India's top 10 states with highest women literacy rate

New Delhi: According to Census 2011, India's literacy rate is 74.04 per cent. Literacy rate among Indian women is 65.46 pc, while for men it is 82.14 per cent. Though women have made strides in various fields, still they lag behind men in terms of literacy rate. A major cause of this is lack of social awareness, social customs and rituals which do not let a woman to break free.Here is a list of top 10 states which have good literacy rate: 1. Kerala: Kerala tops the list with a literacy rate of 93.91, according to census 2011. Among women, the literacy rate is 92 pc, and among men 96 pc.According to the first Economic Census, conducted in 1977, 99.7% of the villages in Kerala had a primary school within 2 km, 98.6% had a middle school within 2 km and 96.7% had a high school or higher secondary school within 5 km. 2. Lakshadweep: The literacy rate of this archipelago is 92.28 per cent. Among women, the literacy rate is 88.2 pc, while among men it is 96.1 pc.After the States Reorganization Act in 1956, Lakshadweep has come up in a big way with a string of schools for elementary education.The rise in number of educational institutions in the year 1997 led to Lakshadweep being a favourite educational destination. 3. Mizoram: The literacy rate of the state is 91.58 percent. Among women, literacy rate is 89.4 pc and among men it is 93.7 pc. Serchhip and Aizawl districts are the two most literate districts in India. Mizoram established 360 continuing education centres to handle continued education beyond the initial literacy teaching and to provide an educational safety net for school drop-outs. 4. Tripura: Tripura became the fourth highest literate state in India after 2011 census recorded 87.75 percent literacy. Among women, 83.1 pc are literate, while among men 92.2 pc are literate. In 2001 Tripura's place was 13th in the country. Nodal agency state literacy mission and other connected organisations started getting success in state's remote and hill areas after security forces contained armed extremist problem. 5. Goa: Literacy rate in Goa has seen upward trend and is 87.4 percent as per 2011 population census with 93% of males and 82% of females being literate. 6. Daman and Diu: The literacy rate in the territory is 87.07 per cent. Among women the literacy rate is 79.6 pc, and among men it is 91.5 pc. There are a lot of government and private run schools and colleges. 7. Puducherry: According to Census 2011, Puducherry has an overall literacy rate of 86.55 pc.Among women, 81.2 pc are literate, while 92.1 pc men are literate. It has a population of 12.48 Lakhs, an increase from figure of 9.74 Lakh in 2001 census. Total population of Puducherry as per 2011 census is 1,247,953 of which males and females are 612,511 and 635,442 respectively. 8. Chandigarh: The literacy rate of the city is 86.4 per cent. 81.4 pc women are literate, while among men, the literacy rate is 90.5 per cent.9. Delhi: The literacy level in Delhi has risen steadily since the last decade, with 91.03 per cent males and 80.93 per cent of women literate — an overall improvement of 5 per cent since the 2001 Census. The overall literacy level has also increased from 81.67 per cent in 2001 to 86.34 per cent in 2011.The gap between male-female literacy level in Delhi has dropped from 12.63 per cent to 10.10 per cent. 10. Andaman and Nicobar islands: Literacy rate in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has seen upward trend and is 86.27 percent as per 2011 population census. Among women, 81.8 pc are literate, while among men, 90.1 pc are literate. Andaman and Nicobar Islands has a very strong network of schools and centers of higher education.