Question

According to 2011 Census, what is the literacy rate of Punjab?

• A. 72.5%
• B. 75.8%
• C. 82.6%
• D. 78.9%

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

75.8%

The working definition of literacy in the Indian census since 1991 is as follows: Literacy rate, also called the “effective literacy rate”; the total percentage of the population of an area at a particular time aged seven years or above who can read and write with understanding. There is a wide gender disparity in the literacy rate in India: effective literacy rates (age 7 and above) in 2011 were 82.14% for men and 65.46% for women. The Literacy rate of Punjab in 2011 was 75.8%.