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Literacy and educational achievement are important markers of a society's socio-economic growth, as well as of women's changing position and standing in society. According to the 2001 Census, literacy is defined as a person who can read and write in any language with comprehension. The purpose of this study is to look at literacy disparities in general and by gender in the Maharashtra district of Latur. The time chosen for this study is 2001 to 2011. The current analysis is solely based on secondary data gathered from the District Census Handbook and the Latur District's Socio-Economic Abstract. Various literacy rate formulae are used to compute the male-female and rural-urban literacy rates. According to the current data, the literacy gap between men and women, as well as between rural and urban areas, has narrowed in the recent decade as the literacy rate in the studied area has increased. However, there is still a significant disparity in literacy rates between men and women, as well as between rural and urban areas.