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EDUCATION AND CULTURE
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LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARD.
The educational standards in Chandrapur district are in keeping with the general educational pattern in the country. Facilities for primary and secondary education have increased very rapidly and the improvement in general literacy rate from 3.5 per cent in 1931 to 17.27 per cent in 1961 is really remarkable. The progress made has to be viewed in the context of a very large (14.82 per cent) scheduled tribe population, and inaccessible areas and a backlog of educationally backward tahsil of Rajura transferred from the former Hyderabad State.
Percentage of literacy in the district, since 1901 was as follows:-
Year |
Total population |
Males |
Females |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
1901 |
1.94 |
3.85 |
0.07 |
1911 |
2.36 |
4.59 |
0.15 |
1921 |
2.95 |
5.57 |
0.42 |
1931 |
3.50 |
6.49 |
0.49 |
1941 |
6.99 |
12.52 |
1.40 |
1951 |
10.90 |
19.20 |
2.50 |
1961 |
17.27 |
28.58 |
5.79 |
The literacy percentage has increased five times during the last 30 years. Female literacy has more than doubled during the decade 1951-61. General awakening after the achievement of Independence and conscious efforts by the State Government and Janapad Sabhas to extend educational facilities appear to have raised the literacy levels. The average literacy rates in the district, however, lag very much behind the State averages specially those for females.
The following chart indicates tahsilwise literacy percentages in the district
according to 1961 Census: - |
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Persons |
Males |
Females |
Persons |
Males |
Females |
Persons |
Males |
Females | |
Maharashtra State |
29.82 |
42.04 |
16.76 |
21.46 |
33.51 |
9.34 |
51.07 |
61.62 |
37.90 | |
Chandrapur District |
17.27 |
28.58 |
5.79 |
15.10 |
25.87 |
4.24 |
43.24 |
59.39 |
25.31 | |
1. Brahmapuri tahsil. |
18.05 |
31.42 |
4.71 |
18.05 |
31.42 |
4.71 |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
2. Warora tahsil |
21.14 |
34.15 |
7.83 |
19.45 |
32.12 |
6.55 |
47.92 |
65.06 |
29.00 | |
3. Gadhchiroli tahsil. |
13.44 |
23.83 |
3.04 |
13.44 |
23.83 |
3.04 |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
4. Chandrapur tahsil. |
21.81 |
33.84 |
9.34 |
14.62 |
24.86 |
4.24 |
44.33 |
66.65 |
26.11 | |
5. Rajura tahsil |
13.39 |
22.44 |
4.13 |
11.58 |
20.07 |
2.94 |
28.32 |
41.45 |
14.24 | |
6. Sironcha tahsil |
7.78 |
12.98 |
2.56 |
7.78 |
12.98 |
2.56 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
The most literate area in the district is located in the region
including; parts of Warora and Chandrapur tahsils. The eastern
region covering parts of Gadhchiroli tahsil and almost the whole
of Sironcha tahsil has the lowest literacy rates. South-western
portion of Rajura tahsil also falls in this category. Within the
district, Chandrapur tahsil has the highest literacy for total population. But Warora has the highest literacy for male population.
For rural and urban areas also Warora has the highest literacy
for total and female population. Its average rate falls because
the proportion of its urban population is smaller than that of
Chandrapur.
The following chart shows the extent of literacy prevailing in the district
according to 1961 Census: -
EXTENT OF LITERACY IN URBAN AREAS
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Total population |
Males |
Females |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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(1) Literate (without educational level) |
14,842 |
9,574 |
5,268 |
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Educational Levels |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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(2) Primary or Junior Basic |
22,576 |
16,936 |
5,640 |
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(3) Matriculation or Higher Secondary |
3,283 |
2,778 |
505 |
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(4) Technical diploma not equal to degree |
60 |
60 |
-- |
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(5) Non-technical diploma not equal to degree |
54 |
38 |
16 |
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(6) University degree or post-graduate degree other than technical degree. |
367 |
329 |
38 |
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(7) Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or postgraduate degree- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
(a) Engineering |
16 |
16 |
-- |
| (b) Medicine |
34 |
29 |
5 |
| (c) Agriculture |
8 |
8 |
-- |
| (d)
Veterinary and Dairying |
4 |
4 |
-- |
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(e) Technology |
7 |
7 |
-- |
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(f) Teaching |
83 |
78 |
5 |
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(g) Others |
43 |
43 |
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EXTENT OF LITERACY IN RURAL AREAS
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Total population |
Males |
Females |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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(1)
Literates (without educational level) |
105,457 |
89,125 |
16,332 |
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(2) Primary or Junior Basic |
63,710 |
56,148 |
7,562 |
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(3) Matriculation and above |
3,291 |
3,060 |
231 |
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