According to the Indian census, slums are defined as residential areas with poorly built households which are unhygienic and unfit for human habitation because of dilapidation, overcrowding, lack of sanitation, water and infrastructure.
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Literacy rate within India's slum population by gender 2001-2011
The statistic displays the literacy rate within the slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, distributed by gender. In 2001, more than ** percent of the male population living in slum households were able to read or write. The male literacy rate has increased by 2011 to just under ** percent. A high share of females living in slum households were illiterate.
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Indian Census. (September 30, 2013). Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census. "Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender." Chart. September 30, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census. (2013). Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census. "Literacy Rate within Slum Population in India in 2001 and 2011, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Sep 2013, /statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
Indian Census, Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Literacy rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender [Graph], Indian Census, September 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/619721/literacy-within-slum-population-india/
