List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
This is a list of districts in the Indian state of West Bengal ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census.[1]
With a literacy rate of 77.08%, above the national average of 74.04%, as per provisional figures for the 2011 Census, West Bengal ranks 13th amongst the 35 states and union territories in India in terms of literacy rate.
| Rank | District | Literacy Rate (%) 2001 Census (excluding 0-6 age group) | Literacy Rate (%) 2011 Census (excluding 0-6 age group) | % Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purba Medinipur | 80.16 | 87.66 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Kolkata | 80.86 | 87.14 | 6.28 |
| 3 | North 24 Parganas | 78.07 | 84.95 | 6.88 |
| 4 | Howrah | 77.01 | 83.85 | 6.84 |
| 5 | Hooghly | 75.11 | 82.55 | 7.44 |
| 6 | Darjeeling | 71.79 | 79.92 | 8.13 |
| 7 | Paschim Medinipur | 70.41 | 79.04 | 8.63 |
| 8 | South 24 Parganas | 69.45 | 78.57 | 9.12 |
| 9 | Bardhaman | 70.18 | 77.15 | 6.97 |
| 10 | Nadia | 66.14 | 75.58 | 9.44 |
| 11 | Cooch Behar | 66.30 | 75.49 | 9.19 |
| 12 | Dakshin Dinajpur | 63.59 | 73.86 | 10.27 |
| 13 | Jalpaiguri | 62.85 | 73.79 | 10.94 |
| 14 | Bankura | 63.44 | 70.95 | 7.51 |
| 15 | Birbhum | 61.48 | 70.90 | 9.42 |
| 16 | Murshidabad | 54.35 | 67.53 | 13.18 |
| 17 | Purulia | 55.57 | 65.38 | 9.81 |
| 18 | Maldah | 50.28 | 62.71 | 8.43 |
| 19 | Uttar Dinajpur | 47.89 | 60.13 | 12.24 |
References
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal". Statement-4 Ranking of Districts by Literacy Rate in 2001 and 2011. Office of the Registrar General and & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 2012-06-20.