District wise Literacy Rate by Sex of the Bihar State



Literacy Rate*
Persons
Males
Females
SL
State/District
 1991 
 2001 
 1991 
 2001 
 1991 
 2001 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Bihar State
37.49
47.53
51.37
60.32
21.99
33.57
1.
West Champaran
27.99
39.63
39.62
51.91
14.41
25.85
2.
East Champaran
27.59
38.14
39.65
50.14
13.69
24.65
3.
Sheohar
26.18
37.01
36.36
45.54
14.34
27.43
4.
Sitamarhi
28.49
39.38
39.86
51.02
15.49
26.35
5.
Madhubani
33.22
42.35
48.49
57.26
16.75
26.56
6.
Supaul
28.11
37.80
40.96
53.23
13.74
21.02
7.
Araria
26.19
34.94
36.99
46.50
14.01
22.14
8.
Kishanganj
22.22
31.02
33.12
42.80
10.38
18.49
9.
Purnia
28.52
35.51
38.92
46.16
16.80
23.72
10.
Katihar
28.70
35.29
39.24
45.51
16.88
24.03
11.
Madhepura
27.72
36.19
39.31
48.87
14.41
22.31
12.
Saharsa
29.98
39.28
42.37
52.04
15.83
25.31
13.
Darbhanga
34.94
44.32
48.31
57.18
20.09
30.35
14.
Muzaffarpur
36.11
48.15
48.44
60.19
22.33
35.20
15.
Gopalganj
34.96
48.19
51.62
63.81
17.75
32.81
16.
Siwan
39.13
52.01
57.51
67.67
21.33
37.26
17.
Saran
41.79
52.01
60.18
67.81
22.71
35.74
18.
Vaishali
40.56
51.63
55.62
64.00
24.08
38.14
19.
Samastipur
36.37
45.76
50.39
57.83
21.17
32.69
20.
Begusarai
36.88
48.55
48.66
59.71
23.52
36.21
21.
Khagaria
32.33
41.56
42.97
52.02
19.79
29.62
22.
Bhagalpur
41.84
50.28
53.41
60.11
28.11
38.83
23.
Banka
34.55
43.40
48.17
56.28
18.99
29.10
24.
Munger
52.25
60.11
64.95
70.68
37.07
47.97
25.
Lakhisarai
39.40
48.21
53.12
60.97
23.48
34.26
26.
Sheikhpura
40.92
49.01
55.43
62.56
24.41
34.13
27.
Nalanda
46.95
53.64
61.95
66.94
29.97
39.03
28.
Patna
56.33
63.82
69.07
73.81
41.35
52.17
29.
Bhojpur
48.18
59.71
66.35
74.78
27.95
42.81
30.
Buxar
33.49
57.49
62.94
72.82
25.74
40.36
31.
Kaimur
39.35
55.57
55.68
70.57
20.69
38.90
32.
Rohtas
48.52
62.36
64.50
76.54
30.29
46.62
33.
Jehanabad
45.83
56.03
63.11
70.90
26.81
40.08
34.
Aurangabad
45.14
57.50
61.80
71.99
26.67
42.04
35.
Gaya
40.47
51.07
55.22
63.81
24.20
37.40
36.
Nawada
38.96
47.36
54.85
61.22
21.82
32.64
37.
Jamui
33.41
42.74
48.48
57.10
16.41
26.92

* Literacy Rate is the percentage of literates to population of age 7 years and above.