Claim: The census of the literacy in CD Blocks of Bardhaman district shows that the highest literacy percentage is in Purbasthali I – (Kalna subdivision), while the lowest literacy percentage in Baraban (Asansol subdivision).
Evidence: With a literacy rate of 76.26%, above the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, West Bengal ranks 20th amongst the 36 states and union territories in India in terms of literacy rate .