Literacy rate amongst SC females has constantly improved as seen from the following last five decadal census figures:

Census Literacy rate amongst SC females
1961 03.3
1971 06.4
1981 10.9
1991 23.8
2001 41.9

The State-wise literacy rate amongst SC female, as per 2001 Census is given in the table below:-


Literacy Rates of Female Scheduled Castes Population in 2001
Sl.

No.

 States/UTs Scheduled Castes Female
India 41.9
1 Andaman &Nicobar -
2 Andhra Pradesh 43.35
3 Arunachal Pradesh 54.99
4 Assam 57.14
5 Bihar 15.58
6 Chandigarh 57.22
7 Chhatisgarh 49.22
8 Dadra &Nagar Haveli 67.05
9 Daman & Diu 75.82
10 Delhi 59.07
11 Goa 62.05
12 Gujrat 57.58
13 Haryana 42.28
14 Himachal Pradesh 60.35
15 Jammu & Kashmir 47.46
16 Jharkhand 22.55
17 Karnataka 41.72
18 Kerala 77.56
19 Lakshadweep -
20 Madhya Pradesh 43.28
21 Maharashrta 59.98
22 Manipur 62.97
23 Meghalaya 45.21
24 Mizoram 92.16
25 Nagaland -
26 Orissa 40.33
27 Pondicherry 60.05
28 Punjab 48.25
29 Rajasthan 33.87
30 Sikkim 55.71
31 Tamil Nadu 53.01
32 Tripura 67.24
33 Uttar Pradesh 30.5
34 Uttranchal 48.74
35 West Bengal 46.9
Source: Selected educational Statistics, 2003-04, Department of Secondary Education,

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi

This information was given by Shri D. Napoleon, the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, in the Lok Sabha