West Bengal on top, Uttar Pradesh at bottom of index for literacy among children below 10 years

Among smaller states, Punjab was at the top of the index while Telangana was at the bottom while Puducherry topped the index among union territories while Ladakh was the worst performer. Among north-eastern states, Sikkim was at the top while Meghalaya was at the bottom of the index. There are four categories in which regions have been divided, large states, small states union territories and north-east, for indexation.