Editing Haryana (section)

=== Literacy ===

The literacy rate in Haryana has seen an upward trend and is 76.64 per cent as per the 2011 population census. Male literacy stands at 85.38%, while female literacy is at 66.67%. In 2001, the literacy rate in Haryana stood at 67.91%, of which males and females were 78.49% and 55.73% literate respectively.<ref>{{citation|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf|title=Census 2011, Chapter 6 (State of Literacy)|pages=114–117|access-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706191931/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2013}}, [[Gurgaon]] city had the highest literacy rate in Haryana at 86.30%  followed by [[Panchkula]] at 81.9% and [[Ambala]] at 81.7%.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-haryana-gurgaon-tops-literacy-rate-but-has-worst-sex-ratio/1119373/#sthash.pBWugHfA.dpuf |title=In Haryana, Gurgaon tops literacy rate but has worst sex ratio |work=The Indian Express|date=23 May 2013 |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607143725/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-haryana-gurgaon-tops-literacy-rate-but-has-worst-sex-ratio/1119373#sthash.pBWugHfA.dpuf |archive-date=7 June 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In terms of districts, {{as of|2012|lc=y}}, [[Rewari]] had the highest literacy rate in Haryana at 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 79% and female literacy was 67%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ijrsr.com/September2012/12.pdf |title=Spatio-temporal Pattern of Literacy in Haryana |access-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023017/http://www.ijrsr.com/September2012/12.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2014 }}</ref> In 2011, Haryana's urban literacy rate stood at 84.98%, marking a notable rise from 79.92% in 2001. Similarly, the rural literacy rate in the state experienced an improvement, reaching 68.91% in 2011 compared to 58.74% in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haryana Population 2022 {{!}} Sex Ratio & Literacy rate 2024 |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/haryana.html |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=www.census2011.co.in |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404020031/https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/haryana.html |url-status=live }}</ref>