List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia


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 76.26% (male 81.69% and female 70.54%) , above the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, West Bengal ranks 20th amongst the 36 states and union territories in India in terms of literacy rate . [2]

Rank District Literacy Rate (%)
2001 Census
(excluding 0-6 age group)		 Literacy Rate (%)
2011 Census
(excluding 0-6 age group)		 % Increase CD Block links
1 Purba Medinipur 80.16 87.66 7.50 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Purba Medinipur district
2 Kolkata 80.86 87.14 6.28 Template:Literacy in KMC wards
3 North 24 Parganas 78.07 84.95 6.88 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of North 24 Parganas district
4 Howrah 77.01 83.85 6.84
Literacy in CD Blocks of
Howrah district
Howrah Sadar subdivision
Bally Jagachha – 87.75%
Domjur – 81.33%
Panchla – 78.98%
Sankrail – 83.11%
Jagatballavpur – 79.22%
Uluberia subdivision
Uluberia I – 77.39%
Uluberia II – 78.05%
Amta I – 81.26%
Amta II – 81.47%
Udaynarayanpur – 81.05%
Bagnan I – 84.09%
Bagnan II – 82.57%
Shyampur I – 78.96%
Shyampur II – 80.49%
Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise
Primary Census Abstract Data
5 Hooghly 75.11 82.55 7.44 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Hooghly district
6 Darjeeling 71.79 79.92 8.13 Template:Literacy in CD blocks of Darjeeling district (2011)
7 Paschim Medinipur 70.41 79.04 8.63 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Paschim Medinipur district
8 South 24 Parganas 69.45 78.57 9.12 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of South 24 Parganas district
9 Bardhaman 70.18 77.15 6.97 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Bardhaman district
10 Nadia 66.14 75.58 9.44 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Nadia district
11 Cooch Behar 66.30 75.49 9.19 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Cooch Behar district
12 Dakshin Dinajpur 63.59 73.86 10.27 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Dakshin Dinajpur district
13 Jalpaiguri 62.85 73.79 10.94 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Jalpaiguri district
14 Bankura 63.44 70.95 7.51 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Bankura district
15 Birbhum 61.48 70.90 9.42 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Birbhum district
16 Murshidabad 54.35 67.53 13.18 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Murshidabad district
17 Purulia 55.57 65.38 9.81 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Purulia district
18 Maldah 50.28 62.71 8.43 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Malda district
19 Uttar Dinajpur 47.89 60.13 12.24 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Uttar Dinajpur district

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011" (PDF). Government of India.
Information red.svg
Scan the QR code to donate via UPI
Dear reader, We kindly request your support in maintaining the independence of Bharatpedia. As a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on small donations to sustain our operations and provide free access to reliable information to the world. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to consider donating to our cause, as it would greatly aid us in our mission. Your contribution would demonstrate the importance of reliable and trustworthy knowledge to you and the world. Thank you.

Please select an option below or scan the QR code to donate
₹150 ₹500 ₹1,000 ₹2,000 ₹5,000 ₹10,000 Other


Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/index.php?title=List_of_West_Bengal_districts_ranked_by_literacy_rate&oldid=215576"