Urban-rural gaps in digital literacy in India 2020, by type of internet activity
In 2020, the digital literacy rate in India was much higher in urban areas as compared to rural areas. The rate of searching and browsing the internet was 66 percent in the urban areas as compared to 31 percent in the rural areas. In terms of usage of social media instant messaging the rates stood at 61 percent in the urban areas and 27 percent in the rural areas. This suggests a wide regional disparity and rural-urban divide in the country.