The literacy rate of the female population in the country was about 65 percent in 2011, in comparison to about 57 percent among the females in the scheduled caste population.
Literacy rates in the female scheduled caste population and total population in India between 1961 and 2011
In India, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and OBCs are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people. They are the primary beneficiaries of reservation policies under the constitution. The colloquial terms for SCs and STs are Dalits and Adivasis respectively.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (June 30, 2021). Literacy rates in the female scheduled caste population and total population in India between 1961 and 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702192/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-among-females-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Literacy rates in the female scheduled caste population and total population in India between 1961 and 2011." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702192/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-among-females-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2021). Literacy rates in the female scheduled caste population and total population in India between 1961 and 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702192/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-among-females-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Literacy Rates in The Female Scheduled Caste Population and Total Population in India between 1961 and 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702192/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-among-females-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Literacy rates in the female scheduled caste population and total population in India between 1961 and 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702192/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-among-females-india/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Literacy rates in the female scheduled caste population and total population in India between 1961 and 2011 [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/702192/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-among-females-india/
