| States and territories of India by: |
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| Area |
| Population |
| Highest Point |
| GDP |
| Tax revenues |
| Voters |
| Abbreviations |
| Natural growth rate |
| Vaccination |
| Literacy rate |
| Electricity |
| Capitals |
| Media exposure |
| Origin of name |
| HIV awareness |
| Household size |
| Underweight people |
| TV ownership |
| States of India by transportation network |
| Power capacity |
This is a list of the States of India in order of Literacy rate. This information was compiled from NFHS-3 and the 2001 Census of India.[1][2] National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi round survey conducted by the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai designated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India. NFHS-3 was released on 11 Oct 2007.
| Rank | State | Literacy Rate (%) - NFHS-3[1] | Literacy Rate (%) - 2001 Census[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 91.1 | 90.86 |
| 2 | Mizoram | 89.9 | 88.80 |
| 3 | Goa | 83.3 | 82.01 |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | 81.3 | 76.48 |
| 5 | Tripura | 80.2 | 73.19 |
| 6 | Maharashtra | 77.6 | 76.88 |
| 7 | Sikkim | 76.6 | 68.81 |
| 8 | Manipur | 76.5 | 70.53 |
| 9 | Assam | 76.3 | 63.25 |
| 10 | Uttarakhand | 75.7 | 71.62 |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu | 74.2 | 73.45 |
| 12 | Punjab | 74 | 69.65 |
| 13 | Nagaland | 72.5 | 66.59 |
| 14 | Gujarat | 72.1 | 69.14 |
| 15 | Meghalaya | 72.1 | 62.56 |
| 16 | West Bengal | 71.6 | 68.64 |
| 17 | Haryana | 71.4 | 67.91 |
| 18 | Karnataka | 69.3 | 66.64 |
| 19 | Orissa | 68.8 | 63.08 |
| 20 | India | 67.6 | 64.84 |
| 21 | Jammu and Kashmir | 66.7 | 55.52 |
| 22 | Andhra Pradesh | 63.7 | 60.47 |
| 23 | Chattisgarh | 63.6 | 64.66 |
| 24 | Arunachal Pradesh | 62.8 | 54.34 |
| 25 | Uttar Pradesh | 61.6 | 56.27 |
| 26 | Madhya Pradesh | 60.9 | 63.74 |
| 27 | Jharkhand | 58.6 | 53.56 |
| 28 | Rajasthan | 57.4 | 60.41 |
| 29 | Bihar | 54.1 | 47.00 |
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