Imphal Feb 14 UNA: The literacy rate of female is far behind of its male counter part in the state of Manipur according to the Directorate of economics and statistics of the government of Manipur though empowering of women has been an issue of the Nation.
According to the report release by the Directorate of economics and statistics of the government of Manipur in a simple function held at Classic Hotel that the literacy rate of female in the state is just 73.17 pc where as the male percentage recorded 86. 50.
The report which was released today stated that Imphal west district has the highest number of female literacy which recorded at 1, 87,887 and the literate male is at 2, 07,844 and Tamenglong district recorded with the lowest literate numbers of female with the total number of 38,011 where the male literate number recorded at 47,928.
For Senapati district recorded a total of 1, 03,343 female literates when the male number of literate is recorded to be 1, 28,806, In Churacandpur district the number of literate female is recorded at 93,568 and the number of literate male is 1, 06,026, Chandel district has 38,959 literate female and the literate male is 51,396, For Ukhrul district the number of literate female is 60,500 and literate male is 70,618, in Imphal East district the number of literate female is at1,50,491 and the number of male literate is 1, 74,044. For Bishnupur district the number of literate female is 71,254 and the number of literate male is 89,486 and for Thoubal district the number of literate female is 1, 20,450 and the number of literate male is 1,50,585 according to the release of Directorate of economics and statistics.
But the official said that according to the findings of the State Directorate of Economics and statistics of the Government of Manipur, female literacy rate is on the rise.
In the year1901 the female literacy rate was just 0.04 pc, and in 1911 it raises to 0.12 pc, 1921 the rate of female literacy rises to 3.82pc. In 1931 it was 4.25pc. In 1941 the rate is 5.06pc. 1951again witness the raises to 11.4. In 1961 the literacy rate goes up double with 30.42pc. In 1971 and 1981 the rate of literate female recorded with 41.35. In 1991 the rate is 59.89. In 2001 the rate raises to 70.50 and in 2011 the literacy rate recorded at 79.85 pc.
The official further inform that the rate of literate female is much higher than that of the nation which has a record of just 74.04 percent in the year 2011.
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