List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

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

With a literacy rate of 76.26% (male 81.69% and female 70.54%), above the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, West Bengal ranks 20th amongst the 36 states and union territories in India in terms of literacy rate. Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarpradesh & Karnataka has highest litrecy growth in india 2023 &2024.[2] According to the 2023-2024 survey, the literacy rate of West Bengal was 82.6% (male 85.8% and female 79.3%).[3]

Rank District (West Bengal) Literacy Rate (%)
2001 Census
(excluding 0-6 age group)		 Literacy Rate (%)
2011 Census
(excluding 0-6 age group)		 % Increase CD Block links
1 Purba Medinipur 80.16 87.66 7.50 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Purba Medinipur district
2 Kolkata 80.86 87.14 6.28 Template:Literacy in KMC wards
3 North 24 Parganas 78.07 84.95 6.88 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of North 24 Parganas district
4 Howrah 77.01 83.85 6.84
Literacy in CD Blocks of
Howrah district
Howrah Sadar subdivision
Bally Jagachha – 87.75%
Domjur – 81.33%
Panchla – 78.98%
Sankrail – 83.11%
Jagatballavpur – 79.22%
Uluberia subdivision
Uluberia I – 77.39%
Uluberia II – 78.05%
Amta I – 81.26%
Amta II – 81.47%
Udaynarayanpur – 81.05%
Bagnan I – 84.09%
Bagnan II – 82.57%
Shyampur I – 78.96%
Shyampur II – 80.49%
Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise
Primary Census Abstract Data
5 Hooghly 75.11 82.55 7.44 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Hooghly district
6 Darjeeling 71.79 79.92 8.13 Template:Literacy in CD blocks of Darjeeling district (2011)
7 Paschim Medinipur 70.41 79.04 8.63 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Paschim Medinipur district
8 South 24 Parganas 69.45 78.57 9.12 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of South 24 Parganas district
9 Bardhaman 70.18 77.15 6.97 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Bardhaman district
10 Nadia 66.14 75.58 9.44 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Nadia district
11 Cooch Behar 66.30 75.49 9.19 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Cooch Behar district
12 Dakshin Dinajpur 63.59 73.86 10.27 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Dakshin Dinajpur district
13 Jalpaiguri 62.85 73.79 10.94 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Jalpaiguri district
14 Bankura 63.44 70.95 7.51 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Bankura district
15 Birbhum 61.48 70.90 9.42 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Birbhum district
16 Murshidabad 54.35 67.53 13.18 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Murshidabad district
17 Purulia 55.57 65.38 9.81 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Purulia district
18 Maldah 50.28 62.71 8.43 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Malda district
19 Uttar Dinajpur 47.89 60.13 12.24 Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Uttar Dinajpur district

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal". Statement-4 Ranking of Districts by Literacy Rate in 2001 and 2011. Office of the Registrar General and & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011" (PDF). Government of India.
  3. ↑ "Appendix-A: Detailed tables, Table (7): Literacy rate (in per cent) of persons of different age groups for each State/UT (persons, age-group (years): 7 & above, rural+urban (column 6))". Annual Report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (July 2023 – June 2024) (PDF). National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. 23 September 2024. pp. A-10.
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