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State, Year and Gender-wise Literacy in India from Census

Dataset Overview

The data shows the year-wise and state or union territory-wise literacy and rural and urban literacy, for male, female, and total literacy, in India according to Census. Note: 1. Literacy rate is defined as the population of literates in the population aged 7 year and above. 2. The 1991 data (Excluding Jammu & Kashmir)and 2001 data (Excludes figures of Paomata, Mao Maran and Pura sub-division...

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Sectors

Education

Update Frequency

Decennial

Granularity

Yearly, State

Time Saved

3 hours

Number of rows

432

Number of Columns

8

Sources

Statistical Year Book India 2018

Archive Link

Link 1

Time Period

1991, 2001, 2011

Units

value in percentage

Last Updated

April, 2025

Related Datasets

Distribution of Population by Literates and Literacy Rates: By Gender (Census 2011)

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2011

All India, Year and Gender-wise Literacy rate in India from National Sample Survey Office Reports

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014

Year and Gender wise Literacy Rate in India

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2017

Data Preview

fiscal_yearstatelocationpropertygendervalueunitnote
2011All IndiaRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale77value in percentage
2011Andhra PradeshRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale69value in percentage
2011Arunachal PradeshRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale67value in percentage
2011AssamRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale75value in percentage
2011BiharRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale70value in percentage
2011ChhattisgarhRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale77value in percentage
2011GoaRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale92value in percentage
2011GujaratRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale82value in percentage
2011HaryanaRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale82value in percentage
2011Himachal PradeshRuralLitracy Rate In IndiaMale89value in percentage

Metadata

NameNumber of Distinct ValuesNumber of Unique ValuesTypeCount
fiscal_year30Number432
state360Text432
location20Text216
property10Text432
gender40Text432
value7213Number432
unit10Text432
note00Unsupported0

Related Datasets

Distribution of Population by Literates and Literacy Rates: By Gender (Census 2011)

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2011

All India, Year and Gender-wise Literacy rate in India from National Sample Survey Office Reports

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014

Year and Gender wise Literacy Rate in India

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2017

Tags

Literacy
Urban Literacy
Rural Literacy
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Citation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. State, Year and Gender-wise Literacy in India from Census [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/560