Indian states and territories ranking by sex ratio

Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males. In the Population Census of 2011 it was revealed that the population ratio of India 2011 is 943[1] females per 1000 of males. The Sex Ratio 2011 shows an upward trend from the census 2001 data. Census 2001 revealed that there were 933 females to that of 1000 males.

The major cause of the decrease of the female birth ratio in India is considered to be the violent treatments meted out to the girl child at the time of the birth. The Sex Ratio in India was almost normal during the phase of the years of independence, but thereafter it started showing gradual signs of decrease.

Ranking of States and Union Territories - Population Census 2011-2001

This is a list of the States and Union territories of India ranked in order of sex ratio for the years 2001 and 2011. The following data is based on the Population Census of 2011 and 2001.[2]

In India, the Child Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the age group 0–6 years in a human population.

2011 Census 2001 Census
Rank State Sex Ratio Child Sexratio Sex Ratio Child Sexratio
1 Kerala 1084 964 1058 960
2 Puducherry 1037 967 1001 967
3 Tamil Nadu 996 943 987 942
4 Andhra Pradesh 993 939 978 961
5 Chhattisgarh 991 969 989 975
6 Meghalaya 989 970 972 973
7 Manipur 985 930 974 957
8 Orissa 979 941 972 953
9 Mizoram 976 970 935 964
10 Goa 973 942 961 938
11 Karnataka 973 948 965 946
12 Himachal Pradesh 972 909 968 896
13 Uttarakhand 963 890 962 908
14 Tripura 960 957 948 966
15 Assam 958 962 935 965
16 West Bengal 950 956 934 960
17 Jharkhand 948 948 941 965
18 Lakshadweep 946 911 948 959
19 Arunachal Pradesh 938 972 893 964
20 Nagaland 931 943 900 964
21 Madhya Pradesh 931 918 919 932
22 Maharashtra 929 894 922 913
23 Rajasthan 928 888 921 909
24 Gujarat 919 890 920 883
25 Bihar 916 935 919 942
26 Uttar Pradesh 912 902 898 916
27 Punjab 895 846 876 798
28 Sikkim 890 957 875 963
29 Jammu and Kashmir 889 862 892 941
30 Haryana 879 834 861 819
31 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 876 968 846 957
32 Delhi 868 871 821 868
33 Chandigarh 818 880 777 845
34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 774 926 812 979
35 Daman and Diu 618 904 710 926

The data above does not include statistics of State of Telangana which was formed after 2011.

References

  1. ↑ (PDF) http://censusmp.nic.in/censusmp/Data/PCA%20DATA/004%20-%20chapter%20-2-%20sex%20ratio%20&%20child%20Populaton.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Sex Ratio in India". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

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