As per the Census of 2011, which of the following states/UT has literacy rate of more than 90%?
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Option 2 : Mizoram
The correct answer is Mizoram.
- As per the Census of 2011, the state of Mizoram has a literacy rate of more than 91.3%.
- Mizoram has a male literacy rate of 93.35% and the female literacy rate of 89.27%.
- According to the census of 2011, Kerala has the highest literacy rate of 94% in India.
- The census confirms that the highest literacy rate among the Union territory is Lakshadweep (91.85%).
- For the purpose of census 2011, a person aged seven and above, who can both read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
- The 2011 census, indicated a 2001–2011 literacy growth of 9.2%.
- According to the Census 2011, the literacy rate in the country is 74.04 per cent, 82.14 for males and 65.46 for females.
- Bihar with a literacy rate of 63.82 per cent ranks last in the country preceded by Arunachal Pradesh (66.95 per cent) and Rajasthan (67.06 per cent).
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