Complex sentence: The overall literacy rate in the state of Punjab is 75.84 percent as per 2011 population census; the male literacy stands at 80.44 percent while female literacy is at 70.73 percent.
Split into simpler sentences: The overall literacy rate in the state of Punjab is 75.84 percent as per 2011 population census. The male literacy rate stands at 80.44 percent, while the female literacy rate is at 70.73 percent.