The statistic displays the literacy rate within the slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, distributed by gender. In 2001, more than 80 percent of the male population living in slum households were able to read or write. The male literacy rate has increased by 2011 to just under 84 percent. A high share of females living in slum households were illiterate.
Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender
According to the Indian census, slums are defined as residential areas with poorly built households which are unhygienic and unfit for human habitation because of dilapidation, overcrowding, lack of sanitation, water and infrastructure.
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Indian Census. (September 30, 2013). Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census. "Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender." Chart. September 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census. (2013). Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census. "Literacy Rate within Slum Population in India in 2001 and 2011, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census, Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender [Graph], Indian Census, September 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
