Literacy In Bihar

Bihar has a total literacy rate of 61.80%. Overall Males and Female literacy rate is 71.2% and 51.5% respectively.[1]

Growth in Literacy Rate

Literacy Rate from 1951~2001[2]
YearTotalMalesFemales
1951 13.49 22.68 4.22
1961 21.95 35.85 8.11
1971 23.17 35.86 9.86
1981 32.32 47.11 16.61
1991 37.49 51.37 21.99
2001 47.53 60.32 33.57
2011 71.82 75.79 68.33

Academic Level

Education in Bihar [3]
Level Persons Male Female
Literate with education1,715,049 1,109,731 605,318
Below Primary7,890,329 4,754,137 3,136,192
Primary8,334,709 5,130,917 3,203,792
Middle4,390,226 3,012,151 1,378,075
Secondary4,751,560 3,439,918 1,311,642
Higher Secondary1,826,093 1,385,282 440,811
Technical Diploma24,989 20,088 4,901
Non-technical Diploma 48,532 40,458 8,074
Graduate & above2,109,415 1,737,651 371,764
Unclassified 18,675 14,043 4,632

Literacy in Districts

Literacy in Bihar[4]
Districts of Bihar1991
(Total)
2001
(Total)
1991
(Male)
2001
(Male)
1991
(Female)
2001
(Female)
West Champaran27.9939.6339.6251.9114.4125.85
East Champaran27.5938.1439.6550.1413.6924.65
Sheohar26.1837.0136.3645.5414.3427.43
Sitamarhi28.4939.3839.8651.0215.4926.35
Madhubani33.2242.3548.4957.2616.7526.56
Supaul28.1137.840.9653.2313.7421.02
Araria26.1934.9436.9946.514.0122.14
Kishanganj22.2231.0233.1242.810.3818.49
Purnia 28.5235.5138.9246.1616.823.72
Katihar 28.735.2939.2445.5116.8824.03
Madhepura27.7236.1939.3148.8714.4122.31
Saharsa 29.9839.2842.3752.0415.8325.31
Darbhanga34.9444.3248.3157.1820.0930.35
Muzaffarpur36.1148.1548.4460.1922.3335.2
Gopalganj34.9648.1951.6263.8117.7532.81
Siwan district39.1352.0157.5167.6721.3337.26
Saran 41.7952.0160.1867.8122.7135.74
Vaishali40.5651.6355.626424.0838.14
Samastipur36.3745.7650.3957.8321.1732.69
Begusarai36.8848.5548.6659.7123.5236.21
Khagaria32.3341.5642.9752.0219.7929.62
Bhagalpur41.8450.2853.4160.1128.1138.83
Banka 34.5543.448.1756.2818.9929.1
Munger 52.2560.1164.9570.6837.0747.97
Lakhisarai39.448.2153.1260.9723.4834.26
Sheikhpura40.9249.0155.4362.5624.4134.13
Nalanda 46.9553.6461.9566.9429.9739.03
Patna 56.3363.8269.0773.8141.3552.17
Bhojpur 48.1859.7166.3574.7827.9542.81
Buxar 33.4957.4962.9472.8225.7440.36
Kaimur 39.3555.5755.6870.5720.6938.9
Rohtas 48.5262.3664.576.5430.2946.62
Jehanabad45.8356.0363.1170.926.8140.08
Aurangabad45.1457.561.871.9926.6742.04
Gaya50.4761.0765.2273.8134.247.4
Nawada 38.9647.3654.8561.2221.8232.64
Jamui 33.4142.7448.4857.116.4126.92

Key data

            Gaya - 75.59%

            Purnia, 52.49%

See also

References

  1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2011/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Literacy_rate.htm Literacy rate
  2. http://gov.bih.nic.in/Profile/CensusStats-03.htm
  3. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Literates_and_educational_level.htm
  4. http://gov.bih.nic.in/Profile/CensusStats-03.htm Literacy in Bihar

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