List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

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This is a list of districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census.[1]

With a literacy rate of 67.63%, below the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, Jharkhand ranks 32nd amongst the 36 states and union territories in India in terms of literacy rate.[2]

Rank District Literacy rate (Total) (%)
2011 Census
(excluding 0-6 age group)
Male Literacy Rate (%)
2011 Census
(excluding 0-6 age group)
Female Literacy Rate (%)
2011 Census
(excluding 0-6 age group)
CD Block links
1 Ranchi 77.13 85.63 68.20 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Ranchi district
2 East Singhbhum 76.13 84.51 67.33
3 Dhanbad 75.71 85.68 64.70 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Dhanbad district
4 Ramgarh 73.92 83.51 63.49 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Ramgarh district
5 Bokaro 73.48 84.50 61.46 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Bokaro district
6 Hazaribagh 70.48 81.15 59.25 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Hazaribagh district
7 Serikela Kharsawan 68.85 81.01 56.19
8 Koderma 68.35 81.25 54.77 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Koderma district
9 Lohardaga 68.29 78.62 57.86 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Lohardaga district
10 Simdega 67.59 75.84 59.38 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Simdega district
11 Gumla 66.92 76.87 56.97 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Gumla district
12 Deoghar 66.34 79.13 52.39 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Deoghar district
13 Palamu 65.50 76.27 53.87
14 Giridih 65.12 79.08 50.33 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Giridh district
15 Khunti 64.51 75.33 53.71 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Khunti district
16 Jamtara 63.73 76.85 50.08 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Jamtara district
17 Dumka 62.54 75.17 49.60 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Dumka district
18 Garhwa 62.18 74.00 49.43
19 Chatra 62.14 71.85 51.91 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Chatra district
20 Latehar 61.23 71.80 50.26
21 West Singhbhum 59.54 72.18 47.01
22 Godda 57.68 69.56 44.90 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Godda district
23 Sahibganj 53.73 62.65 44.31 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Sahibganj district
24 Pakur 50.17 59.02 41.23 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Pakur district

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References[edit]

  1. "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011: Jharkhand". Sr. No. 5, Sheet 2. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. "Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011" (PDF). Page 110. Government of India.