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Table 4.15: Block-wise Literacy Rate in Thiruvannamalai<br />

(Percent)<br />

Blocks<br />

Rural<br />

Total (Urban and Rural)<br />

Male Female Total Male Female Total<br />

Jawadhu Hills 49.51 26.22 38.17 49.51 26.22 38.17<br />

Thandrampet 69.37 46.00 57.82 69.37 46.00 57.82<br />

Pudupalayam 71.64 46.88 59.34 72.57 48.25 60.45<br />

Chengam 70.37 48.37 59.52 72.04 50.99 61.64<br />

Kalasapakkam 76.20 49.17 62.70 76.20 49.17 62.70<br />

Thurinjapuram 77.54 51.48 64.55 77.54 51.48 64.55<br />

Annakavur 79.95 53.71 66.83 79.95 53.71 66.83<br />

Pernamallur 80.96 53.23 66.92 81.42 53.87 67.46<br />

Thellar 79.77 54.06 66.98 80.13 54.69 67.47<br />

Vembakkam 81.23 54.61 67.93 81.25 54.66 67.96<br />

Chetpet 79.71 52.13 65.75 81.02 55.22 67.96<br />

Kilpennathur 79.16 54.50 66.65 80.36 56.78 68.42<br />

Polur 80.40 55.22 67.74 82.28 58.19 70.15<br />

Vanadavasi 79.09 54.99 67.11 81.64 59.89 70.75<br />

Cheyyar 79.19 53.58 66.34 82.44 59.37 70.85<br />

West Arni 82.48 57.58 69.93 83.33 58.97 71.04<br />

Tiruvannamalai 77.77 54.18 65.98 83.7 64.31 74.05<br />

Arni 83.36 58.64 70.96 85.34 63.62 74.42<br />

District 77.15 52.14 64.65 79.17 56.63 67.39<br />

Source: Census of India, 2001.<br />

Table 4.16 provides block wise gross access ratio for primary and upper primary<br />

schools in Thiruvannamalai district. The gross access ratio is calculated by dividing<br />

number of habitations shared by school with a radius of 1 km by the number of<br />

habitations. In the case of upper primary schools, the reference is to a radius of 3 kms<br />

rather than 1 km. Blocks are arranged in ascending order of gross access ratio (GAS) for<br />

2003-04 for primary schools. It will be noted that the GAS for primary schools ranges<br />

from 93.6 to 100 percent. In ten out of 18 blocks, 100 percent access ratio has already<br />

been achieved. In the case of upper primary schools 100 percent access rate has been<br />

achieved in 11 blocks. This implies that a little less than half of the blocks in<br />

Thiruvannamalai require additional school at the primary/upper primary levels for<br />

providing access to education to every eligible child within a radius of 1 km and 3 kms for<br />

the two levels of schools, respectively.<br />

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