List of states and union territories of India by sex ratio

Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males. In India it is especially significant because the ratio is heavily skewed towards men. 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 male-skew in India's sex ratio has increased significantly since the early 20th century. In 1901 there were 3.2 million fewer women than men in India, but by the 2001 Census the disparity had increased by more than a factor of 10, to 35 million.[2] This increase has been variously attributed to female infanticide, selective abortions (aided by increasing access to prenatal sex discernment procedures), and female child neglect.[2] It has been suggested that the motivation for this selection against female children is due to the lower status and perceived usefulness of women in India's patriarchal society.[3]

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

This is 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 2010 and 2001.[4] A ratio above 1, e.g. 1.1, means there are 1.1 males for every 1 female (more males than females). A ratio below 1, e.g. 0.8, means there are 0.8 males for every 1 female (more females than males). A ratio of 1 means there are equal numbers of females and males.

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 Census2001 Census2011 Census2001 CensusCountry
RankStateSex RatioChild Sex RatioSex RatioChild Sex RatioSex RatioChild Sex RatioSex RatioChild Sex Ratio20112001
Kerala108496410589600.921.040.951.04 Kazakhstan   Nepal
Puducherry103796710019670.961.0311.03 European Union Indonesia
Tamil Nadu9969439879421.001.061.011.06 South Korea Australia
Andhra Pradesh9939399789611.011.061.011.03 Israel Norway
Chhattisgarh9919609899751.011.041.011.03 Luxembourg Panama
Meghalaya9899709729731.011.031.031.03 Iceland Malaysia
Manipur9879309749571.011.081.031.04 Turkey Fiji
Telangana 9851.015 Cote d'Ivoire
Odisha9799419729531.021.061.031.05 Iraq Iran
Mizoram9769709359641.021.031.071.04 Jordan Libya
Goa9739429619381.031.061.041.07 Afghanistan Nigeria
Karnataka9739489659461.031.051.041.07 Belize Samoa
Himachal Pradesh9729099688961.031.11.031.12 Malaysia Papua New Guinea
Uttarakhand9638909629081.041.121.041.10 Iran Nigeria
Tripura9609579489661.041.041.051.04 Cyprus Egypt
Assam9589629359651.041.041.071.04 Botswana Libya
West Bengal9509569349601.051.051.071.04 French Polynesia Cook Islands
Jharkhand9489489419651.051.051.061.04 Egypt Andorra
Lakshadweep9469119489591.061.101.051.04 China Egypt
Arunachal Pradesh9389728939641.071.031.121.04 Libya Saint Barthelemy
Nagaland9319439009641.071.061.111.04 Cook Islands Greenland
Madhya Pradesh9319189199321.071.091.091.07 Libya Palau
Maharashtra9298949229131.081.121.081.10 India India
Rajasthan9288889219091.081.131.091.10 Faroe Islands Palau
Gujarat9198909208831.091.121.091.13 Bhutan Bhutan
Bihar9189359199421.091.071.091.06 Palau Palau
Uttar Pradesh9129028989161.101.111.111.09 Greenland Greenland
Punjab8958468767981.121.181.141.25 Saint Barthelemy Saint Barthelemy
Sikkim8909578759631.121.041.141.04 Saint Barthelemy Saint Barthelemy
Jammu and Kashmir8898628929411.121.161.121.06 Saint Barthelemy Saint Barthelemy
Haryana8798348618191.141.21.161.22 Saint Barthelemy Saint Barthelemy
Andaman and Nicobar Islands8769688469571.141.031.181.04 Saint Barthelemy Oman
Delhi8688718218681.151.151.221.15 Saint Barthelemy Maldives
Chandigarh8188807778451.221.141.291.18 Maldives Maldives
Dadra and Nagar Haveli7749268129791.291.081.231.02 Maldives Maldives
Daman and Diu6189047109261.621.111.411.08 Kuwait Kuwait

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 census" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "Declining sex-ratios – a matter of concern | UNICEF". www.unicef.in. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ↑ Jones, Adam (1999–2000). "Case Study: Female Infanticide". Gendercide Watch.
  4. ↑ "Sex Ratio in India". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
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