Literacy Rate Research Paper

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2. Literacy rate in India and Bihar
Literacy is always considered to be an important key for socio-economic growth. Economic and social prosperity of a country entirely depends on the economic resources it has and human resource is an important part of economic resource. Human resource includes the population, its growth rate, skills, standard of living and the working capacity of the labor force and all the above factors can be enhanced by increasing the literacy rate of a population. Thus literacy rate plays a key role in economic growth of a country. India had a literacy rate of mere 6% in 1901. It has been on an increase ever since. After independence schooling was made free and compulsory for children aged between 6 and 14 under the Right …show more content…

Literacy rates for women in Bihar have soared from 33.12 per cent in 2001 to 53.33 per cent this census year. 21 of the 38 districts in the State have clocked up a female literacy rate higher than the State average, with the Naxal-affected Munger district topping the female literacy chart, recording an impressive 65.53 per cent.
State District
Females Female %
INDIA India 334250358 65.46%
Bihar Total 21678279 53.33%
Bihar Pashchim Champaran 700848 46.79%
Bihar Purba Champaran 915029 47.36%
Bihar Sheohar 117784 47.25%
Bihar Sitamarhi 568017 43.40%
Bihar Madhubani 857399 48.30%
Bihar Supaul 403188 46.63%
Bihar Araria 483403 45.18%
Bihar Kishanganj 313824 47.98%
Bihar Purnia 545519 43.19%
Source- Census,

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