2. According to 1991 census ………… % of boys/men and …………. % of girls/females were literate. Answer
Literacy is among the most promising aspects of the latest census. India's literacy rate increased by 13 percentage points, from 52 percent in 1991 to 65 percent in 2001. Seventy-six percent of males and 54 percent of females are now literate, compared with levels of 64 percent and 39 percent, respectively, in 1991.