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| Data from National Literacy Mission India - 2001 CENSUS |
| POPULATION, NUMBER OF LITERATES AND LITERACY RATES BY SEX-2001 |
| S.NO | India/States | Persons | Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female |
| 0 | INDIA | 64.84 | 75.26 | 53.67 | 560,687,797 | 336,533,716 | 224,154,081 |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 60.47 | 70.32 | 50.43 | 39,934,323 | 23,444,788 | 16,489,535 |
| 2 | Arunchal Pradesh | 54.34 | 63.83 | 43.53 | 484,785 | 303,281 | 181,504 |
| 3 | Assam | 63.25 | 71.28 | 54.61 | 14,015,354 | 8,188,697 | 5,826,657 |
| 4 | Bihar | 47.00 | 59.68 | 33.12 | 31,109,577 | 20,644,376 | 10,465,201 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 64.66 | 77.38 | 51.85 | 11,173,149 | 6,711,395 | 4,461,754 |
| 6 | Delhi | 81.67 | 87.33 | 74.71 | 9,664,764 | 5,700,847 | 3,963,917 |
| 7 | Goa | 82.01 | 88.42 | 75.37 | 985,562 | 541,032 | 444,530 |
| 8 | Gujarat | 69.14 | 79.66 | 57.80 | 29,827,750 | 17,833,273 | 11,994,477 |
| 9 | Haryana | 67.91 | 78.49 | 55.73 | 12,093,677 | 7,480,209 | 4,613,468 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 76.48 | 85.35 | 67.42 | 4,041,621 | 2,278,386 | 1,763,235 |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir | 55.52 | 66.60 | 43.00 | 4,807,286 | 3,060,628 | 1,746,658 |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 53.56 | 67.30 | 38.87 | 11,777,201 | 7,646,857 | 4,130,344 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 66.64 | 76.10 | 56.87 | 30,434,962 | 17,661,211 | 12,773,751 |
| 14 | Kerala | 90.86 | 94.24 | 87.72 | 25,485,688 | 12,753,602 | 12,732,086 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 63.74 | 76.06 | 50.29 | 31,592,563 | 19,672,274 | 11,920,289 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 76.88 | 85.97 | 67.03 | 63,965,943 | 37,184,963 | 26,780,980 |
| 17 | Manipur | 70.53 | 80.33 | 60.53 | 1,310,534 | 753,466 | 557,068 |
| 18 | Meghalaya | 62.56 | 65.43 | 59.61 | 1,157,875 | 614,272 | 543,603 |
| 19 | Mizoram | 88.80 | 90.72 | 86.75 | 661,445 | 350,105 | 311,340 |
| 20 | Nagaland | 66.59 | 71.16 | 61.46 | 1,132,323 | 640,201 | 492,122 |
| 21 | Orissa | 63.08 | 75.35 | 50.51 | 19,837,055 | 11,992,333 | 7,844,722 |
| 22 | Punjab | 69.65 | 75.23 | 63.36 | 14,756,970 | 8,442,293 | 6,314,677 |
| 23 | Rajasthan | 60.41 | 75.70 | 43.85 | 27,702,010 | 18,047,157 | 9,654,853 |
| 24 | Sikkim | 68.81 | 76.04 | 60.40 | 318,335 | 189,060 | 129,275 |
| 25 | Tamilnadu | 73.45 | 82.42 | 64.43 | 40,524,545 | 22,809,662 | 17,714,883 |
| 26 | Tripura | 73.19 | 81.02 | 64.91 | 2,022,099 | 1,150,707 | 871,392 |
| 27 | Uttaranchal | 71.62 | 83.28 | 59.63 | 5,105,782 | 3,008,875 | 2,096,907 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 56.27 | 68.82 | 42.22 | 75,719,284 | 48,901,413 | 26,817,871 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 68.64 | 77.02 | 59.61 | 47,196,401 | 27,452,426 | 19,743,975 |
| 30 | A&N Islands | 81.30 | 86.33 | 75.24 | 253,135 | 146,831 | 106,304 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 81.94 | 86.14 | 76.47 | 643,245 | 382,686 | 260,559 |
| 32 | D&N Haveli | 57.63 | 71.18 | 40.23 | 103,904 | 72,149 | 31,755 |
| 33 | Daman & Diu | 78.18 | 86.76 | 65.61 | 107,600 | 70,992 | 36,608 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 86.66 | 92.53 | 80.47 | 44,683 | 24,511 | 20,172 |
| 35 | Pondicherry | 81.24 | 88.62 | 73.90 | 696,367 | 378,758 | 317,609 |
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