List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

This is a list of districts in the Indian state of West Bengal ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census.^[1]

With a literacy rate of 77.08%, above the national average of 74.04%, as per provisional figures for the 2011 Census, West Bengal ranks 13th amongst the 35 states and union territories in India in terms of literacy rate.

Rank	District	Literacy Rate (%) 2001 Census (excluding 0-6 age group)	Literacy Rate (%) 2011 Census (excluding 0-6 age group)	% Increase	CD Block links
1	Purba Medinipur	80.16	87.66	7.50	Literacy in CD Blocks of Purba Medinipur district Tamluk subdivision Tamluk – 87.06% Sahid Matangini – 86.99% Panskura I – 83.65% Panskura II – 84.93% Nandakumar – 85.56% Chandipur – 87.81% Moyna – 86.33% Haldia subdivision Mahishadal – 86.21% Nandigram I – 84.89% Nandigram II – 89.16% Sutahata – 85.42% Haldia – 85.96% Contai subdivision Contai I – 89.32% Contai II – 88.33% Contai III – 89.88% Khejuri I – 88.90% Khejuri II – 85.37% Ramnagar I – 87.84% Ramnagar II – 89.38% Bhagabanpur II – 90.98% Egra subdivision Bhagabanpur I – 88.13% Egra I – 82.83% Egra II – 86.47% Patashpur I – 86.58% Patashpur II – 86.50% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
2	Kolkata	80.86	87.14	6.28
3	North 24 Parganas	78.07	84.95	6.88	Literacy in CD Blocks of North 24 Parganas district Barasat Sadar subdivision Amdanga – 80.69% Deganga – 79.65% Barasat I – 81.50% Barasat II – 77.71% Habra I – 83.15% Habra II – 81.05% Rajarhat – 83.13% Basirhat subdivision Baduria – 78.75% Basirhat I – 72.10% Basirhat II – 78.30% Haroa – 73.13% Hasnabad – 71.47% Hingalganj – 76.85% Minakhan – 71.33% Sandeshkhali I – 71.08% Sandeshkhali II – 70.96% Swarupnagar – 77.57% Bangaon subdivision Bagdah – 75.30% Bangaon – 79.71% Gaighata – 82.32% Barrackpore subdivision Barrackpore I – 85.91% Barrackpore II – 84.53% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
4	Howrah	77.01	83.85	6.84	Literacy in CD Blocks of Howrah district Howrah Sadar subdivision Bally Jagachha – 87.75% Domjur – 81.33% Panchla – 78.98% Sankrail – 83.11% Jagatballavpur – 79.22% Uluberia subdivision Uluberia I – 77.39% Uluberia II – 78.05% Amta I – 81.26% Amta II – 81.47% Udaynarayanpur – 81.05% Bagnan I – 84.09% Bagnan II – 82.57% Shyampur I – 78.96% Shyampur II – 80.49% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
5	Hooghly	75.11	82.55	7.44	Literacy in CD Blocks of Hooghly district Arambagh subdivision Arambagh – 79.10 Khanakul I – 77.73 Khanakul II – 79.16 Goghat I – 78.70 Goghat II – 77.24 Pursurah – 82.12 Chandannagar subdivision Haripal – 78.59 Singur – 84.01 Tarakeswar – 79.96 Chinsurah subdivision Balagarh – 76.94 Chinsurah Mogra – 83.01 Dhaniakhali – 75.66 Pandua – 75.86 Polba Dadpur – 75.14 Srirampore subdivision Chanditala I – 83.76 Chanditala II – 84.78 Jangipara – 75.34 Sreerampur Uttarpara – 87.33 Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
6	Darjeeling	71.79	79.92	8.13
7	Paschim Medinipur	70.41	79.04	8.63	Literacy in CD Blocks of Paschim Medinipur district Jhargram subdivision Binpur I – 69.74% Binpur II – 70.46% Gopiballavpur I – 65.44% Gopiballavpur II – 71.40% Jamboni – 72.63% Jhargram – 72.23% Nayagram – 63.70% Sankrail – 73.35% Medinipur Sadar subdivision Garhbeta I – 72.21% Garhbeta II – 75.87% Garhbeta III – 73.42% Keshpur – 77.88% Midnapore Sadar – 70.48% Salboni – 74.87% Ghatal subdivision Chandrakona I – 78.93% Chandrakona II – 75.96% Daspur I – 83.99% Daspur II – 85.62% Ghatal – 81.08% Kharagpur subdivision Dantan I – 73.53% Dantan II – 82.45% Debra – 82.03% Keshiari – 76.78% Kharagpur I – 77.06% Kharagpur II – 76.08% Mohanpur – 80.51% Narayangarh – 78.31% Pingla – 83.57% Sabang – 86.84% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
8	South 24 Parganas	69.45	78.57	9.12	Literacy in CD Blocks of South 24 Parganas district Alipore Sadar subdivision Bishnupur I – 78.33% Bishnupur II – 81.37% Budge Budge I – 80.57% Budge Budge II – 79.13% Thakurpukur Mahestala – 83.54% Baruipur subdivision Baruipur – 76.46% Bhangar I – 72.06% Bhangar II – 74.49% Jaynagar I – 73.17% Jaynagar II – 69.71% Kultali – 69.37% Sonarpur – 79.70% Canning subdivision Basanti – 68.32% Canning I – 70.76% Canning II – 66.51% Gosaba – 78.98% Diamond Harbour subdivision Diamond Harbour I – 75.72% Diamond Harbour II – 76.91% Falta – 77.17% Kulpi – 75.49% Magrahat I – 73.82% Magrahat II – 77.41% Mandirbazar – 75.89% Mathurapur I – 73.93% Mathurapur II – 77.77% Kakdwip subdivision Kakdwip – 77.93% Namkhana – 85.72 Patharpratima – 82.11% Sagar – 84.21% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
9	Bardhaman	70.18	77.15	6.97
10	Nadia	66.14	75.58	9.44	Literacy in CD Blocks of Nadia district Tehatta subdivision Karimpur I – 67.70% Karimpur II – 62.04% Tehatta I – 70.72% Tehatta II – 68.52% Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision Kaliganj – 65.89% Nakashipara – 64.86% Chapra – 68.25% Krishnanagar I – 71.45% Krishnanagar II – 68.52% Nabadwip – 67.72% Krishnaganj – 72.86% Ranaghat subdivision Hanskhali – 80.11% Santipur – 73.10% Ranaghat I – 77.61% Ranaghat II – 79.38% Kalyani subdivision Chakdaha – 64.17% Haringhata – 82.15% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
11	Cooch Behar	66.30	75.49	9.19
12	Dakshin Dinajpur	63.59	73.86	10.27
13	Jalpaiguri	62.85	73.79	10.94
14	Bankura	63.44	70.95	7.51	Literacy in CD Blocks of Bankura district Bankura Sadar subdivision Saltora – 61.45% Mejia – 66.83% Gangajalghati – 68.11% Chhatna – 65.73% Bankura I – 68.74% Bankura II – 73.59% Barjora – 71.67% Onda – 65.82% Bishnupur subdivision Indas – 71.70% Joypur – 74.57% Patrasayer – 64.8% Kotulpur – 78.01% Sonamukhi – 66.16% Bishnupur – 66.30% Khatra subdivision Indpur – 67.42% Ranibandh – 68.53% Khatra – 72.18% Hirbandh – 64.18% Raipur – 71.33% Sarenga – 74.25% Simlapal – 68.44% Taldangra – 70.87% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
15	Birbhum	61.48	70.90	9.42
16	Murshidabad	54.35	67.53	13.18	Literacy in CD Blocks of Murshidabad district Jangipur subdivision Farakka – 59.75% Samserganj – 54.98% Suti I – 58.40% Suti II – 55.23% Raghunathganj I – 64.49% Raghunathganj II – 61.17% Sagardighi – 65.27% Lalbag subdivision Murshidabad-Jiaganj – 69.14% Bhagawangola I - 57.22% Bhagawangola II – 53.48% Lalgola– 64.32% Nabagram – 70.83% Sadar subdivision Berhampore – 73.51% Beldanga I – 70.06% Beldanga II – 67.86% Hariharpara – 69.20% Naoda – 66.09% Kandi subdivision Kandi – 65.13% Khargram – 63.56% Burwan – 68.96% Bharatpur I – 62.93% Bharatpur II – 66.07% Domkol subdivision Domkal – 55.89% Raninagar I – 57.81% Raninagar II – 54.81% Jalangi – 58.73% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
17	Purulia	55.57	65.38	9.81	Literacy in CD Blocks of Purulia district Purulia Sadar East subdivision Manbazar I – 63.78% Manbazar II – 60.27% Bandwan – 61.38% Purulia I – 78.37% Purulia II – 63.39% Hura – 68.79% Puncha – 68.14% Purulia Sadar West subdivision Jhalda I – 66.18% Jhalda II – 54.76% Joypur – 57.94% Arsha – 57.48% Baghmundi – 57.17% Balarampur – 60.40% Barabazar – 63.27 Raghunathpur subdivision Para – 65.62% Raghunathpur I – 67.36% Raghunathpur II – 67.29% Neturia – 65.14% Santuri – 64.15% Kashipur – 71.06% Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data
18	Maldah	50.28	62.71	8.43
19	Uttar Dinajpur	47.89	60.13	12.24

References

1. "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal". Statement-4 Ranking of Districts by Literacy Rate in 2001 and 2011. Office of the Registrar General and & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 2012-06-20.