A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF RURAL-URBAN LITERACY RATE IN SATARA DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA

Abstract

Present paper intends to identify the one of the sections of society which do not have the proper education. Rural-urban literacy rate has been studied in this paper. Both primary and secondary sources have been used for the compilation of the data in the present investigation.The temporal study of rural-urban literacy rate indicates narrowing gap but still there is educational gap in rural and urban areas. The proportion of households is increasing with the increasing literate members in the households. The disparity index of rural-urban literacy rate was 0.068 points in the study area. This rural and urban literacy rate and the disparity within them has considerable spatial variations in the study area. The topography, transportation, educational facilities and economic activities put their impact on rural literacy rate and its difference from the urban. More or less same situation is observed at State average data.