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of Kasaragod (49 per cent), Kozhikode (51 per cent),
Wayanad (57 per cent), Kannur (57 per cent) and
Malappuram (57 per cent). These districts, part of the
earlier Malabar region, are also at the lower end of
achievements in literacy rates compared to the State
average, though the differences are narrowing down.
Table 2.10: Enrolment of Children (6-11 years) by Income Group in Rural India
States Household Income Groups (Annual/Rs.) Gap in Enrolment
62000 All
Andhra Pradesh 68.2 72.1 80.0 96.1 71.6 1.41
Bihar 48.1 64.2 68.3 83.2 56.9 1.73
Gujarat 67.6 83.0 78.7 88.1 74.4 1.30
Haryana 65.0 76.1 83.2 83.0 74.8 1.28
Himachal Pradesh 88.0 94.4 94.7 90.1 90.8 1.02
Karnataka 68.8 73.9 77.8 78.0 71.7 1.13
Kerala 96.9 96.5 96.6 98.9 96.9 1.02
Madhya Pradesh 49.2 62.8 68.0 76.2 57.6 1.55
Maharashtra 75.9 79.5 85.3 87.8 79.2 1.16
N-E Region 75.6 76.5 79.6 79.8 78.6 1.06
Orissa 58.9 77.8 80.2 90.7 65.5 1.54
Punjab 77.8 81.5 84.1 93.2 82.1 1.20
Rajasthan 51.6 57.8 73.3 78.5 58.7 1.52
Tamil Nadu 75.4 79.2 87.0 94.7 78.1 1.26
Uttar Pradesh 52.3 64.4 73.2 82.6 61.5 1.58
West Bengal 56.1 71.7 76.8 90.5 62.0 1.61
Rural India 60.6 70.8 77.4 84.4 67.1 1.39
Source: Tilak (2002).
Table 2.11: Student - Teacher Ratio and Percentage of Female Teachers by Districts, 1991 and 2001
Districts Student - Teacher Ratio No. of Female Teachers to
Total Teachers (%)
1991 2001 1991 2001
Thiruvananthapuram 31 30 67 75
Kollam 31 31 67 76
Pathanamthitta 27 25 73 79
Alappuzha 30 28 74 80
Kottayam 28 26 71 79
Idukki 33 27 62 67
Ernakulam 29 28 75 81
Thrissur 31 30 78 85
Palakkad 34 30 65 69
Malappuram 36 31 56 57
Kozhikode 30 26 48 51
Wayanad 36 30 53 57
Kannur 28 24 53 58
Kasaragod 35 28 43 49
Kerala 31 28 64 68
Coefficient of Variation (%) 9 7 17 17
Source: Educational Statistics since Independence, 2004, DPI, Thiruvananthapuram.
Note: Includes all schools – Government, aided and unaided.