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. |
