01145pab a2200157 454500 180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Agnihotri, Satish B. High female literacy, low child population: is there a threshold effect? 2002 p.4054-05. 28 Sep This paper examines the relationship between rural female literacy and the size of the child population (0-6 years) using block level data from the population census of 1991 for West Bengal. Its purpose is to find out if there is any threshold level of female literacy associated with a rapid decline in the size of the under-6 population. The analysis is done separately for three social groups; the tribals, the scheduled castes and the rest or the `general' population. The results have an important bearing on policy while processes behind these are of considerable significance to researchers. Further, validation of these patterns using 2001 Census data and similar analysis for states is indicated. - Reproduced. Womens education Economic and Political Weekly 53984 53984 53984 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 37, Issue no: 39 AR54429 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR