Literacy in India - Growth of literacy - The British period

It should also be noted that the British India censuses identify a significant difference in literacy rates, by: sex, religion, caste and state of residence,[39] e.g.:

Reference 1: Male % and Female %.

Reference 2: Madras, Bombay, Bengal, Berar, Assam, Punjab, United Provinces and Central Provinces.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_India