Urban literacy rates in India and selected states
1991 and 2001
|
Sl.
No. |
States |
1991 |
|
2001 |
|
|
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
||
|
1 |
Tamil
Nadu |
86.1 |
69.6 |
88.4 |
75.6 |
|
2 |
Uttar
Pradesh |
70.0 |
50.4 |
78.1 |
62.1 |
|
4 |
West
Bengal |
81.2 |
68.3 |
86.5 |
76.1 |
|
5 |
India |
81.1 |
63.9 |
86.4 |
73.0 |
Source: COI 1991,
Series 1, Paper 2 of 1992 COI, 2001, Paper 2 of 2001