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POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY TN

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Chart 4.2 indicates the arrangement of districts in descending order of deficiency<br />

in regard to the literacy rate. The most deficient districts in terms of literacy rate are<br />

Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. There are several districts below the Tamil Nadu average.<br />

The better off districts are Kanniyakumari, Thoothukudi, The Nilgiris and Chennai.<br />

Chart 4.2: Literacy Rate: Districts Arranged in Descending Order of Deficiency<br />

45.0<br />

40.0<br />

35.0<br />

30.0<br />

25.0<br />

20.0<br />

15.0<br />

10.0<br />

5.0<br />

0.0<br />

Dharmapuri<br />

Villupuram<br />

Erode<br />

Namakkal<br />

Tiruchirapalli<br />

Dindigul<br />

Caddalore<br />

Sivaganai<br />

Vellore<br />

Virudhunagar<br />

Thiruvallur<br />

Thiruvarur<br />

Thirunelveli<br />

Madurai<br />

The Nilgiris<br />

Kanniyakumar<br />

Literacy Rate (2004-05)<br />

Chart 4.2 also shows that there is a steady decline from the highest to the lowest<br />

level of deficiency. This pattern is repeated in Chart 4.3, which shows all the Tamil Nadu<br />

districts in descending order of deficiency for Gross Enrolment Ratio. In the case of life<br />

expectancy at birth, the most deficient district is Theni followed by Dindigul. For GER, the<br />

most deficient worst districts are Thiruvannamalai followed by Villupuram.<br />

Chart 4.3: GER: Districts Arranged in Descending Order of Deficiency<br />

20.0<br />

18.0<br />

16.0<br />

14.0<br />

12.0<br />

10.0<br />

8.0<br />

6.0<br />

4.0<br />

2.0<br />

0.0<br />

Thiruvannamala<br />

The Nilgiris<br />

Vellore<br />

Thanjavur<br />

Thoothukudi<br />

Perambalur<br />

Pudukkottai<br />

Erode<br />

Sivaganai<br />

Nagapatinam<br />

Karur<br />

Caddalore<br />

Tamil Nadu<br />

Thirunelveli<br />

Madurai<br />

Namakkal<br />

GER<br />

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