Child sex ratio

In India, the Child Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the age group 06 years in a human population.[1] Thus it is equal to 1000 x the reciprocal of the sex ratio (ratio of males to females in a population) in the same age group, i.e. under age seven. Obviously an imbalance in this age group will extend to older age groups in future years. Currently the ratio of males to females is generally significantly greater than 1, i.e. there are more boys than girls.

According to the decennial Indian census, the sex ratio in the 0-6 age group in India went from 104.0 males per 100 females in 1981, to 105.8 in 1991, to 107.8 in 2001, to 108.8 in 2011.[2] The ratio is significantly higher in certain states such as Punjab and Haryana (118 and 120 respectively per 2011 census).[3]

Impact of skewed ratio

The impact of the current skewed sex ratio with more male children than females is already being felt in some parts of India, and is likely to continue to be so felt:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "India's female freefall". staff and wire reports (CNN). June 19, 2001. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  2. India at Glance - Population Census 2011 - Final Census of India, Government of India (2013)
  3. Census of India 2011: Child sex ratio drops to lowest since Independence The Economic Times, India
  4. "Sex-ratio imbalance in Asia - Trends, consequences and policy responses" (PDF). United Nation Population Fund. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-12-15. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

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