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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2001 CENSUS
Literacy Rate State/ UT Wise

A. High Literacy Rate ( 80% and above )

(in percentage )

State/UT	Total	Male	Female
1. Kerala	90.92	94.20	87.86
2. Mizoram	88.49	90.69	86.13
3. Lakshadweep	87.52	93.15	81.56
4. Goa	82.32	88.88	75.51
5. Delhi	81.82	87.37	75.00
6. Chandigarh	81.76	85.65	76.65
7. Pondicherry	81.49	88.89	74.13
8. A & N Islands	81.18	86.07	75.29
9. Daman & Diu	81.09	88.40	70.37

B. Literacy rate above national average (65.4%) and below 80%

(in percentage)

State/UT	Total	Male	Female
1. Maharashtra	77.27	86.27	67.51
2. Himachal Pradesh	77.13	86.02	68.08
3. Tripura	73.66	81.47	65.41
4. Tamil Nadu	73.47	82.33	64.55
5. Uttaranchal	72.28	84.01	60.26
6. Gujarat	69.97	80.50	58.60
7. Punjab	69.95	75.63	63.55
8. Sikkim	69.68	76.73	61.46
9. West Bengal	69.22	77.58	60.22
10. Manipur	68.87	77.87	59.70
11. Haryana	68.59	79.25	56.31
12. Nagaland	67.11	71.77	61.92
13. Karnataka	67.04	76.29	57.45

C. Literacy rate below national average ( 65.4% )

( in percentage )

State/UT	Total	Male	Female
1. Chattisgarh	65.18	77.86	52.40
2. Assam	64.28	71.93	56.03
3. Madhya Pradesh	64.11	76.80	50.28
4. Orissa	63.61	75.95	50.97
5. Meghalaya	63.31	66.14	60.41
6. Andhra Pradesh	61.11	70.85	51.17
7. Rajasthan	61.03	76.46	44.34
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli	60.03	73.32	42.99
9. Uttar Pradesh	57.36	70.23	42.98
10. Arunachal Pradesh	54.74	64.07	44.24
11. Jammu & Kashmir	54.46	65.75	41.82
12 Jharkhand	54.13	67.94	39.38
13. Bihar	47.53	60.32	33.57

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1. Chattisgarh

65.18

77.86

52.40

2. Assam

64.28

71.93

56.03

3. Madhya Pradesh

64.11

76.80

50.28

4. Orissa

63.61

75.95

50.97

5. Meghalaya

63.31

66.14

60.41

6. Andhra Pradesh

61.11

70.85

51.17

7. Rajasthan

61.03

76.46

44.34

8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli

60.03

73.32

42.99

9. Uttar Pradesh

57.36

70.23

42.98

10. Arunachal Pradesh

54.74

64.07

44.24

11. Jammu & Kashmir

54.46

65.75

41.82

12 Jharkhand

54.13

67.94

39.38

13. Bihar

47.53

60.32

33.57