Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2013

Rural – Urban Composition of Literacy in Malda District, West Bengal

Md. Juel Rana

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The present study is an attempt to analyze the rural–urban composition of literacy in Malda District of West Bengal. The research work is based on secondary sources of data collected from the District Census Hand Book (2001),1 Malda district. Literacy rate has been computed for the population above 6 year and Sopher’s Disparity index (1974) modified by Kundu and Rao (1983)2 has been employed for measurement of male–female disparity in literacy. It is observed that the total as well as male and female literacy rates are higher in urban area than rural area. The total and rural–urban literacy rates are much lower in the district than our national level. The male female disparity in rural area is higher than urban area and the male rural–urban disparity in literacy is lower than female.

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Md. Juel Rana Rural - Urban Composition of Literacy in Malda District, West Bengal Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.I January 2013

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