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Title:
COMPARATIVE EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND ENROLMENT OF POPULATION BY GENDER IN SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY OF PASCHIM MEDINIPUR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL

Authors:
Anirban Hatial

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Anirban Hatial
Assistant Professor & H.O.D., Department of Geography, Manbhum Mahavidyalaya (State Govt. Aided), Manbazar Purulia, WB, PIN-72313

MLA 8
Hatial, Anirban. "COMPARATIVE EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND ENROLMENT OF POPULATION BY GENDER IN SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY OF PASCHIM MEDINIPUR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 2018, pp. 7608-7622, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=558. Accessed Dec. 2018.
APA 6
Hatial, A. (2018, December). COMPARATIVE EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND ENROLMENT OF POPULATION BY GENDER IN SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY OF PASCHIM MEDINIPUR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(12), 7608-7622. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=558
Chicago
Hatial, Anirban. "COMPARATIVE EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND ENROLMENT OF POPULATION BY GENDER IN SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY OF PASCHIM MEDINIPUR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 12 (December 2018), 7608-7622. Accessed December, 2018. ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=558.

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Abstract:
The purpose of the present study is to give an account of sample household demographic characteristics and to analyze their comparative educational status of Population by Gender in Paschim Medinipur. More precisely, this paper analyzes gender wise demographic, literacy and enrolment status of the district. The present paper tries to find out educational status, level of gender inequality of this district. Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal is one of the backward and rural based districts Literacy rate of the district is 79.04%. Female literacy rate is 71.11 % against the 86.66 % of male literacy.

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