Which district of Bihar had the highest literacy rate in the Census of 2011?
- A.Patna
- B.Rohtas
- C.Munger
- D.Bhagalpur
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Rohtas. Rohtas district, with its headquarters at Sasaram, recorded the highest literacy rate among the districts of Bihar in 2011, a little above Patna, helped by its canal irrigated agriculture, its old towns and its schools. Option A, Patna, the capital district, stands second and is the answer most candidates guess. Option C, Munger, is well placed in the literacy list but not at the top, and it had the lowest sex ratio in the state. Option D, Bhagalpur, is an old educational centre of the east but again not first. The lowest literacy in Bihar in 2011 was recorded in Purnia, in the Seemanchal region, with Araria and Katihar close behind it. Sasaram, the headquarters of Rohtas, is also known for the tomb of Sher Shah Suri, which ties the district to the history chapters.
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Practice Questions
View allAccording to the Census of 2011, Bihar was which most populous state of India?
- A.Second
- B.Third
- C.Fourth
- D.Fifth
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Bihar had 10,40,99,452 people in 2011, about 10.41 crore, which placed it third after Uttar Pradesh with about 19.98 crore and Maharashtra with about 11.24 crore.
Read the full explanation →Which state had the highest density of population in the Census of 2011?
- A.West Bengal
- B.Bihar
- C.Kerala
- D.Uttar Pradesh
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Bihar recorded 1,106 persons per square kilometre in 2011, the highest of any state, because the alluvial plain of the Ganga is fertile, level and watered, and the state has very little forest or hill to thin the settlement.
Read the full explanation →Which state recorded the lowest literacy rate in the Census of 2011?
- A.Jharkhand
- B.Bihar
- C.Arunachal Pradesh
- D.Rajasthan
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Bihar had a literacy rate of 61.80 per cent in 2011, the lowest of any state, with male literacy at 71.20 per cent and female literacy at 51.50 per cent, so barely half the women of the state were counted as literate.
Read the full explanation →The decadal growth of population of Bihar between 2001 and 2011 was:
- A.17.7 per cent
- B.25.42 per cent
- C.20.23 per cent
- D.13.4 per cent
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Bihar grew by 25.42 per cent between the censuses of 2001 and 2011, the fastest among the large states of India, which is why its share in the population of the country keeps rising.
Read the full explanation →What was the sex ratio of Bihar in the Census of 2011?
- A.943
- B.918
- C.912
- D.933
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Bihar had 918 females for every 1,000 males in 2011, below the national figure, while its child sex ratio for ages nought to six was 935, which is better than the national child sex ratio.
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