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According to the Census of India 2011, the female literacy rate was recorded as ________.
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According to the Census of India 2011, the female literacy rate was recorded as ________.

A.

75.35%

B.

65.46%

C.

55.84%

D.

70.24%

Correct option is B


The correct answer is (b) 65.46%
The female literacy rate was recorded at 65.46%.
This represented a significant improvement from the 2001 Census, where the female literacy rate was 53.67%.
The overall literacy rate for India was 74.04%.
This included a male literacy rate of 82.14% and a female literacy rate of 65.46%.
Kerala had the highest literacy rate among the states at 94% in 2011.
Bihar had the lowest literacy rate at 63.82%.
Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, and the capital territory of Delhi also had above-average literacy rates.
Jains are the most literate community in India.
The gender ratio (number of females per 1,000 males) was 940, an improvement from 933 in the 2001 Census.

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