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%