M K Ningegowda
Temporal and spatial variation of literacy: A case study of Tumkur District
literacy considered fairly index sociocultural economic development society population literacy essential eradicating poverty mental isolation cultivating peaceful friendly relation areas area levels permitting free play demographic process tumkur district situated 1245 1420 north latitudes 7620 7731 east longitudes district irregular shapes peculiar features north eastern part district totally detached remaining part district know talukwise literacy 2001 amp 2011 identify change literacy 2001 amp 2011 methodology adopted study literacy characteristics tumkur districts help secondary data collected various departments government simple statistical technology like diagrams graphs maps used analyze population aspects however several maps prepared show location physical aspects various population characteristics study area help gis technology literacy district characterised sharp differences literacy rate males amp females also rural amp urban areas table represents literacy level population india karnataka tumkur district according 2001 2011 census total literacy level india 648 2001 2011 became 730 increase 81 total male literacy 753 2001 809 2011 denotes growth 56 keywords literacy economic development population