Comparison of Literacy Rates among Both the Genders in Urban-Rural India (2011)

Education is the only medium to empower women. In today's globalizing world, education has become one of the basic requirements to excel in life and society. The present study deals with the literacy rate among males and females living in urban and rural areas of India. The study uses the secondary data which was collected by Census of India in 2011. The present study has observed the huge shocking gap in the literacy rate among males and females. Many aspects of society are responsible for this huge difference in the literacy rate in the country. The present study has also analyzed that why do these differences persist, why are a few states and union territories lagging behind to achieve a high literacy rate, especially among females? The main motive of this study is to find out the ways to achieve high levels of literacy among females.