(c) As per the Census 2011, the highest literacy rate for males and females was reported in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) and Ghaziabad districts at over 90 and 81 per cent, respectively. The lowest literacy rate for both males and females was reported in Shrawasti district in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Shrawasti and Bahraich districts have the lowest literacy rates in UP at over 49 and 51 percent, respectively.