National Human Development Report: 2001 - Indira Gandhi Institute ...

NATIONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2001 INDICATORS ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 189NSS Literacy Estimates — 1997TABLE 4.4(Percentage)States/UTs Rural Urban CombinedMale Female Persons Male Female Persons Male Female PersonsAndhra Pradesh 57 35 46 84 69 77 64 43 54Arunachal Pradesh 67 45 58 86 73 81 69 48 60Assam 81 63 73 92 85 89 82 66 75Bihar 59 30 45 84 64 75 62 34 49Goa 95 75 86 91 82 86 93 79 86Gujrat 74 47 61 91 74 82 80 57 68Haryana 71 45 59 88 69 79 76 52 65Himachal Pradesh 86 69 76 95 85 90 87 70 77Jammu & Kashmir 65 42 53 93 75 85 71 48 59Karnataka 60 43 52 83 70 77 66 50 58Kerala 96 90 93 96 90 93 96 90 93Madhya Pradesh 64 32 49 87 68 78 70 41 56Maharashtra 79 54 66 93 79 86 84 63 74Manipur 82 62 72 95 77 88 86 66 76Meghalaya 77 72 75 97 89 93 79 74 77Mizoram 95 91 93 97 98 98 96 95 95Nagaland 90 72 81 93 87 90 91 77 84Orissa 60 33 46 87 67 78 64 38 51Punjab 65 57 61 86 75 81 72 62 67Rajasthan 69 27 49 90 63 77 73 35 55Sikkim 84 70 77 92 80 86 86 72 79Tamil Nadu 73 49 62 91 78 84 80 60 70Tripura 76 64 70 96 85 91 79 67 73Uttar Pradesh 66 35 51 80 62 71 69 41 56West Bengal 78 58 69 90 76 83 81 63 72Andaman & Nicobar Is. 94 74 85 100 95 97 100 94 97Chandigarh 68 42 59 94 77 86 90 74 83Dadra & Nagar Haveli 63 25 45 100 85 93 66 30 49Daman & Diu 93 72 86 99 74 87 95 73 86Delhi 100 61 83 90 78 85 91 76 85Lakshadweep 98 94 96 98 90 94 98 93 96Pondicherry 94 84 89 93 87 90 94 86 90All India 68 43 56 88 72 80 73 50 62Notes Literacy Rate is defined as the proportion of literates to the population in the age group 7+.Source 1997 — NSSO 53rd Round as reported in Selected Educational Statistics; 1998-99, Department. of Education, MHRD 2000,Table 13, page 20.