Question

long answer: DEFINE LITERACY STATUS

Answer 1

The working definition of literacy in the Indian census since 1991 is as follows: ... Also called the "effective literacy rate"; the total percentage of the population of an area at a particular time aged seven years or above who can read and write with understanding.

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Answer 2

Literacy rate of population is defined as the percentage of literates to the total population age 7 years and above..


Literacy rate in India is uneven and as such, different States and Union Territories of India have differences in their literacy rates. The following table shows the 2011 and 2001 census data on total literacy rate, male literacy rate, female literacy rate and decadal difference in percentage.
According to Census 2011, Kerala has the highest
total literacy rate and female literacy rate whereas Lakshadweep had the highest male literacy rate.

 Bihar has the lowest total literacy rate and male literacy rates while Rajasthan has the lowest female literacy rate. Literacy figures are collected by census takers which essentially means literacy (or lack thereof ) is self assessed. 


Data contains single year age returns by residence, sex and literacy status. A person aged 7 years and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language has been taken as literate. It is not necessary for a person to have received any formal education or passed any minimum educational standard for being treated as literate. People who were blind and could read in Braille are treated to be literates. A person, who can neither read nor write or can only read but cannot write in any language, is treated as illiterate.