At the Census of 2011, which district of Rajasthan recorded the highest literacy rate?

The correct answer is B, Kota. Kota recorded a literacy rate of 76.56 per cent at the Census of 2011, the highest of any district in Rajasthan, well above the state figure of about 66 per cent. Option A is wrong because Jaipur, although the most populous and most densely settled district, did not top the literacy table. Option C is wrong because Jhunjhunu, which is often guessed because of its reputation for education and army recruitment in the Shekhawati region, came close but stood below Kota. Option D is wrong because Udaipur, a southern district with a large tribal population, was below the leaders. The lowest literacy in 2011 was recorded in Jalore, at 54.86 per cent. Kota owes its position to its urban character and its long-standing reputation as a centre of coaching and industry, while the districts at the bottom of the table are the rural ones of the south and the west.