Scenario of education in Sangrur District in Punjab

Education plays an important role for social and economic development of a region and boosts the cultural and socio-economic development of the area. It helps in reducing ethnic divisions and poverty and improvement in the living standards of the people of that nation. This research paper is concerned with the scenario of education in Sangrur district of Punjab. As far as education is concerned, Sangrur district has been considered as educationally backward district. Through many steps to upgrade this scenario has been made but the literacy figures show the different picture. According to the last census in 2001 the total literacy rate was 59.9% in which 66% is male literacy rate and the female literacy rate is 53% only. The 2011 census records 68% total literacy rate in which male literacy rate increased to 73.2 % and female literacy rate jump to only 62.2% as against the female literacy rate at state level is 70.7%. The present work is an attempt to study the education status of the district.