Annexure 4

		Annexure IV

TABLE – 4

Population in the Age-Group 0~6 years, Number of Literates and Literacy Rate for State and Districts

SL	State/District	Total Population			Age Group 0~6			Number of Literates *			Literacy Rate #
		Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Bihar State	82878796	43153964	39724832	16234539	8375532	7859007	31675607	20978955	10696652	47.53	60.32	33.57
1.	West Champaran	3043044	1600853	1442191	631412	325203	306209	955828	662131	293697	39.63	51.91	25.85
2.	East Champaran	3933636	2072350	1861286	805238	416279	388959	1193315	830346	362969	38.14	50.14	24.65
3.	Sheohar	514288	271261	243027	101630	52954	48676	152726	99407	53319	37.01	45.54	27.43
4.	Sitamarhi	2669887	1410149	1259738	539288	284369	254919	839086	574344	264742	39.38	51.02	26.35
5.	Madhubani	3570651	1837361	1733290	699906	361075	338831	1215742	845371	370371	42.35	57.26	26.56
6.	Supaul	1745069	908855	836214	364701	189821	174880	521755	382752	139003	37.80	53.23	21.02
7.	Araria	2124831	1108924	1015907	449343	228476	220867	585379	409365	176014	34.94	46.50	22.14
8.	Kishanganj	1294063	666910	627153	280498	144501	135997	314389	223586	90803	31.02	42.80	18.49
9.	Purnia	2540788	1325794	1214994	536851	272748	264103	711634	486083	225551	35.51	46.16	23.72
10.	Katihar	2389533	1244943	1144590	514326	261630	252696	661848	447512	214336	35.29	45.51	24.03
11.	Madhepura	1524596	796272	728324	320359	167034	153325	435774	307496	128278	36.19	48.87	22.31
12.	Saharsa	1506418	788585	717833	306253	161190	145063	471449	326498	144951	39.28	52.04	25.31
13.	Darbhanga	3285473	1716640	1568833	627897	333061	294836	1177743	791068	386675	44.32	57.18	30.35
14.	Muzaffarpur	3743836	1941480	1802356	718298	373238	345060	1456901	943928	512973	48.15	60.19	35.20
15.	Gopalganj	2149343	1072151	1077192	417061	212641	204420	834827	548480	286347	48.19	63.81	32.81
16.	Siwan	2708840	1332218	1376622	532447	276274	256173	1131962	714522	417440	52.01	67.67	37.26
17.	Saran	3251474	1654428	1597046	619672	319229	300443	1368741	905398	463343	52.01	67.81	35.74
18.	Vaishali	2712389	1412276	1300113	522714	270420	252294	1130514	730841	399673	51.63	64.00	38.14
19.	Samastipur	3413413	1771249	1642164	695995	357866	338129	1243542	817293	426249	45.76	57.83	32.69
20.	Begusarai	2342989	1226057	1116932	464167	239209	224958	912216	589230	322986	48.55	59.71	36.21
21.	Khagaria	1276677	675501	601176	269582	138821	130761	418515	279161	139354	41.56	52.02	29.62
22.	Bhagalpur	2430331	1294192	1136139	456956	232399	224557	992218	638226	353992	50.28	60.11	38.83
23.	Banka	1608778	843061	765717	323329	166872	156457	557859	380549	177310	43.40	56.28	29.10
24.	Munger	1135499	604662	530837	197144	102928	94216	564043	354611	209432	60.11	70.68	47.97
25.	Lakhisarai	801173	416727	384446	160210	81944	78266	309009	204125	104884	48.21	60.97	34.26
26.	Sheikhpura	525137	273468	251669	106335	54278	52057	205234	137116	68118	49.01	62.56	34.13
27.	Nalanda	2368327	1236467	1131860	444749	229109	215640	1031882	674304	357578	53.64	66.94	39.03
28.	Patna	4709851	2514949	2194902	795842	408453	387389	2497924	1554868	943056	63.82	73.81	52.17
29.	Bhojpur	2233415	1175333	1058082	406343	209650	196693	1090868	722112	368756	59.71	74.78	42.81
30.	Buxar	1403462	738239	665223	265287	137722	127565	654309	437298	217011	57.49	72.82	40.36
31.	Kaimur	1284575	673556	611019	258460	133248	125212	570260	381298	188962	55.57	70.57	38.90
32.	Rohtas	2448762	1282655	1166107	463050	237841	225209	1238348	799699	438649	62.36	76.54	46.62
33.	Jehanabad	1511406	783960	727446	282774	148160	134614	688428	450803	237625	56.03	70.90	40.08
34.	Aurangabad	2004960	1035757	969203	378763	196056	182707	935133	604461	330672	57.50	71.99	42.04
35.	Gaya	3464983	1789231	1675752	666327	340443	325884	1429291	924486	504805	51.07	63.81	37.40
36.	Nawada	1809425	928638	880787	346564	175549	171015	692751	461059	231692	47.36	61.22	32.64
37.	Jamui	1397474	728812	668662	264768	134841	129927	484164	339128	145036	42.74	57.10	26.92

* Literates exclude children in the age-group 0-6 Years who were by definition treated as illiterate in the Census of India 2001.

# Literacy rate is the percentage of literates to population aged 7 Years and above.