List of Indian states on the basis of sex ratio

Sex ratio defined as the number of females per thousand males. Sex ratio in an important social indicator to measure the extent of prevailing equality between the males and females in a society at a given point of time.
In India, the number of women has always been less as compared to the men. In the beginning of the 20th century; India had sex ratio of 972, which continued to decline till 1941. It is good to known that sex ratio in India has improved 10 points in census of 2011 as compared to census of 2001.
As per the census 2011 the sex ratio in India is 943 per 1000 males which was 933 in the previous census 2001.
Let us know in detail that what is the status of sex ratio in all the states and union territories of India;
State/ Union Territory |
Sex Ratio (2011) |
Sex Ratio (2001) |
1. Kerala |
1084 |
1,058 |
2. Puducherry |
1037 |
1,001 |
996 |
987 |
|
4. Andhra Pradesh |
993 |
978 |
5 . Chhattisgarh |
991 |
989 |
6. Meghalaya |
989 |
972 |
7. Manipur |
985 |
974 |
8. Telangana |
985 |
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9. Odisha |
979 |
972 |
10. Mizoram |
976 |
935 |
11. Goa |
973 |
961 |
12. Karnataka |
973 |
965 |
13. Himachal Pradesh |
972 |
968 |
14. Uttarakhand |
963 |
962 |
15. Tripura |
960 |
948 |
16. Assam |
958 |
935 |
950 |
934 |
|
18. Jharkhand |
948 |
941 |
19. Lakshadweep |
946 |
948 |
20. Arunachal Pradesh |
938 |
993 |
21. Nagaland |
931 |
900 |
22. Madhya Pradesh |
931 |
919 |
23. Maharashtra |
929 |
922 |
24. Rajasthan |
928 |
921 |
25. Gujarat |
919 |
920 |
918 |
919 |
|
912 |
898 |
|
28. Punjab |
895 |
876 |
29. Sikkim |
890 |
875 |
30. Jammu and Kashmir |
889 |
892 |
31. Haryana |
879 |
861 |
32. Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
876 |
846 |
33. Delhi |
868 |
821 |
34. Chandigarh |
818 |
777 |
35. Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
774 |
812 |
36. Daman and Diu |
618 |
710 |
Total average (India) |
943 |
933 |
Source: census 2011
From the above table these conclusions can be drawn;
1. At present, the lowest sex ratio in India is in Haryana, where sex ratio is only 879 whereas the highest sex ratio is in Kerala (1084).
2. If we talk about the sex ratio in the union territories; Puducherry has highest sex ratio of 1037 while Daman and Diu has lowest sex ratio (618) among all the union territories of India.
3. Position of the bottom five is occupied by the five Union Territories of India i.e. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
4. Puducherry and Lakshadweep are the only two union territories which have sex ratio of more than 900 females per thousand males.
The falling sex ratio of Indian states is a cause of concern for the policy makers of the country. The government of India is trying to fill up this gap as soon as possible. That is the reason that the Indian government has dispersed the coverage of the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” plan in all districts of the country. We are hopeful that very soon the positive results of this plan will be in front of everyone.