Previous Year Question
According to the 2001 Census Report, male female ratio in India is:
1000 : 930
1000 : 934
1000 : 926
1000 : 933
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
The correct answer is 1000 : 933.
According to Census 2001, India's sex ratio was 933 females per 1000 males. In Census terminology, sex ratio means the number of females per 1000 males.
In Census 1991, India's sex ratio was 927 females per 1000 males. It increased to 933 in 2001, showing an improvement of 6 points over the decade.
It is important to distinguish between the overall sex ratio and the child sex ratio. In 2001, the overall sex ratio was 933, whereas the sex ratio of the 0–6 age group was a separate demographic indicator. The two should not be used interchangeably.
Sex ratio is an important demographic indicator used to study the relative balance between males and females, gender imbalance, mortality patterns and long-term social trends.