Literacy Rate In Indian State: Census 2011
Rank
|
State
|
Literacy
rate (2011 Census)
|
Literacy
rate-Male (2011 Census)
|
Literacy
rate-Female (2011 Census)
|
1
|
Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
|
86.3%
|
90.1%
|
81.8%
|
2
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
67.7%
|
75.6%
|
59.7%
|
3
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
67.0%
|
73.7%
|
59.6%
|
4
|
Assam
|
73.2%
|
78.8%
|
67.3%
|
5
|
Bihar
|
63.8%
|
73.5%
|
53.3%
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
86.4%
|
90.5%
|
81.4%
|
7
|
Chattisgarh
|
71.0%
|
81.5%
|
60.6%
|
8
|
Dadra
& Nagar Haveli
|
77.7%
|
86.5%
|
65.9%
|
9
|
Daman
& Diu
|
87.1%
|
91.5%
|
79.6%
|
10
|
Delhi
|
86.3%
|
91.0%
|
80.9%
|
11
|
Goa
|
87.4%
|
92.8%
|
81.8%
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
79.3%
|
87.2%
|
70.7%
|
13
|
Haryana
|
76.6%
|
85.4%
|
66.8%
|
14
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
83.8%
|
90.8%
|
76.6%
|
15
|
Jammu
and Kashmir
|
68.7%
|
78.3%
|
58.0%
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
67.6%
|
78.5%
|
56.2%
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
75.6%
|
82.8%
|
68.1%
|
18
|
Kerala
|
93.9%
|
96.0%
|
92.0%
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
92.3%
|
96.1%
|
88.2%
|
20
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
70.6%
|
80.5%
|
60.0%
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
82.9%
|
89.8%
|
75.5%
|
22
|
Manipur
|
79.8%
|
86.5%
|
73.2%
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
75.5%
|
77.2%
|
73.8%
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
91.6%
|
93.7%
|
89.4%
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
80.1%
|
83.3%
|
76.7%
|
26
|
Orissa
|
73.5%
|
82.4%
|
64.4%
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
86.5%
|
92.1%
|
81.2%
|
28
|
Punjab
|
76.7%
|
81.5%
|
71.3%
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
67.1%
|
80.5%
|
52.7%
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
82.2%
|
87.3%
|
76.4%
|
31
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
80.3%
|
86.8%
|
73.9%
|
32
|
Tripura
|
87.8%
|
92.2%
|
83.1%
|
33
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
69.7%
|
79.2%
|
59.3%
|
34
|
Uttarakhand
|
79.6%
|
88.3%
|
70.7%
|
35
|
West
Bengal
|
77.1%
|
82.7%
|
71.2%
|
-
|
Whole INDIA
|
74.04%
|
82.14%
|
65.46%
|