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Literacy rates among scheduled caste population in India between 1961 and 2011
Literacy rates among scheduled caste population India 1961-2011
The literacy rate of the total population in the country was about ** percent in 2011, in comparison to about ** percent among the scheduled caste population. In India, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe and other backward class are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people. They are the primary beneficiaries of reservation policies under the constitution.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (June 30, 2021). Literacy rates among scheduled caste population in India between 1961 and 2011 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Literacy rates among scheduled caste population in India between 1961 and 2011." Chart. June 30, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Literacy rates among scheduled caste population in India between 1961 and 2011 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Literacy rates among scheduled caste population in India between 1961 and 2011 [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/
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