Rajasthan: Literacy Rate as per Census 2011

Aug 22, 2013, 16:13 IST

  Rajasthan’s literacy rate has witnessed aloft tendency and it was 66.11 % (7+ years) as per Census 2011. The male literacy rate was 79.19 % (7+ years) however the female literacy was 52.12 % (7+ years).  

Rajasthan’s literacy rate has witnessed aloft tendency and it was 66.11 % as per Census 2011. The male literacy rate was 79.19 % however the female literacy was 52.12 %.

 

In 2011, the total number of literates in Rajasthan stood at 38,275,282 out of which the males were 23,688,412 however the females were 14,586,870.

 

Rural literacy rate of Rajasthan as per Census 2011 was 61.44%. The total number of rural Literates was 26,471,786. Out of which the females were 9,567,197 and males were 16,904,589.The literacy rate of rural males was 76.16 % and that of rural females was 45.8 %.

 

Total number of urban literates in Rajasthan was 11,803,496 out of which males were 6,783,823 and females were 5,019,673. The urban literacy rate of Rajasthan as per 2011 census stood at 79.68%. The literacy rate of urban males was 87.91 % and that of urban females was 70.73 %.

 

Cities of Rajasthan having High Literacy rate as per Census 2011

 

1. Kota 76.6 %

2. Jaipur 75.5 %

3. Jhunjhunun 74.1 %

4. Sikar 71.9 %

5. Alwar 70.7 %

 

Cities of Rajasthan having lowest Literacy rate as per Census 2011

 

1. Jalor 54.9%

2. Sirohi 55.3%

3. Pratapgarh 56.0%

4. Banswara 56.3%

5. Barmer 56.5%

 

 

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