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Option 2 : Lakshadweep

The correct answer is Lakshadweep.

  • According to Census 2011, Lakshadweep, with a literacy rate of 92.28%, is the Union Territory with the highest literacy rate in India.  
  • The female literacy rate of Lakshadweep is 88.25%.
  • Kerala ranks the highest in terms of literacy rate with a 94.00% literacy rate.

  • As per the 2011 census, the literacy rate of India is 74.04 %.
    • Male literacy rate = 82.14%.
    • Female literacy rate = 65.46%.
  • The top five states and UTs where the literacy rate is the highest, are Kerala (94%), Lakshadweep (91.8%), Mizoram (91.3%), Goa (88.7%), and Tripura (87.2%).
  • Among the State/UTs, the male and female literacy rate is highest in Kerala (male: 96.11%, female 92.07%) and lowest in Bihar (male: 71.2%, female: 51.5%).
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