Sex Ratio of Indian States & UTs as Per Census 2011
Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males. In the Population Census of 2011 it was revealed that the population ratio in India 2011 is 943 females per 1000 males. Haryana has the lowest sex ratio (877) in Indian states while in union territory Daman Diu has lowest sex ratio of 618. Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1084 in the all Indian states.
Sex Ratio in India
The Sex Ratio-2011 shows an upward trend from the census 2001 data. Census 2001 shows that there were 933 females per 1000 males. The Sex ratio of the Indian states and Union Territories is as follows;
| State/UT Rank | Name of state or Union Territory | Sex Ratio (as per Census 2011) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Kerala | 1084 |
| 2. | Puducherry | 1038 |
| 3. | Tamil Nadu | 995 |
| 4. | Andhra Pradesh | 992 |
| 5. | Chhattisgarh | 991 |
| 6. | Manipur | 987 |
| 7. | Meghalaya | 986 |
| 8. | Odisha | 978 |
| 9. | Mizoram | 975 |
| 10. | Himachal Pradesh | 974 |
| 11. | Karnataka | 968 |
| 12. | Goa | 968 |
| 13. | Uttrakhand | 963 |
| 14. | Tripura | 961 |
| 15. | Assam | 954 |
| 16. | Jharkhand | 947 |
| 17. | West Bengal | 947 |
| 18. | Lakshadweep | 946 |
| 19. | Nagaland | 931 |
| 20. | Madhya Pradesh | 930 |
| 21. | Rajasthan | 926 |
| 22. | Maharashtra | 925 |
| 23. | Arunachal Pradesh | 920 |
| 24. | Gujarat | 918 |
| 25. | Bihar | 916 |
| 26. | Uttar Pradesh | 908 |
| 27. | Punjab | 893 |
| 28. | Sikkim | 889 |
| 29. | Jammu& Kashmir | 883 |
| 30. | Andaman & Nicobar islands | 878 |
| 31. | Haryana | 877 |
| 32. | NCT of Delhi | 866 |
| 33. | Chandigarh | 818 |
| 34. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 775 |
| 35. | Daman and Diu | 618 |
| India | 943 |
Uttar Pradesh: Large District by population as per Census 2011
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