District wise Literacy Rates of Bihar

District wise Male Literacy Rates during
Census 2001
Rank in 2001
District
Literacy rate
1
2
3
1.
Patna
63.82
2.
Rohtas
62.36
3.
Munger
60.11
4.
Bhojpur
59.71
5.
Aurangabad
57.50
6.
Buxar
57.49
7.
Jehanabad
56.03
8.
Kaimur
55.57
9.
Nalanda
53.64
10.
Siwan
52.01
11.
Saran
52.01
12.
Vaishali
51.63
13.
Gaya
51.07
14.
Bhagalpur
50.28
15.
Sheikhpura
49.01
16.
Begusarai
48.55
17.
Lakhisarai
48.21
18.
Gopalganj
48.19
19.
Muzaffarpur
48.15
20.
Nawada
47.36
21.
Samastipur
45.76
22.
Darbhanga
44.32
23.
Banka
43.40
24.
Jamui
42.74
25.
Madhubani
42.35
26.
Khagaria
41.56
27.
West Champaran
39.63
28.
Sitamarhi
39.38
29.
Saharsa
39.28
30.
East Champaran
38.14
31.
Supaul
37.80
32.
Sheohar
37.01
33.
Madhepura
36.19
34.
Purnia
35.51
35.
Katihar
35.29
36.
Araria
34.94
37.
Kishanganj
31.02
District wise  Female Literacy Rates
during Census 2001
Rank in 2001
District
Literacy Rate
1
2
3
1.
Patna
52.17
2.
Munger
47.97
3.
Rohtas
46.62
4.
Bhojpur
42.81
5.
Aurangabad
42.04
6.
Buxar
40.36
7.
Jehanabad
40.08
8.
Nalanda
39.03
9.
Kaimur
38.90
10.
Bhagalpur
38.83
11.
Vaishali
38.14
12.
Gaya
37.40
13.
Siwan
37.26
14.
Begusarai
36.21
15.
Saran
35.74
16.
Muzaffarpur
35.20
17.
Lakhisarai
34.26
18.
Sheikhpura
34.13
19.
Gopalganj
32.81
20.
Samastipur
32.69
21.
Nawada
32.64
22.
Darbhanga
30.35
23.
Khagaria
29.62
24.
Banka
29.10
25.
Sheohar
27.43
26.
Jamui
26.92
27.
Madhubani
26.56
28.
Sitamarhi
26.35
29.
West Champaran
25.85
30.
Saharsa
25.31
31.
East Champaran
24.65
32.
Katihar
24.03
33.
Purnia
23.72
34.
Madhepura
22.31
35.
Araria
22.14
36.
Supaul
21.02
37.
Kishanganj
18.49