District Primary Education Programme (SSA) Perspective Plan for District-Jind (Haryana) & 2002-2010 A.W.P.&B. (2002-2003)

Abstract

The state is characterized by regional variations in literacy rate among different districts, blocks & villages & also among different socioeconomic groups. According to the census 2001, the literacy rate for persons in the state is 68.59 percent (79.25% for males; 56.31% for females), but among the districts this literacy rate varies, being 76.54% in Panchkula as maximum & 58.16 in district Fatehabad as minimum. There are five districts, which have low literacy rates, i.e. 65.90% in Hisar; 63.6% in Gurgaon; 62.80% in Jind; 61.20% in Sirsa & 59.50% in Kaithal.