SEX RATIO

- Sex ratio, defined as the number of females per thousand males is an important social indicator to measure the extent of prevailing equality between males and females in a society at a given point of time.
- The sex ratio in the country has always remained unfavourable to females.
- It was 972 at the beginning of the 20th century and thereafter showed continuous decline until 1941.
- The sex ratio from 1901-2011 has registered a 10 point increase at census 2011 over 2001: however, child sex ratio has declined to 919 per thousand male.