Question

______ district of Punjab has the highest female literacy rate as per 2011 census.
1. Mohali
2. Ludhiana
3. Hoshiarpur
4. Jalandhar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Hoshiarpur

The correct answer is Hoshiarpur.

• Hoshiarpur has the highest literacy late i.e. 81.40% followed by Rupanagar, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr and Ludhiana.
  • Hoshiarpur also tops in female literacy rate.
• Least Literate district is Manasa i.e. 45.07%, preceeded by Muktsar and Sangrur.
• Overall literacy rate of Punjab is 69.85%.

• Highest literacy rate in India - Kerala - 93.91% followed by Lakshadweep and Mizoram.
• Bihar has 63.82% of literacy rate and ranks last in the country preceded by Arunachal Pradesh (66.95 per cent) and Rajasthan (67.06 per cent).
• National Average - 74.04%
• Census is released by Registrar General of India.
• Census is conducted in two phases.
• First systematized census was held in 1865 to 1872.