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Table 1
05.01.2012

Lies, Damned lies, and Statistics: On Arvind Panagariya's Kerala adventure
Table 1 Literacy rates, Malabar and Kerala, caste-wise, in per cent
Item
Year
Literacy rate (%)
All persons
Male
Female
  Malabar, all castes, Census of India
1911
11.1
19.0
3.5
1951
31.3
41.3
21.7
1991
74.2
77.8
70.8
  Kerala, Dalits, Census of India
1961
-
31.6
17.4
1991
-
85.2
74.3
  Source: Census of India, various issues; Ramachandran (1996).
 
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