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Sex Ratio of India has improved from 933 in
2001 to 940 in 2012. Know more on Sex Ratio in India with data from
Census of India 2011.
Sex Ratio of India
| Current Sex Ratio of India 2012 |
940 females for every 1,000 males |
| Total Male Population in India 2012 |
628,800,000 (628.8 million) |
| Total Female Population in India 2012 |
591,400,000 (591.4 million) |
| Currently, there are about 51
births in India in 1 minute. |
Current Sex Ratio of India
in 2012 is 940 Females/1000 Males.
Sex Ratio of India - Sex Ratio is a term used to define number
of females per 1000 males. It's a great source to find the equality of
males and females in a society at a given period of time. In India
Sex Ratio was okay till the time of Independence, thereafter it
has declined regularly. According to Census of India 20011, Indian sex
ratio has shown some improvement in the last 10 years. It has gone up
from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011 census of India. There has been some
improvement in the Sex Ratio of India but it has gone down badly in some
states like Haryana. The state of Kerala with 1084 females for every
1000 males has the best sex ratio in India. It has shown a tremendous
improvement in the last 10 years. Haryana has the lowest sex ratio of
877 females per 1000 males. So Sex Ratio of India
varies from region to region. Kerala and Puducherry are only two places
in India where total female population is more than the male population.
Other states like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka are also
showing an increase in their sex ratio.
The states of South India have the best Sex Ratio of
females per 1000 males. Some important facts about Sex Ratio of India
are presented here: 
- Kerala with 1084 females per 1000 males has the highest sex ratio
according to 2011 Census of India.
- The state of Haryana has the lowest female literacy rate in
India.
- In Union Territories of India, Daman and Diu has the lowest
female sex ratio while Pondicherry has the highest female sex ratio
in India.
- There is some extent of gender bias in India which is responsible
for this decline in female ratio however it has started to show some
improvement in the last 20 years.
- Lack of education and poverty in rural areas leads to gender
bias.
| Sex Ratio of
India in 2011 |
| Sex Ratio of India 2011 |
940 females for every 1,000 males |
| Total Male Population |
623,700,000 (623.7 million) |
| Total Female Population |
586,500,000 (586.5 million) |
| Sex Ratio of India as per
2011 Census |
| Sex Ratio of India |
India |
940 |
| Rural Sex Ratio of India |
Rural |
947 |
| Urban Sex Ratio of India |
Urban |
926 |
Sex Ratio of India 2012 |
| State / Union Territory (U.T.) |
Sex Ratio |
| Uttar Pradesh |
908 |
| Maharashtra |
946 |
| Bihar |
916 |
| West Bengal |
947 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
992 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
930 |
| Tamil Nadu |
995 |
| Rajasthan |
926 |
| Karnataka |
968 |
| Gujarat |
918 |
| Odisha |
978 |
| Kerala |
1,084 |
| Jharkhand |
947 |
| Assam |
954 |
| Punjab |
893 |
| Haryana |
877 |
| Chhattisgarh |
991 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
883 |
| Uttarakhand |
963 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
974 |
| Tripura |
961 |
| Meghalaya |
986 |
| Manipur |
987 |
| Nagaland |
931 |
| Goa |
968 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
920 |
| Mizoram |
975 |
| Sikkim |
889 |
| Delhi |
866 |
| Puducherry |
1,038 |
| Chandigarh |
818 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
878 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
775 |
| Daman and Diu |
618 |
| Lakshadweep |
946 |
| India |
940 |
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