According to the 2011 census which indian state has the highest literacy rate

• Population Census • • • Top Facts • • • • • • Religion Population • • • • • • • Other Data • • • • • • • • Districts of India District Census 2011 According to the Census Statistics 2011, the population of India was 1,210,854,977 with 623,270,258 males and 587,584,719 females. Literacy was found to be a total of 74.04% with 65.46% literate females and 82.14% males. This was a 9.81% increase since the last census. The density of population was found out to be 382 per square kilometers. The total sex ratio was 940 females to 1000 males. The child sex ratio (of ages 0 to 6 years old) was 914 females to 1000 males. The growth rate was 17.64% and the death rate was 21.5%. Census is the process by which the information of a given population is calculated on the basis of economical, educational and social records, in a given period of time. Census is calculated after regular time intervals. These are some basic census facts. In India, the census is carried out every 5 years. The last census was calculated in the year 2011. This official census 2011 was the 15th census calculation which was done India. It was carried out in two main phases- population listing and house enumeration. # District State Population Growth Sex-Ratio Literacy 1 11,060,148 36.01 % 886 84.53 2 10,009,781 12.04 % 955 84.06 3 9,621,551 47.18 % 916 87.67 4 9,429,408 30.37 % 915 86.15 5 9,356,962 8.29 % 860 89.91 6 8,161,961 18.17 % 956 77.51 7 7,717,563 11.92 % 945 76.21 8 7,214,225 24.03 % 904 85.31 9 7,103...

BHOPAL: The Population: Indore district is by far the most populous district with 32.76 lakh people followed by Jabalpur (24.63 lakh), Sagar (23.78 lakh) and Bhopal (23.71 lakh). Similarly, area under Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has the largest population of 19.94 lakh followed by Bhopal (17.98 lakh), Jabalpur (10.81 lakh) and Gwalior civic bodies (10.54 lakh). According to the census 2011 data, urban proportion has gone up from 14.9% in 1951 to 27.6% in 2011. While the highest proportion of urban population is in Bhopal (80.9%), it is followed by Indore (74.1%), Gwalior (62.7%), Jabalpur (58.5%) and Ujjain (39.2%). The lowest urban population is in Dindori (4.6%), Alirajpur (7.8%), Sidhi (8.3%), Jhabua (9%), and Seoni (11.9%) districts. While 5.25 crore persons live in rural areas, 2 crore persons live in urban areas, as per the Census 2011 data. Growth rate: Population of MP grew by 20.3% during 2001-11, against 24.3% in the previous decade. Interestingly, the rate of women (21.1%) is higher than men (19.6%). Highest decadal growth in population has been recorded in Indore (32.9%) with 20 districts having recorded population growth above the state average growth of 20.3%. Lowest decadal growth in population has been recorded in Anuppur (12.3%). The state also has a higher growth rate compared to neighbouring states of Gujarat (19.3%), Maharashtra (16%) and Uttar Pradesh (20.2%). Among the population growth rate under municipal corporations , Indore tops the list w...

The Literacy rate in India has improved a lot over the last one decade. Especially after the implementation of free education in the villages the literacy rate has gone up tremendously in states like Himachal Pradesh and As per the data published by the 2011 census India has managed to achieve an effective literacy rate of 74.04 per cent in 2011. In the 2001 census the country's literacy rate stood at 64.8 percent. The most notable thing that came across in the 2011 census is the sharp rise in the literacy of females over males. According to the report released by the latest census there are almost 74 per cent literates that constitute the total population of India aged between seven and above. Some of the States and Union Territories like Literacy Rate in India as per Census 2011 Literacy Rate in India,Census 2011 Rank State Literacy Rate (2011 Census) Male Literacy Rate (2011 Census) Female Literacy Rate (2011 Census) 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 86.3 percent 90.1 percent 81.8 percent 2 Andhra Pradesh 67.4 % 74.8 % 60.0 % 3 Arunachal Pradesh 67.0 percent 73.7 percent 59.6 percent 4 Assam 73.2 percent 78.8 percent 67.3 percent 5 Bihar 63.8 percent 73.5 percent 53.3 percent 6 Chandigarh 86.4 percent 90.5 percent 81.4 percent 7 Chattisgarh 71.0 percent 81.5 percent 60.6 percent 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 77.7 percent 86.5 percent 65.9 percent 9 Daman & Diu 87.1 percent 91.5 percent 79.6 percent 10 Delhi 86.3 percent 91.0 percent 80.9 percent 11 Goa 87.4 92.8 percent 81.8 percent...

India is the homeland for one-sixth of the world’s population. With the huge population burden, our country has identified that education is the key to turn this into an asset. The core development of any state depends on the literacy rate of that state. Here you can check the rank-wise list of most literate states in India. You will notice the sheer relation between the literacy and development of the state. So, why don’t you continue reading to find more details about the educated states, gender-wise literacy rate, and least educated states? Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • List of Literacy Rate of 10 Different States in India According to the survey conducted by census 2011 by the Ministry of Home Affairs, India has an overall literacy rate of 74.04%. If we look for gender-wise literacy rate, then males have a literacy rate of 82.14%, and females have 65.46%. Go through the table below to know the statistics of the literacy rate in India. Later we have also given the details about the 10 most literate states In India. Rank State Literacy Rate (Census 2011)(%) Male(%) Female(%) Literacy Growth as compared with Census 2001(%) 1 Kerala 93.91 96.02 91.98 3.05 2 Mizoram 91.58 93.72 89.40 2.78 3 Lakshadweep 92.28 98.11 88.25 5.65 4 Tripura 87.75 92.18 83.15 14.56 5 Goa 87.40 92.82 81.84 5.39 6 Daman and Diu 87.07 91.48 79.59 8.89 7 Puducherry 86.55 92.12 81.22 5.31 8 Chandigarh 86.43 90.54 81.38 4.49 9 Delhi 86.34 91.03 80.93 4.67 10 Andaman and Nicobar Isl...

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According to 2011 census, the states of Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh were the bottom five states in literacy rate. The literacy rates were Bihar 63.8, Arunachal Pradesh 67.0, Rajasthan 67.1, Jharkhand 67.6 and Andhra Pradesh 67.7 respectively. Hence, the state of Bihar has the lowest litercy rate of 63.8 making it the correct option C.

• The state/union territory that has highest male literacy in India is Lakshadweep. Kerala has highest overall literacy rate. • The highest female literacy rate is seen in Kerala. Kerala also has a record of highest overall literacy rate. The female literacy, according to 2011 census, in Kerala is 91.98 %.