rajasthan was the state in india that had the highest literacy rate in census 2011.
which state in india has highest literacy rate in census 2011?
rajasthan
literacy rate in india is uneven and as such, different states and union territories of india have differences in their literacy rates. the following table shows the 2011 and 2001 census data on total literacy rate, male literacy rate, female literacy rate and decadal difference in percentage. according to census 2011, kerala has the highest total literacy rate and female literacy rate whereas lakshadweep had the highest male literacy rate. bihar has the lowest total literacy rate and male literacy rates while rajasthan has the lowest female literacy rate. literacy figures are collected by census takers which essentially means literacy (or lack thereof ) is self assessed.
list of indian states and union territories by literacy rate
literacy rate in haryana has seen an upward trend and is 76.64 percent as per 2011 population census. male literacy stands at 85.38 percent, while female literacy is at 66.67 percent. in 2001, the literacy rate in haryana stood at 67.91 percent of which male and female were 78.49 percent and 55.73 percent literate respectively. , gurgaon city had the highest literacy rate in haryana at 86.30% followed by panchkula at 81.9 per cent and ambala at 81.7 percent. in terms of districts, rewari had the highest literacy rate in haryana at 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 79%, and female 67%.
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