Education plays an important role in overall development of society as well as of country, with regard to health and social awareness. The study has found that more the females are literate more educated the family and society will become. Literacy is the first step that make a woman powerful and prosperous in life. A literate female is well aware about different types of health-related issues and their remedies, precautions etc. Many studies have found that mother’s education improves the life of her children and her relationship with them. Increase in female education not only improves maternal health but also have a positive impact on infant and child health. Directorate of economic and statistic and District census handbook of Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir UT is used to collect information related to female literacy rate, infant mortality rate, and maternal mortality rate. In the Jammu and Kashmir UT district of Kishtwar, the effect of female literacy on infant and maternal mortality is examined in this research. The study shows that women education plays an important role in reducing the rate of infant mortality and maternal mortality thus help in improving the health and nutritional status of child.