Literacy facts

Most literate state: Kerala

Most literate Union Territory: Lakshadweep

Least literate state: Bihar

Least literate Union Territory: Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy Rate

S.No. State Name
Population
Literates
Literacy
1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
380,581
294,281
86.63%
2. Andhra Pradesh
84,580,777
50,556,760
67.02%
3. Arunachal Pradesh
1,383,727
766,005
65.38%
4. Assam
31,205,576
19,177,977
72.19%
5. Bihar
104,099,452
52,504,553
61.80%
6. Chandigarh
1,055,450
805,438
86.05%
7. Chhattisgarh
25,545,198
15,379,922
70.28%
8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
343,709
223,230
76.24%
9. Daman and Diu
243,247
188,406
87.10%
10. Delhi
16,787,941
12,737,767
86.21%
11. Goa
1,458,545
1,165,487
88.70%
12. Gujarat
60,439,692
41,093,358
78.03%
13. Haryana
25,351,462
16,598,988
75.55%
14. Himachal Pradesh
6,864,602
5,039,736
82.80%
15. Jammu and Kashmir
12,541,302
7,067,233
67.16%
16. Jharkhand
32,988,134
18,328,069
66.41%
17. Karnataka
61,095,297
40,647,322
75.36%
18. Kerala
33,406,061
28,135,824
94.00%
19. Lakshadweep
64,473
52,553
91.85%
20. Madhya Pradesh
72,626,809
42,851,169
69.32%
21. Maharashtra
112,374,333
81,554,290
82.34%
22. Manipur
2,855,794
1,908,476
76.94%
23. Meghalaya
2,966,889
1,785,005
74.43%
24. Mizoram
1,097,206
848,175
91.33%
25. Nagaland
1,978,502
1,342,434
79.55%
26. Orissa
41,974,218
26,742,595
72.87%
27. Puducherry
1,247,953
957,309
85.85%
28. Punjab
27,743,338
18,707,137
75.84%
29. Rajasthan
68,548,437
38,275,282
66.11%
30. Sikkim
610,577
444,952
81.42%
31. Tamil Nadu
72,147,030
51,837,507
80.09%
32. Telangana
35,193,978
23,418,072
66.54%
33. Tripura
3,673,917
2,804,783
87.22%
34. Uttar Pradesh
199,812,341
114,397,555
67.68%
35. Uttarakhand
10,086,292
6,880,953
78.82%
36. West Bengal
91,276,115
61,538,281
76.26%
Literacy rate of India
74.04%