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Which district of Haryana has the highest literacy rate ?


1. Panchkula
2. Gurgaon 
3. Ambala
4. Faridabad

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Gurgaon 

The correct answer is Gurgaon.

  • With a literacy rate of 84.7%, Gurgaon district has the highest literacy rate in the state, says Census 2011.
  • According to the government, the literacy rate of Haryana jumped from 67.9% in 2001 to 75.6% in 2011.
  • The rate has seen a rise from 63.2% in the rural areas to 71.4%, while the urban areas registered a jump from 79.2% in 2001 to 83.1% in 2011.
  • Given these figures, Haryana has surpassed the national average literacy rate while Gurgaon has topped the national rate among the cities across the nation.
  • After Gurgaon, Panchkula had the second-best literacy rate in the state at 81.9%.
  • While Ambala came third at 81.7%. Mewat has registered the lowest literacy rate in the state at 54.1%, while Fatehabad fared a little better with 67.9%. Sirasa’s literacy rate stood at 68.8%.
  • The literacy rate for women has jumped by 10.2% in the decade spanning from 2001 to 2011.
  • In 2011, the female literacy rate stood at 65.9%, while it was just 55.7% in 2001.
  • The rate in rural areas has also jumped from 49.3% to 60 %

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  • Executive Governor -Satyadev Narayan Arya.
  • Chief Minister- Manohar Lal Khattar.
  • Deputy Chief Minister - Dushyant Chautala.
  • Chief Secretary - Vijai Vardhan.
  • Legislature Assembly - Haryana Legislative Assembly.
  • Speaker - Gian Chand Gupta
  • Deputy Speaker- Ranbir Singh Gangwa
  • Members in Assembly - 90
  • Council - Zero
  • Judiciary(High Court)-  Punjab and Haryana High Court.
  • Chief Justice - Ravi Shankar Jha.
  • Districts in Haryana - 22.Lok Sabha Seat - 10.
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