Jun 10, 2024, 10:51 PM IST

Indian states with maximum illiterate population

Pavan Naidu

Bihar has the maximum illiterate population in the country. It has the lowest literacy rate which stands at 61.80 per cent.

Bihar

Arunachal Pradesh comes second as the literacy rate in the northeast Indian state is at 65.38 per cent.

Arunachal Pradesh

The largest state of India has the third lowest literacy rate at 66.11 per cent.

Rajasthan

Located in eastern India, Jharkhand is also on the list of as it has literacy rate of 66.41 per cent.

Jharkhand

Located in the southern part of India, Andhra Pradesh also has one of the lowest literacy rates in India with 67.02 per cent.

Andhra Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory. It also one of the least literate states in India with 67.16 per cent.

Jammu and Kashmir

The most populous state in India, Uttar Pradesh's literacy rate stands at 67.68 per cent.

Uttar Pradesh

One of the largest states in central India, Madhya Pradesh is ranked eighth. It's literacy rate stands at 69.32 per cent.

Madhya Pradesh

Chhattisgarh's literacy rate stands at 70.28 per cent.

Chhattisgarh

Assam is tenth on the list with it's literacy rate standing at 72.19 per cent.

Assam

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