Table -5

District wise General and SC Literacy Rate in Tamil Nadu (in %)

Sl. No District General Literacy General Male Literacy General Female Literacy SC Total Literacy SC Male Literacy SC Female Literacy
TAMIL NADU 80.09 86.77 73.44 73.26 80.94 65.64
1 THIRUVALLUR 84.03 89.69 78.32 78.34 85.38 71.36
2 CHENNAI 90.18 93.70 86.64 83.63 88.79 78.52
3 KANCHEEPURAM 84.49 89.89 79.02 77.31 84.20 70.44
4 VELLORE 79.17 86.50 71.95 79.14 85.96 72.54
5 TIRUVANNAMALAI 74.21 83.11 65.32 71.41 79.84 63.03
6 VILLUPURAM 71.88 80.55 63.15 66.76 75.46 57.99
7 SALEM 72.86 80.24 65.15 69.08 77.43 60.51
8 NAMAKKAL 74.63 82.64 66.57 66.00 74.17 57.76
9 ERODE 72.58 80.42 64.71 59.23 66.41 52.10
10 NILGIRIS 85.20 91.72 78.98 83.63 89.12 74.11
11 DINDIGUL 76.26 84.23 68.33 68.58 77.27 60.02
12 KARUR 75.60 84.54 66.86 69.44 78.96 60.31
13 TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 83.23 89.72 76.87 78.49 86.51 70.70
14 PERAMBALUR 74.32 82.87 65.90 71.71 80.30 63.23
15 ARIYALUR 71.34 81.23 61.74 64.93 74.12 55.81
16 CUDDALORE 78.04 85.93 70.14 71.44 79.69 63.19
17 NAGAPATTINAM 83.59 89.79 77.58 77.07 84.23 70.10
18 THIRUVARUR 82.86 89.13 76.72 75.50 83.21 67.87
19 THANJAVUR 82.64 89.04 76.50 76.26 83.98 68.70
20 PUDUKKOTTAI 77.19 85.56 69.00 73.97 82.74 65.38
21 SIVAGANGAI 79.85 87.92 71.85 74.26 83.22 65.37
22 MADURAI 83.45 89.72 77.16 73.28 81.73 64.84
23 THENI 77.26 85.03 69.46 69.00 77.75 60.19
24 VIRUDHUNAGAR 80.15 87.71 72.69 71.67 80.40 63.11
25 RAMANATHAPURAM 80.72 87.81 73.52 73.47 81.94 64.96
26 TUTICORIN 86.16 91.14 81.33 79.67 86.56 72.92
27 TIRUNELVELI 82.50 89.24 89.24 75.30 83.75 67.23
28 KANNIYAKUMARI 91.75 93.65 89.90 88.91 92.33 85.57
29 DHARMAPURI 68.54 76.85 59.80 68.85 77.87 59.56
30 KRISHNAGIRI 71.46 78.72 63.91 68.46 75.85 60.89
31 COIMBATORE 83.98 89.06 78.92 68.94 75.59 62.35
32 TIRUPPUR 78.68 85.49 71.82 61.46 68.10 54.93
Sl. No District General Literacy General Male Literacy General Female Literacy SC Total Literacy SC Male Literacy SC Female Literacy
TAMIL NADU 80.09 86.77 73.44 73.26 80.94 65.64
1 THIRUVALLUR 84.03 89.69 78.32 78.34 85.38 71.36
2 CHENNAI 90.18 93.70 86.64 83.63 88.79 78.52
3 KANCHEEPURAM 84.49 89.89 79.02 77.31 84.20 70.44
4 VELLORE 79.17 86.50 71.95 79.14 85.96 72.54
5 TIRUVANNAMALAI 74.21 83.11 65.32 71.41 79.84 63.03
6 VILLUPURAM 71.88 80.55 63.15 66.76 75.46 57.99
7 SALEM 72.86 80.24 65.15 69.08 77.43 60.51
8 NAMAKKAL 74.63 82.64 66.57 66.00 74.17 57.76
9 ERODE 72.58 80.42 64.71 59.23 66.41 52.10
10 NILGIRIS 85.20 91.72 78.98 83.63 89.12 74.11
11 DINDIGUL 76.26 84.23 68.33 68.58 77.27 60.02
12 KARUR 75.60 84.54 66.86 69.44 78.96 60.31
13 TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 83.23 89.72 76.87 78.49 86.51 70.70
14 PERAMBALUR 74.32 82.87 65.90 71.71 80.30 63.23
15 ARIYALUR 71.34 81.23 61.74 64.93 74.12 55.81
16 CUDDALORE 78.04 85.93 70.14 71.44 79.69 63.19
17 NAGAPATTINAM 83.59 89.79 77.58 77.07 84.23 70.10
18 THIRUVARUR 82.86 89.13 76.72 75.50 83.21 67.87
19 THANJAVUR 82.64 89.04 76.50 76.26 83.98 68.70
20 PUDUKKOTTAI 77.19 85.56 69.00 73.97 82.74 65.38
21 SIVAGANGAI 79.85 87.92 71.85 74.26 83.22 65.37
22 MADURAI 83.45 89.72 77.16 73.28 81.73 64.84
23 THENI 77.26 85.03 69.46 69.00 77.75 60.19
24 VIRUDHUNAGAR 80.15 87.71 72.69 71.67 80.40 63.11
25 RAMANATHAPURAM 80.72 87.81 73.52 73.47 81.94 64.96
26 TUTICORIN 86.16 91.14 81.33 79.67 86.56 72.92
27 TIRUNELVELI 82.50 89.24 89.24 75.30 83.75 67.23
28 KANNIYAKUMARI 91.75 93.65 89.90 88.91 92.33 85.57
29 DHARMAPURI 68.54 76.85 59.80 68.85 77.87 59.56
30 KRISHNAGIRI 71.46 78.72 63.91 68.46 75.85 60.89
31 COIMBATORE 83.98 89.06 78.92 68.94 75.59 62.35
32 TIRUPPUR 78.68 85.49 71.82 61.46 68.10 54.93