<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Literacy rate in India is uneven and as such, different States and Union Territories of India have differences in their literacy rates . The following table shows the 2011 and 2001 census data on total literacy rate, male literacy rate, female literacy rate and decadal difference in percentage . According to Census 2011, Kerala has the highest total literacy rate and female literacy rate whereas Lakshadweep had the highest male literacy rate . Bihar has the lowest total literacy rate and male literacy rates while Rajasthan has the lowest female literacy rate. But Tripura State Govt.In 2013 claimed that the state has surpassed Kerala as the most literate state in India, with a literacy rate of 94.65% .)) </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> India / State / Union Territory </Th> <Th> Literacy Rate (%) - 2011 Census </Th> <Th> Male Literacy Rate (%) - 2011 Census </Th> <Th> Female Literacy Rate (%) - 2011 Census </Th> <Th> Literacy Rate (%) - 2001 Census </Th> <Th> Decadal Difference (pp) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kerala </Td> <Td> 93.91 </Td> <Td> 96.02 </Td> <Td> 91.98 </Td> <Td> 90.86 </Td> <Td> 3.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lakshadweep </Td> <Td> 92.28 </Td> <Td> 96.11 </Td> <Td> 88.25 </Td> <Td> 86.66 </Td> <Td> 5.62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mizoram </Td> <Td> 91.58 </Td> <Td> 93.72 </Td> <Td> 89.40 </Td> <Td> 88.80 </Td> <Td> 2.78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tripura </Td> <Td> 87.75 </Td> <Td> 92.18 </Td> <Td> 83.15 </Td> <Td> 73.19 </Td> <Td> 14.56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Goa </Td> <Td> 87.40 </Td> <Td> 92.81 </Td> <Td> 81.84 </Td> <Td> 82.01 </Td> <Td> 5.39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Daman & Diu </Td> <Td> 87.07 </Td> <Td> 91.48 </Td> <Td> 79.59 </Td> <Td> 78.18 </Td> <Td> 8.89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Puducherry </Td> <Td> 86.55 </Td> <Td> 92.12 </Td> <Td> 81.22 </Td> <Td> 81.24 </Td> <Td> 5.31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> <Td> 86.43 </Td> <Td> 90.54 </Td> <Td> 81.38 </Td> <Td> 81.94 </Td> <Td> 4.49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> 86.34 </Td> <Td> 91.03 </Td> <Td> 80.93 </Td> <Td> 81.67 </Td> <Td> 4.67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Andaman & Nicobar </Td> <Td> 86.27 </Td> <Td> 90.11 </Td> <Td> 81.84 </Td> <Td> 81.30 </Td> <Td> 4.97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Himachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 83.78 </Td> <Td> 90.83 </Td> <Td> 76.60 </Td> <Td> 76.48 </Td> <Td> 7.30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 82.91 </Td> <Td> 89.82 </Td> <Td> 75.48 </Td> <Td> 76.88 </Td> <Td> 6.03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Sikkim </Td> <Td> 82.20 </Td> <Td> 87.29 </Td> <Td> 76.43 </Td> <Td> 68.81 </Td> <Td> 13.39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 80.33 </Td> <Td> 86.81 </Td> <Td> 73.86 </Td> <Td> 73.45 </Td> <Td> 6.88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Nagaland </Td> <Td> 80.11 </Td> <Td> 83.29 </Td> <Td> 76.89 </Td> <Td> 66.59 </Td> <Td> 13.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Manipur </Td> <Td> 79.85 </Td> <Td> 86.49 </Td> <Td> 73.17 </Td> <Td> 69.93 </Td> <Td> 9.92 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> 79.63 </Td> <Td> 88.33 </Td> <Td> 70.70 </Td> <Td> 71.62 </Td> <Td> 8.01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> 79.31 </Td> <Td> 87.23 </Td> <Td> 70.73 </Td> <Td> 69.14 </Td> <Td> 10.17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Dadra & Nagar Haveli </Td> <Td> 77.65 </Td> <Td> 86.46 </Td> <Td> 65.93 </Td> <Td> 57.63 </Td> <Td> 20.02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 77.08 </Td> <Td> 82.67 </Td> <Td> 71.16 </Td> <Td> 68.64 </Td> <Td> 8.44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> <Td> 76.68 </Td> <Td> 81.48 </Td> <Td> 71.34 </Td> <Td> 69.65 </Td> <Td> 7.03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Haryana </Td> <Td> 76.64 </Td> <Td> 85.38 </Td> <Td> 66.77 </Td> <Td> 67.91 </Td> <Td> 8.73 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 75.60 </Td> <Td> 82.85 </Td> <Td> 68.13 </Td> <Td> 66.64 </Td> <Td> 8.96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Meghalaya </Td> <Td> 75.48 </Td> <Td> 77.17 </Td> <Td> 73.78 </Td> <Td> 62.56 </Td> <Td> 12.92 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 74.04 </Td> <Td> 82.14 </Td> <Td> 65.46 </Td> <Td> 64.83 </Td> <Td> 9.21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 73.45 </Td> <Td> 82.40 </Td> <Td> 64.36 </Td> <Td> 63.08 </Td> <Td> 10.37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 73.18 </Td> <Td> 78.81 </Td> <Td> 67.27 </Td> <Td> 63.25 </Td> <Td> 9.93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 71.04 </Td> <Td> 81.45 </Td> <Td> 60.59 </Td> <Td> 64.66 </Td> <Td> 6.38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 70.63 </Td> <Td> 80.53 </Td> <Td> 60.02 </Td> <Td> 63.74 </Td> <Td> 6.89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 69.72 </Td> <Td> 79.24 </Td> <Td> 59.26 </Td> <Td> 56.27 </Td> <Td> 13.45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Jammu & Kashmir </Td> <Td> 68.74 </Td> <Td> 78.26 </Td> <Td> 58.01 </Td> <Td> 55.52 </Td> <Td> 13.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> 67.63 </Td> <Td> 78.45 </Td> <Td> 56.21 </Td> <Td> 53.56 </Td> <Td> 14.07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 67.4 </Td> <Td> 75.56 </Td> <Td> 59.74 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 67.06 </Td> <Td> 80.51 </Td> <Td> 52.66 </Td> <Td> 60.41 </Td> <Td> 6.65 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 66.95 </Td> <Td> 73.69 </Td> <Td> 59.57 </Td> <Td> 54.34 </Td> <Td> 12.61 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 66.5 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 63.82 </Td> <Td> 73.39 </Td> <Td> 53.33 </Td> <Td> 47.00 </Td> <Td> 16.82 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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