Regional analysis of urban-rural differentials in literacy in Uttar Pradesh, India

Type Working Paper - Journal of Geography and Regional Planning
Title Regional analysis of urban-rural differentials in literacy in Uttar Pradesh, India
Author(s)
Volume 4
Issue 5
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
Page numbers 287-296
URL http://www.academicjournals.org/app/webroot/article/article1381838001_Shafiqullah.pdf
Abstract
The present paper is an attempt to analyse the trends of differential in literacy rate, spatial patterns of urban-rural differential and the relationship between differential index and selected variables of development among the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The urban-rural differential index is found to be high in the south-eastern part and it tends to decline towards western part of the state. The relationship between rural literacy and urban literacy rate are marked by a substantial increase from western-central to eastern regions. The ‘t’ test reveals that male literacy rate, female literacy rate, urbanization, per capita income, commercialization, educational facilities, and medical facilities are the chief determinants.

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