The majority of these literates may be called so by court-
esy since they only know how to sign their names. Not a
single female among them was found to be literate.

The percentage of literacy for the village as a whole is,
however, comparatively high. Out of 2560 persons 358,
of whom 311 are males and 47 females, or 13.9 per cent.
are literate. The following table shows correctly the
level of literacy among the main classes :

s H'a
1
Literate in Gujarati
Studying Gujarati
Literate
S§ £3

•§a Si's
&a

CO

OS

!&

s

£

g £

H)
P»
JE
75
&
g
1

S
fa *3

w
1
£
1
£
1
I
£
*s

Kaliparaj . . ,
....
__
41
__
32
__
83
___
88
4-8

Ujaliparaj Hindus
3
4
129
16
37
16
173
32
205
28

Non- Hindus . .
4
4
36
13
11
2
55
15
70
50-7

Total for the

village . . .
7
8
206
29
80
18
311
47
358
13-9

Though the general level of literacy is low as compared
with villages in the West, it is relatively high so far as
villages1 in our country are concerned. It is, however,
obvious that the general percentage for the village is high
because the high percentage of literacy prevalent among
the Ujaliparaj enters into its making. The real bulk of
the population, the Kaliparaj, is mostly illiterate.
The high level of literacy for the village as a whole
may, however, be taken as quite natural when it is re-
membered that this village has a vernacular school for
1 Cf. in Roth Khurd, a village in the Konkan studied by Mr. Ranade, only
three out of a population of 346 were found to be literate. Even these
3 belonged to the wine-merchant's family. Vide A Social and Economic
Survey of a Konkan village, Ranade.
In Bairampur, a village in the Punjab, Mr. Bhalla found only 2 per
cent, of the population to be literate. Vide An Economic Survey of Bai-
rampur, Ram Lall Bhalla.
Dr. Lucas in his study of Kabirpur village in the same province,
found 17 out of 283 or 6 per cent, to be literate. Vide The Economic
Life of a Punjab Village, Lucas.