The objectives of the present study is to measure and compare the social development of females of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh at district level using an innovative indicator of social development called Literate Life Expectancy (LLE). LLE was first introduced by W.Lutz (1995) in International Institutes for Applied System Analysis (IIASA). It is largely a demographically based indicator, which combines life expectancy and literacy in one number. The LLE is more appropriate for direct inter-country comparisons than multidimensional information on human capital. Depending upon the availability of data, the indicator can be used to compare subgroups within one population. The present study depicts a gloomy picture regarding the differentials in development among the females living at different parts of India at micro level.

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