Previous Year Question
Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has the lowest female literacy rate as per 2011 Census?
A.
Rampur
B.
Balrampur
C.
Shrawasti
D.
Bahraich
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
According to Census 2011, the female literacy rate of Shrawasti district was 34.78%, the lowest among the given options.
The overall literacy rate of Shrawasti was approximately 46.74%. Male literacy was 57.16%, while female literacy was 34.78%.
Thus, the gap between male and female literacy rates was approximately 22.38 percentage points.
For comparison, Balrampur had a female literacy rate of 38.43%, which was higher than Shrawasti. Thus, Balrampur also had very low female literacy, but among the given options Shrawasti had the lowest rate.