Multiple choice general knowledge Literacy rate in India shows an improvement in Census 2011 which rose from 64.83% to 69% 74.1% 72% 72.3% Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation According to Census 2011, India's literacy rate improved to 74.04%, commonly rounded to 74.1%, up from 64.83% in 2001. This represents a significant improvement of about 9.2 percentage points over the decade.