Total population, child population in the age group 0-6, literates and

literacy rates by sex – States/Union territorries and Districts : 2001

India and State/ Union territory*/District

Code No.

Total population

Child population in the age group 0-6

Literates

Literacy Rate

1991

2001

Difference

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

in Lit.Rate

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

INDIA

1,027,015,247

531,277,078

495,738,169

157,863,145

81,911,041

75,952,104

566,714,995

339,969,048

226,745,947

51.54

63.31

38.79

65.38

75.85

54.16

Jammu & Kashmir

01

10,069,917

5,300,574

4,769,343

1,431,182

738,839

692,343

4,704,252

2,999,353

1,704,899

NA

NA

NA

54.46

65.75

41.82

-

Himachal Pradesh

02

6,077,248

3,085,256

2,991,992

769,424

405,618

363,806

4,029,097

2,266,103

1,762,994

63.86

75.36

52.13

77.13

86.02

68.08

13.27

Punjab

03

24,289,296

12,963,362

11,325,934

3,055,492

1,704,142

1,351,350

14,853,810

8,515,310

6,338,500

58.51

65.66

50.41

69.95

75.63

63.55

11.44

Chandigarh *

04

900,914

508,224

392,690

109,293

59,238

50,055

647,208

384,563

262,645

77.81

82.04

72.34

81.76

85.65

76.65

3.95

Uttaranchal

05

8,479,562

4,316,401

4,163,161

1,319,393

692,272

627,121

5,175,176

3,044,487

2,130,689

57.75

72.79

41.63

72.28

84.01

60.26

14.53

Haryana

06

21,082,989

11,327,658

9,755,331

3,259,080

1,790,758

1,468,322

12,225,036

7,558,443

4,666,593

55.85

69.10

40.47

68.59

79.25

56.31

12.74

Delhi *

07

13,782,976

7,570,890

6,212,086

1,923,995

1,031,584

892,411

9,703,049

5,713,157

3,989,892

75.29

82.01

66.99

81.82

87.37

75.00

6.53

Rajasthan

08

56,473,122

29,381,657

27,091,465

10,451,103

5,474,965

4,976,138

28,086,101

18,279,511

9,806,590

38.55

54.99

20.44

61.03

76.46

44.34

22.48

Uttar Pradesh

09

166,052,859

87,466,301

78,586,558

30,472,042

15,903,900

14,568,142

77,770,275

50,256,119

27,514,156

40.71

54.82

24.37

57.36

70.23

42.98

16.65

Bihar

10

82,878,796

43,153,964

39,724,832

16,234,539

8,375,532

7,859,007

31,675,607

20,978,955

10,696,652

37.49

51.37

21.99

47.53

60.32

33.57

10.04

Sikkim

11

540,493

288,217

252,276

77,170

38,856

38,314

322,828

191,326

131,502

56.94

65.70

46.76

69.68

76.73

61.46

12.74

Arunachal Pradesh

12

1,091,117

573,951

517,166

200,055

102,010

98,045

487,796

302,371

185,425

41.59

51.45

29.69

54.74

64.07

44.24

13.15

Nagaland

13

1,988,636

1,041,686

946,950

280,172

141,852

138,320

1,146,523

645,807

500,716

61.65

67.62

54.75

67.11

71.77

61.92

5.46

Manipur

14

2,388,634

1,207,338

1,181,296

312,691

159,448

153,243

1,429,656

815,944

613,712

59.89

71.63

47.60

68.87

77.87

59.70

8.98

Mizoram

15

891,058

459,783

431,275

141,537

71,817

69,720

663,262

351,851

311,411

82.27

85.61

78.60

88.49

90.69

86.13

6.22

Tripura

16

3,191,168

1,636,138

1,555,030

427,012

216,244

210,768

2,036,159

1,156,824

879,335

60.44

70.58

49.65

73.66

81.47

65.41

13.22

Meghalaya

17

3,473,909

2,306,069

1,595,671

689,013

457,442

1,396,314

1,789,717

1,170,443

551,489

49.10

53.12

44.85

63.31

66.14

60.41

14.21

Assam

18

26,638,407

13,787,799

12,850,608

4,350,248

2,215,104

2,135,144

14,327,540

8,324,077

6,003,463

52.89

61.87

43.03

64.28

71.93

56.03

11.39

West Bengal

19

80,221,171

41,487,694

38,733,477

11,132,824

5,671,152

5,461,672

47,821,757

27,784,750

20,037,007

57.70

67.81

46.56

69.22

77.58

60.22

11.52

Jharkhand

20

26,909,428

13,861,277

13,048,151

4,796,188

2,440,025

2,356,163

11,970,177

7,759,966

4,210,211

41.39

55.80

25.52

54.13

67.94

39.38

12.74

Orissa

21

36,706,920

18,612,340

18,094,580

5,180,551

2,656,046

2,524,505

20,053,785

12,118,256

7,935,529

49.09

63.09

34.68

63.61

75.95

50.97

14.52

Chhatisgarh

22

20,795,956

10,452,426

10,343,530

3,469,774

1,756,441

1,713,333

11,292,896

6,770,898

4,521,998

42.91

58.07

27.52

65.18

77.86

52.40

22.27

Madhya Pradesh

23

60,385,118

31,456,873

28,928,245

10,618,323

5,504,422

5,113,901

31,906,109

19,932,013

11,974,096

44.67

58.54

29.35

64.11

76.80

50.28

19.44

Gujarat

24

50,596,992

26,344,053

24,252,939

6,867,958

3,656,956

3,211,002

29,050,019

17,349,179

11,700,840

61.29

73.13

48.64

69.97

80.50

58.60

8.68

Daman & Diu *

25

158,059

92,478

65,581

20,012

10,394

9,618

111,939

72,559

39,380

71.20

82.66

59.40

81.09

88.40

70.37

9.89

Dadra & Nagar Haveli *

26

220,451

121,731

98,720

39,173

19,856

19,317

108,830

74,691

34,139

40.71

53.56

26.98

60.03

73.32

42.99

19.32

Maharashtra

27

96,752,247

50,334,270

46,417,977

13,187,087

6,878,579

6,308,508

64,566,781

37,487,129

27,079,652

64.87

76.56

52.32

77.27

86.27

67.51

12.40

Andhra Pradesh

28

75,727,541

38,286,811

37,440,730

9,673,274

4,926,200

4,747,074

40,364,765

23,636,077

16,728,688

44.08

55.12

32.72

61.11

70.85

51.17

17.03

Karnataka

29

52,733,958

26,856,343

25,877,615

6,826,168

3,501,499

3,324,669

30,774,988

17,817,682

12,957,306

56.04

67.26

44.34

67.04

76.29

57.45

11.00

Goa

30

1,343,998

685,617

658,381

142,152

73,547

68,605

989,362

544,006

445,356

75.51

83.64

67.09

82.32

88.88

75.51

6.81

Lakshadweep *

31

60,595

31,118

29,477

8,860

4,488

4,372

45,281

24,806

20,475

81.78

90.18

72.89

87.52

93.15

81.56

5.74

Kerala

32

31,838,619

15,468,664

16,369,955

3,653,578

1,861,669

1,791,909

25,625,698

12,817,963

12,807,735

89.81

93.62

86.17

90.92

94.20

87.86

1.11

Tamil Nadu

33

62,110,839

31,268,654

30,842,185

6,817,669

3,515,562

3,302,107

40,624,398

22,847,735

17,776,663

62.66

73.75

51.33

73.47

82.33

64.55

10.81

Pondicherry *

34

973,829

486,705

487,124

113,010

57,722

55,288

701,447

381,327

320,120

74.74

83.68

65.63

81.49

88.89

74.13

6.75

Andaman & Nicobar Islands *

35

356,265

192,985

163,280

44,674

22,733

21,941

252,945

146,536

106,409

73.02

78.99

65.46

81.18

86.07

75.29

8.16

Notes

1. The population of India includes the estimated population of entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Maliya, Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat State and entire Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where population enumeration of Census of India 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamities.

2. Figures shown against child population in the age group 0-6, 'literate population' and "literacy rate' do not include the figures of entire Kachchh district, Morvi-Maliya, Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district and entire Kinnaur district Himachal Pradesh when population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamities.

3. The total population shown against Himachal Pradesh includes the estimated population of Kinnaur district, while the child population in the age-group 0-6, literates and literacy rate do not include the figures of Kinnaur district as these details are not available because the population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted in this district due to natural calamities.

4. The total population shown against Gujarat includes the estimated population entire Kachchh district Morvi, Maliya- Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat state while the child population in the age-group 0-6, literates and literacy rate do not include figures of these areas as their details are not available because the population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could n to be conducted in these area due to natural calamities.