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Historical indicator · 2011

Literacy and its denominator in Census 2011

Literates divided by the corresponding population aged seven and above. Children aged 0–6 are excluded from this denominator.

India · Census 201172.98percent of people aged 7+

What this answers

Compare source-consistent literacy across places and then inspect male, female, rural and urban values on the profile.

Read before comparing. Literacy is not a school-completion rate, a skills score or an all-age percentage.

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All 35 historical states and union territories
Historical state / UTpercent of people aged 7+2011 state code
Andaman and Nicobar Islands86.6335
Andhra Pradesh67.0228
Arunachal Pradesh65.3812
Assam72.1918
Bihar61.810
Chandigarh86.0504
Chhattisgarh70.2822
Dadra and Nagar Haveli76.2426
Daman and Diu87.125
Goa88.730
Gujarat78.0324
Haryana75.5506
Himachal Pradesh82.802
Jammu and Kashmir67.1601
Jharkhand66.4120
Karnataka75.3629
Kerala9432
Lakshadweep91.8531
Madhya Pradesh69.3223
Maharashtra82.3427
Manipur76.9414
Meghalaya74.4317
Mizoram91.3315
NCT of Delhi86.2107
Nagaland79.5513
Odisha72.8721
Puducherry85.8534
Punjab75.8403
Rajasthan66.1108
Sikkim81.4211
Tamil Nadu80.0933
Tripura87.2216
Uttar Pradesh67.6809
Uttarakhand78.8205
West Bengal76.2619

Alphabetical order; states and union territories are identified in their profiles. India is shown separately and not included in state rankings.

Ten districts with the highest published or derived values

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District view · historical 2011 boundaries
DistrictHistorical state / UTpercent of people aged 7+
SerchhipMizoram97.91
AizawlMizoram97.89
MahePuducherry97.87
KottayamKerala97.21
PathanamthittaKerala96.55
ChamphaiMizoram95.91
ErnakulamKerala95.89
AlappuzhaKerala95.72
KannurKerala95.1
KozhikodeKerala95.08

Ordered by this indicator, with names resolving ties. This descriptive ordering is not a quality or causal ranking. Use the explorer for all 640 districts.

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Source and calculation

Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: Primary Census Abstract, 2011, India/state/district workbook. The retained extract reconciles state and district counts and records source sheet/row locators on each place profile. Percentages are displayed to two decimals; undefined ratios remain unavailable.

Official PCA workbookField definitions and original codes

Literacy: literates ÷ population aged 7+ × 100. Participation: workers ÷ all residents × 100. Worker-category shares: the named main and marginal counts ÷ all workers × 100. Shares use compatible counts from one record; current boundaries are never assumed.