Correlation Between Urban Literacy Rate and Urban Sex Ratio in Parbhani District Maharashtra: A Geographical Analysis

Abstract: This article investigates the correlation between urban literacy and the urban sex ratio in the Parbhani district. Education forms an important component in the overall development of individuals, enabling them to have greater awareness, and better comprehension of their social, political, and cultural environment and also facilitating the importance of their socioeconomic conditions. Literacy rate (LR) is defined as the percentage of literates among the population aged seven years and above. Literacy is one of the significant indicators for the overall development of the human being. The sex ratio is used to determine gender equality in the population. In India, the number of females per 1000 males determines the sex ratio of the people. The literacy rate of the total population of the urban Parbhani district has increased from 52.58 percent to 69.21 percent in 1991 and in 2011 respectively. The increasing percentage is 16.63 during the two-decade period in the district. There is an overall development in the literacy rate of the district.in 1991 the urban sex ratio of the district was 924 and according to the census of 2011, the sex ratio is 958 respectively.