 [143] More than 94% of the rural population has access to a primary school within 1  km, while 98% of the population benefits one school within a distance of 2 km.An upper primary school within a distance of 3  km is available for more than 96% of the people, whose 98% benefit the facility for secondary education within 8  km.The access for rural students to higher educational institutions in cities is facilitated by widely subsidized transport fares.