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Title:
DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY: AN INTEGRATED BLOCK LEVEL ANALYSIS IN WESTERN PART OF WEST BENGAL

Authors:
Somnath Mandal

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Somnath Mandal
Junior Research Fellow, Department of Geography, Sidho Kanho Birsha University

MLA 8
Mandal, Somnath. "DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY: AN INTEGRATED BLOCK LEVEL ANALYSIS IN WESTERN PART OF WEST BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 8, Aug. 2018, pp. 3941-3956, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=275. Accessed Aug. 2018.
APA
Mandal, S. (2018, August). DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY: AN INTEGRATED BLOCK LEVEL ANALYSIS IN WESTERN PART OF WEST BENGAL. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(8), 3941-3956. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=275
Chicago
Mandal, Somnath. "DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY: AN INTEGRATED BLOCK LEVEL ANALYSIS IN WESTERN PART OF WEST BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 8 (August 2018), 3941-3956. Accessed August, 2018. ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=275.

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Abstract:
The present study is concern with the differences in literacy among three districts as well as 71 numbers of blocks which are situated at the extreme western part of West Bengal. Literacy is one of the most significant social indicator which is vividly upgrading the overall condition of a country or region. The study examines the level of literacy of different blocks in western districts of West Bengal that is Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur using statistical as well as cartographic techniques. Differences are portraying with the help of secondary data. This study also highlights the inter block inequalities in literacy. The study found Paschim Medinipur district is securely positioned in top among these districts. In block level, Sabang block occupies a remarkable place in terms of literacy level. Availability, accessibility of educational institutions, school infrastructure and socio-economic condition triggered the literacy level as well as education level of a region.

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