U. R. Sharma|Seema Jalan|Purnima Singh
Ecological Analysis of Literacy in Rajasthan: An Application in Social GIS
literacy ability read write language provides basal stratum multilevel educational pyramid major component human development indexthe overall literacy rate rajasthan 6611 percent per census 2011 increased 570 percent 2001the dismal status literacy state manifest 33 rd position among states union territories countryit also lags behind parameters vizmale female rural urban literacy significantlythe present study undertakes multifaceted investigation status spatial patterns literacy rajasthan based census data 2011 tehsil levela robust methodology including cartographic statistical geospatial tools employed identify priority areasspatial variations levels literacy mapped analysed context socioeconomic characteristics regionresults reveal high spatial variation literacy clear northeast southwest divide statewestern southern southwestern parts state form cold spot ruralurban literacy hence need top priority policy making