The Role of Educational Institution on Literacy - A Case Study of Bankura Municipality

Abstract

Education is the act of process of imparting of acquiring particular knowledge or skill as for a profession. On the other hand, literacy is influenced by the facilities provided by the urban centre. Educational institution is a good indicator of educational status in any urban area. Educational institution creates a great impact on literacy rate of an area both directly and indirectly from villages as well as country level. But these two indicators do not run always simultaneously. This dependency varies with place and time. For this reason, this present paper aims to analyze ward wise educational facilities and the role of educational institution on literacy for determining socioeconomic status of my study area and also to express the interrelation between them.