.55)             (15.52)                   (72.11)              (60.45)             (84.48)
                
                                                    URBAN AREAS                                      57218                35986               21232                     37794                15550               22244
                                                                                                   (60.22)              (69.83)             (48.84)                   (39.78)              (30.17)             (51.16)
                
                                                    ALL AREAS                                       241032               161286               79746                    340746               140417              200329
                                                                                                   (41.43)              (53.46)             (28.47)                  (58.557)              (46.54)             (71.53)
                
                                                    RURAL AREAS                                     150517               106067               44450                    291679               120934              170745
                                                                                                   (34.04)              (46.73)             (20.66)                   (65.96)              (53.27)             (79.34)
                
                                                    URBAN AREAS                                      90515                55219               35296                     49067                19483               29584
                                                                                                   (64.85)              (73.92)             (54.40)                   (35.15)              (26.08)             (45.60)
                
                                                    AGE GROUP 7 AND ABOVE
                
                                                    1981*
                
                                                    ALL AREAS                                       235730               158220               77510                    305318               122401              182917
                                                                                                   (43.57)              (56.38)             (29.76)                   (56.43)              (43.62)             (70.24)
                
                                                    RURAL AREAS                                     147612               104297               43315                    262365               106032              156333
                                                                                                   (36.00)              (49.59)             (21.70)                   (64.00)              (50.41)             (78.30)
                
                                                    URBAN AREAS                                      88118                53923               34195                     42953                16369               26584
                
                                                                                                   (67.23)              (76.71)             (56.26)                   (32.77)              (23.29)             (43.74)
                
                                              

                
                                              

* Excludes Assam where 1981 census was not held. Note: Figure in parenthesis indicate percentage to the corresponding population.

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