Level of educational disparities among the Census Towns in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal using geographical tool and techniques

The educational elements such as literacy status, female literacy rate, combined school dropout rate, educational institution attainments etc. were discussed in order to get an idea of the educational conditions of the Census Town residents of Jalpaiguri district. The analysis revealed that the educational level of the Census Towns differs from town to town. However, as the study shows, the overall educational profile of the census towns is significantly medium. Overall level of education is essential for a better livelihood. The differences between the Census Towns of Jalpaiguri district were calculated to show the relationship between the various indicators of the CTs and their level of educational developmental scores, and it was shown that the maximal CTs range from the maximum deprived to the moderately deprived CTs.