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 skewed towards men. In 2011-2013, it was revealed through a population census with the Sample Registration System (SRS) that the sex ratio of India was 909 females per 1000 of males [1]. Presently, it has skewed downwards from then, recording a 900 females per 1000 of males in 2013-2015 [2]. Furthermore, that survey conducted with the SRS also showed Chhattisgarh as the highest sex ratio at 961, while Haryana was recorded the lowest at 831 [3].

States and union territories of India ordered by
Area Population GDP (per capita) Abbreviations Capitals Child nutrition Crime rate Electricity penetration Fertility rate Forest cover Ease of doing business rank Highest point HDI Home ownership Household size Human trafficking Institutional delivery Life expectancy at birth Literacy rate Media exposure Number of vehicles Number of voters Obesity Open defecation Origin of name Places of worship Poverty Power capacity Access to safe drinking water Safety of women School enrollment rate Sex ratio Suicides Tax revenues TV ownership Toilet availability Transport network Underweight people Unemployment Vaccination coverage

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.[4] This increase has been variously attributed to female infanticide, selective abortions (aided by increasing access to prenatal sex discernment procedures), and female child neglect.[4] 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.[5]