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    The best districts

    The north and central districts have done better in most parameters.
    by Rahul Noronha Jul 08, 2018 6 minutes

    The India Today State of the State (SOTS) survey, started in 2003, analyses the performance of districts in each state over a period of time and across 10 parameters-education, health, agriculture, industry, services, infrastructure, water and sanitation, law and order, prosperity and overall development. Each parameter is a composite index of key variables, measurable across time, provided comparable data is available.

    EDUCATION

    Best district: Kanker

    Kanker tops among 18 districts in terms of classroom-student ratio and teacher-pupil ratio for elementary education. It stands third for availability of schools per 1,000 population. The 60.6 per cent literacy rate matches the state average at 60.2 per cent. In terms of female literacy ratio of girls to boys, the district is among the top eight in the state.

    Most improved district: Bastar

    The tribal district improved 13 percentage points (31.6 in 2001 to 44.3 per cent in 2011) in female literacy rate. In classroom-student ratio, Bastar moved from 9th to

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