Question

According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate in India is approximately?
1. 74.04%
2. 72.02%
3. 82.04%
4. 82.02%

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 74.04%

The correct answer is 74.04%.

• The 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases- house listing and population enumeration.
• The results of the 2011 census revealed that there has been an increase in literacy in the country.
• The literacy rate in India is 74.04 percent, 82.14 for males and 65.46 for females.

• The literacy rates for the country as a whole increased from 18.33 percent in 1951 to 65.38 percent in 2001 with the literacy rate for males at 75.85 percent and that for females at 54.16 percent.
• Among the states in India, Kerala had the highest literary rate with 94 percent in 2011.
• Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, and the capital territory of Delhi followed Kerala with above-average literacy rates.