Dimensions of Disability in India

Literacy Rate among different categories of Disabled
Residence	Persons	Male	Female
Disabilities Total
Total	49.31	58.15	37.32
Rural	44.40	54.11	31.31
Urban	63.87	70.05	55.36
Seeing Disability
Total	49.85	59.56	38.50
Rural	43.56	54.18	31.28
Urban	67.77	74.61	59.53
Speech Disability
Total	36.23	41.91	28.57
Rural	31.38	37.30	23.41
Urban	51.41	56.33	44.75
Hearing Disability
Total	43.17	55.73	28.79
Rural	39.31	52.20	24.38
Urban	59.72	71.24	47.11
Movement Disability
Total	57.37	65.44	43.08
Rural	53.74	62.52	38.17
Urban	69.04	74.80	58.18
Mental Disability
Total	37.89	43.68	29.27
Rural	34.72	41.17	25.21
Urban	45.44	49.55	39.15

Percentage of literate in each category of disabled
Source: Census of India 2001