Literacy Rate Census 2011 State wise , Highest & Lowest

Quick Overview: Literacy Rate Census 2011

• Overall Literacy Rate (2011 estimate): 74.04% (India-wide, based on latest official census)
• Male literacy: 80.88–82.14%
• Female literacy: 64.63–65.46%
• Highest state: Kerala — 94.00%
• Lowest state: Bihar — 61.80%
• Highest UT: Lakshadweep — 91.85%
• Lowest UT: Jammu & Kashmir — 67.16%
• Biggest gender gap: Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh

State / UT Literacy Rates: Population, Total Literates, Male / Female Literacy

Rank	State/UT	Population	Total Literates	Overall Literacy (%)	Male Literacy (%)	Female Literacy (%)
-	India	-	-	74.04	80.88–82.14	64.63–65.46
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	380,581	294,281	86.63	90.27	82.43
2	Andhra Pradesh	84,580,777	50,556,760	67.02	74.88	59.15
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1,383,727	766,005	65.38	72.55	57.70
4	Assam	31,205,576	19,177,977	72.19	77.85	66.27
5	Bihar	104,099,452	52,504,553	61.80	71.20	51.50
6	Chandigarh	1,055,450	805,438	86.05	89.99	81.19
7	Chhattisgarh	25,545,198	15,379,922	70.28	80.27	60.24
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	343,709	223,230	76.24	85.17	64.32
9	Daman & Diu	243,247	188,406	87.10	91.54	79.55
10	Delhi (NCT)	16,787,941	12,737,767	86.21	90.94	80.76
11	Goa	1,458,545	1,165,487	88.70	92.65	84.66
12	Gujarat	60,439,692	41,093,358	78.03	85.75	69.68
13	Haryana	25,351,462	16,598,988	75.55	84.06	65.94
14	Himachal Pradesh	6,864,602	5,039,736	82.80	89.53	75.93
15	Jammu & Kashmir	12,541,302	7,067,233	67.16	76.75	56.43
16	Jharkhand	32,988,134	18,328,069	66.41	76.84	55.42
17	Karnataka	61,095,297	40,647,322	75.36	82.47	68.08
18	Kerala	33,406,061	28,135,824	94.00	96.11	92.07
19	Lakshadweep	64,473	52,553	91.85	95.56	87.95
20	Madhya Pradesh	72,626,809	42,851,169	69.32	78.73	59.24
21	Maharashtra	112,374,333	81,554,290	82.34	88.38	75.87
22	Manipur	2,855,794	1,908,476	76.94	83.58	70.26
23	Meghalaya	2,966,889	1,785,005	74.43	75.95	72.89
24	Mizoram	1,097,206	848,175	91.33	93.35	89.27
25	Nagaland	1,978,502	1,342,434	79.55	82.75	76.11
26	Odisha	41,974,218	26,742,595	72.87	81.59	64.01
27	Puducherry	1,247,953	957,309	85.85	91.26	80.67
28	Punjab	27,743,338	18,707,137	75.84	80.44	70.73
29	Rajasthan	68,548,437	38,275,282	66.11	79.19	52.12
30	Sikkim	610,577	444,952	81.42	86.55	75.61
31	Tamil Nadu	72,147,030	51,837,507	80.09	86.77	73.44
32	Telangana	35,193,978	23,418,072	66.54	-	-
33	Tripura	3,673,917	2,804,783	87.22	91.53	82.73
34	Uttar Pradesh	199,812,341	114,397,555	67.68	77.28	57.18
35	Uttarakhand	10,086,292	6,880,953	78.82	87.40	70.01
36	West Bengal	91,276,115	61,538,281	76.26	81.69	70.54

States & UTs With Highest Literacy Rate

• Kerala – 94.00%
• Lakshadweep – 91.85%
• Mizoram – 91.33%
• Goa – 88.70%
• Tripura – 87.22%

States & UTs With Lowest Literacy Rate

• Bihar – 61.80%
• Arunachal Pradesh – 65.38%
• Rajasthan – 66.11%
• Jharkhand – 66.41%

Districts With Highest Literacy Rate

District	Literacy Rate (%)
Serchhip	97.91
Aizawl	97.89
Mahe	97.87
Kottayam	97.21

Districts With Lowest Literacy Rate

District	Literacy Rate (%)
Alirajpur	36.10
Bijapur	40.86
Dantewada	42.12
Jhabua	43.30

Literacy Rate By Gender (India) – Trend Comparison

Year	Male Literacy (%)	Female Literacy (%)
2011	82.14	65.46
2011 (Estimate/Latest)	80.88	64.63