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The literacy rate in Punjab has been rising, and as of Census 2011, it was 75.84 percent. The male literacy rate was 80.44 percent, whereas only 70.73 percent of women were literate. In 2011, the total number of literates in Punjab was 18,707,137, with males accounting for 10,436,056 and females accounting for 8,271,081. According to Census 2011, Punjab’s rural literacy rate was 71.42 percent. The actual number of people who were literate in rural areas was 10,997,657. Females numbered 4,838,850, while males numbered 6,158,807. Rural males had a literacy rate of 76.62 percent, while rural females had a literacy rate of 65.74 percent.
Punjab Literacy Rate – Census 2011
Punjab has a total literacy rate of 75.84 percent, which is higher than India’s average literacy rate of 72.98 percent. Punjab also has a male literacy rate of 80.44 percent and a female literacy rate of 70.73 percent.
Punjab Sex Ratio – Census 2011
The number of females per 1000 males seems to be the average sex ratio. According to the 2011 Census, Punjab has an average sex ratio of 895, higher than the national average of 943 females per 1000 males. Punjab’s child sex ratio (age less than 6 years) is 846, lower than India’s 918.
Punjab Urban/Rural Population – Census 2011
According to the 2011 Punjab census data, 37.48 percent of Punjab’s population lived in urban areas, whereas 62.52 percent grew up in rural areas. The overall urban population was 10,399,146, with 5,545,989 males and 4,853,157 females. Males numbered 9,093,476 in Punjab’s rural districts, whereas females were 8,250,716.
In Punjab’s urban areas, the average sex ratio was 875 females per 1000 males. In addition, the sex ratio of children (0-6 years old) in Punjab’s urban areas has been 852 girls to every 1000 boys. Thus, the total number of children aged 0 to 6 residing in Punjab’s urban districts was 1,130,717, accounting for 10.87 percent of the entire urban population. Meanwhile, the average sex ratio within rural Punjab was 907 girls per 1000 males. In Punjab’s rural parts, there were 844 girls for every 1000 boys.
The average literacy rate in Punjab urban areas was 83.18 percent, with males accounting for 86.67 percent of the population and females accounting for 79.21 percent. Punjab has a total literate population of 18,707,137 people. Furthermore, the average literacy rate throughout rural Punjab was 71.42 percent. Male literacy rates were 76.62 percent, while female literacy rates were 65.74 percent. The total number of literate people across Punjab’s rural areas was 10,997,657.
Decadal Change In Literacy Rate
Literacy rate in Punjab has risen by 6.1 percent in the last decade, from 2001 to 2011. It was 69.7% in 2001 but now stands at 75.8% for 2011. Are you aware of how the literacy rate is calculated? You can use the formula (Number of Literates) / (Total Population) x 100. However, this is incorrect. To determine the % literacy rate, the population aged 7 and up is used instead of the overall population. Punjab has a population of 2.47 million people aged 7 and up, used to calculate the literacy rate.
Literacy Rate by Education Level
If a person possesses basic reading skills in any language, he is considered literate. About 85.14 lakh people have matriculation or higher education, so if you consider just these people to be literate, the literacy rate will then be 34.5 percent. There are 17.60 lakh people with a degree level of education or higher.
Conclusion
According to Punjab census data 2011, it has 2.77 million people, up from 2.44 million in 2001. Punjab has an overall population of 27,743,338 people, with 14,639,465 men with 13,103,873 women, according to the 2011 census. The overall population in 2001 was 24,358,999, including males comprising 12,985,045 while females for 11,373,954. This year, total population growth is 13.89 percent, compared to 19.76 percent in the past decade. Punjab had a population of 2.29 percent of India’s population in 2011. The proportion was 2.37 percent in 2001.
