| Tehsil Name | Total Population | 1 = No. of Illiterates | % 1 = Illiterates | 2 = No. of Literates but below primary | % 2 = Literates but below primary | 3 = No. of Primary | % 3 = Primary | 4 = No. of Middle | % 4 = Middle | 5 = No. of Secondary | % 5 = Secondary | 6 = No. of Higher Secondary | % 6 = Higher Secondary | 7 = No. of Graduate or Higher | % 7 = Graduate or Higher | 8 = No. of Other (Specify) | % 8 = Other (Specify) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India | 886692406 | 316795697 | 35.73% | 123835207 | 13.97% | 157572788 | 17.77% | 119909955 | 13.52% | 85021861 | 9.59% | 48018733 | 5.42% | 30589123 | 3.45% | 4744685 | 0.54% |
| State Total | 27397111 | 10764670 | 39.29% | 4269951 | 15.59% | 5053533 | 18.45% | 3565212 | 13.01% | 1998765 | 7.3% | 1062210 | 3.88% | 583523 | 2.13% | 64336 | 0.23% |
| District Total | 1302084 | 646153 | 49.62% | 212762 | 16.34% | 182924 | 14.05% | 119417 | 9.17% | 72516 | 5.57% | 41386 | 3.18% | 24150 | 1.85% | 2771 | 0.21% |
| Meherma (001) | 151663 | 71567 | 47.19% | 21956 | 14.48% | 23972 | 15.81% | 15505 | 10.22% | 9572 | 6.31% | 5473 | 3.61% | 3302 | 2.18% | 316 | 0.21% |
| Thakurgangti (002) | 105948 | 47733 | 45.05% | 16652 | 15.72% | 16975 | 16.02% | 11836 | 11.17% | 6512 | 6.15% | 3699 | 3.49% | 2394 | 2.26% | 142 | 0.13% |
| Boarijor (003) | 134721 | 64069 | 47.56% | 28566 | 21.2% | 22566 | 16.75% | 9461 | 7.02% | 5451 | 4.05% | 3413 | 2.53% | 1113 | 0.83% | 82 | 0.06% |
| Mahagama (004) | 208858 | 109532 | 52.44% | 37781 | 18.09% | 24374 | 11.67% | 15393 | 7.37% | 9892 | 4.74% | 7109 | 3.4% | 4322 | 2.07% | 455 | 0.22% |
| Pathargama (005) | 117716 | 53753 | 45.66% | 20252 | 17.2% | 15321 | 13.02% | 12038 | 10.23% | 8545 | 7.26% | 4405 | 3.74% | 2770 | 2.35% | 632 | 0.54% |
| Bashant Rai (006) | 98531 | 61051 | 61.96% | 13478 | 13.68% | 8556 | 8.68% | 6161 | 6.25% | 4347 | 4.41% | 2431 | 2.47% | 2210 | 2.24% | 297 | 0.3% |
| Godda (007) | 226769 | 98098 | 43.26% | 36640 | 16.16% | 36540 | 16.11% | 25879 | 11.41% | 15968 | 7.04% | 8317 | 3.67% | 4873 | 2.15% | 454 | 0.2% |
| Poreyahat (008) | 191318 | 93769 | 49.01% | 29586 | 15.46% | 29505 | 15.42% | 19521 | 10.2% | 10377 | 5.42% | 5451 | 2.85% | 2749 | 1.44% | 360 | 0.19% |
| Sundarpahari (009) | 66560 | 46581 | 69.98% | 7851 | 11.8% | 5115 | 7.68% | 3623 | 5.44% | 1852 | 2.78% | 1088 | 1.63% | 417 | 0.63% | 33 | 0.05% |