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*The Map showing the Rural Child Sex Ratio in Each States in India
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Disclaimer: All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Mapping Digiworld Pvt Ltd and its directors do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authencity of the same.
What is sex ratio?
We commonly think that there is a well-maintained equilibrium in the number of males and females on this earth. There is a remarkable imbalance in male and female population in many parts of the world. This is technically known as sex ratio i.e., the number of females in every thousand males. Sex ratio at birth, migration, mortality rate etc. can cause sex differentials in the population of a given place. As per the Census 2011, India has got an overall sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males.
Child sex ratio in India
Indian Census operations even calculated the child sex ratio. Child sex ratio means the number of girl children within the age group of 0 to 6 yrs per 1000 boys of the same age. This data is again classified in urban child sex ratio and rural child sex ratio for the purpose of overall development of the place along with the study of demographic tendency of young people, their future plans and a girl child's status.
Rural child sex ratio in India
Census 2011 shows the rural child sex ratio in India has declined from 927 in 2001 to 914 in 2011. Now this is one of the major concerns for the country. Both within India as well as among the Union Territories of the country, the rural areas of Andaman and Nicobar islands has got the highest registered child sex ratio amounting to 975 whereas, Delhi has the lowest number with 809. Among the Indian states, the prevalent rural child sex ratio is highest in Meghalaya and Chattisgarh. Both these states have a rural child sex ratio of 972 whereas; Haryana has the lowest ratio of 831.
The details of the state-wise rural child sex ratio in India along with its rural child population can be known from the table below:
| States | Rural Child Population | Rural Child (0-6 Years) Population Percentage | Rural Child Sex Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEGHALAYA | 477,560 | 20.16 | 972 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 2,866,474 | 14.62 | 972 |
| MIZORAM | 91,755 | 17.34 | 966 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 164,617 | 15.40 | 964 |
| KERALA | 1,747,512 | 10.01 | 960 |
| ASSAM | 4,081,613 | 15.24 | 957 |
| TRIPURA | 354,459 | 13.08 | 955 |
| SIKKIM | 47,038 | 10.32 | 952 |
| WEST BENGAL | 7,535,228 | 12.11 | 952 |
| JHARKHAND | 4,247,095 | 16.96 | 952 |
| KARNATAKA | 4,351,788 | 11.59 | 945 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 5,852,284 | 10.39 | 942 |
| ORISSA | 4,335,012 | 12.40 | 939 |
| TAMIL NADU | 3,651,552 | 9.82 | 937 |
| BIHAR | 16,899,426 | 18.35 | 935 |
| NAGALAND | 214,138 | 15.22 | 932 |
| MANIPUR | 254,873 | 13.42 | 929 |
| GOA | 52,321 | 9.49 | 924 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 8,132,745 | 15.48 | 917 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 700,087 | 11.35 | 909 |
| GUJARAT | 4,676,249 | 13.49 | 906 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 24,248,066 | 15.63 | 904 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 968,474 | 13.78 | 894 |
| RAJASTHAN | 8,319,914 | 16.14 | 886 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 7,445,853 | 12.10 | 880 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 1,596,076 | 17.47 | 860 |
| PUNJAB | 1,864,484 | 10.77 | 843 |
| HARYANA | 2,242,901 | 13.57 | 831 |
Union Territory-wise break up of the rural child sex ratio as well as rural child population in India, at a glance:
| Union Territories | Rural Child Population | Rural Child (0-6 Years) Population Percentage | Rural Child Sex Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 26,547 | 10.86 | 975 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 27,675 | 15.12 | 961 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 42,668 | 10.82 | 957 |
| DAMAN & DIU | 7,231 | 11.99 | 925 |
| LAKSHADWEEP | 1,771 | 12.54 | 888 |
| CHANDIGARH | 4,255 | 14.67 | 862 |
| NCT OF DELHI | 55,773 | 13.30 | 809 |
Last Updated on 20 September 2011
