What is the literacy rate per the census of 2011?

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The literacy rate, as per the census of 2011, was 73%.
The literacy rate in India is calculated as the percentage of people above 7 who can read and write. The literacy rate in 2011 was much higher than in 2001, around 64%. The literacy rate for men was higher than for women. It was around 84.7% for men and 70.3% for women. The literacy rate was also higher in urban areas than in rural areas. It was 87.7% in urban areas and 73.5% in rural areas. Kerala has the highest literacy rate in the country, followed by Lakshadweep and Mizoram.

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