According to census 2011, the literacy rate of India is ______.

Question

Question

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 09 Dec 2022 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 74.04 percent.

Key Points

According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate in India is 74%.
To be more precise the literacy rate was 74.04%.
The literacy rate of the male population and the female population was 82.14 % and 65.46% respectively.
The literacy rate in the 2001 census was 64.8%.
The 2011 Census was the 15th Indian Census with the motto 'Our Census, Our future'.
The Census was conducted in two phases, the House Listing being the first and Population Enumeration was the second.
It was the first time when the biometric information was collected.

Additional Information

Census 2011

The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characteristics), Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing Household Amenities, Urbanisation, Fertility and Mortality, etc.
Census 2011 was the 15th National Census of the Country.
Census was introduced in India during the era of Lord Mayo in the year 1872. It came into force in 1881.
This census was conducted under the guidance of Mr. C. Chandramouli.
The slogan of census 2011 was ‘Our Census, Our future’.
The population of the nation as per the provisional figures of Census 2011 was 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million (51.54%) were males and 586.46 million (48.46%) were females. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India its population is more than the population of Brazil.