as per the 2011 census the total number of literates in bankura ii cd block was 91,939 (73.59% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 53,283 (83.22% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 38,656 (63.46%) of the female population over 6 years). the gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 19.76%.