Question
Download Solution PDFAccording to census 2011, the literacy rate of India is ______.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 74.04 percent.
Key Points
- According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate in India is 74%.
- To be more precise the literacy rate was 74.04%.
- The literacy rate of the male population and the female population was 82.14 % and 65.46% respectively.
- The literacy rate in the 2001 census was 64.8%.
- The 2011 Census was the 15th Indian Census with the motto 'Our Census, Our future'.
- The Census was conducted in two phases, the House Listing being the first and Population Enumeration was the second.
- It was the first time when the biometric information was collected.
Additional Information
Census 2011
- The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characteristics), Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing Household Amenities, Urbanisation, Fertility and Mortality, etc.
- Census 2011 was the 15th National Census of the Country.
- Census was introduced in India during the era of Lord Mayo in the year 1872. It came into force in 1881.
- This census was conducted under the guidance of Mr. C. Chandramouli.
- The slogan of census 2011 was ‘Our Census, Our future’.
- The population of the nation as per the provisional figures of Census 2011 was 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million (51.54%) were males and 586.46 million (48.46%) were females. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India its population is more than the population of Brazil.
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