· Who is a literate?
o As per census, any person abv 7 years who can read and write in any language is a literate
THE CENSUS FACTS
· Literacy rate has gone up by 9% over last decade
· Increase in literacy among women ahs been higher than that of men
· In 1901 literacy rate was 5% while in 1951 it was 16% and now it is 74%
· The highest growth in literacy over a decade was in 1991-2001 when litrcy rate went up by 11%
DRAW BACKS
· The census faisl to verify if a person has
o Received formal education
o Attained minimal education stadard
· Ideally a person can be called a literate when s/he has received 10 years of formal education
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