Punjab and Haryana, 704 females per 1000 males
Sex ratio (the number of females per 1000 males) for India is 933
females per 1000 males. It is an improvement of 6 points over 927
earlier recorded in 1991 Census. Like the 1991 Census, the highest sex
ratio (1058) has been reported in Kerala. Haryana has reported the
lowest sex ratio of 861 among the major states. One of the interesting
fact that has emerged, is that the sex ratio of child population in age
group 0-6 is 927. The child sex ratio in 1991 was 945. The sharpest
decline in sex ratio of the child population has been observed in
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, uttranchal, Maharashtra and
Union territory of Chandigarh.
| Country |
0-14 years |
15-64 years |
65 years and
older |
Total |
| male |
female |
male |
female |
male |
female |
| China |
168,040,006 |
152,826,953 |
439,736,737 |
413,454,673 |
41,200,297 |
46,573,816 |
1,261,832,482 |
| India |
175,228,164 |
165,190,951 |
324,699,562 |
301,821,383 |
23,925,371 |
23,138,386 |
1,014,003,817 |
Source: Census of
India 2001
Sex Ratio In India in 100 years
| Years |
Sex Ratio |
| 1901 |
972 |
| 1911 |
964 |
| 1921 |
955 |
| 1931 |
950 |
| 1941 |
945 |
| 1951 |
946 |
| 1961 |
941 |
| 1971 |
930 |
| 1981 |
934 |
| 1991 |
927 |
| 2001 |
933 |
Source: Census of
India 2001
Normal sex ratio at birth: 940-950 girls per 1000 boys
India's sex ratio at brith: 976/1000 in 1961 to 927/1000
in 2001.
The availability of technology to determine the sex of the foetus and
the practice of aborting a female foetus are given as the reasons for
such adverse sex ratios.