Previous Year Question
Which community has the lowest sex ratio in India as disclosed in the additional data pertaining to Census 2011 released recently?
Buddhist
Sikh
Jain
Muslim
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
According to Census 2011, the Sikh community had the lowest Sex Ratio among India's major religious communities, with 903 females per 1,000 males. The Sex Ratio is an important Demographic Indicator that represents the number of females per 1,000 males in a population.
According to Census 2011, the Sex Ratio was 965 among Buddhists, 954 among Jains, 951 among Muslims, and 903 among Sikhs. Among these four communities, Buddhists had the highest Sex Ratio, while Sikhs had the lowest. The same census recorded a Sex Ratio of 939 among Hindus and 1,023 among Christians.
India's overall Sex Ratio in 2011 was 943 females per 1,000 males, compared with 933 in 2001. Thus, the national Sex Ratio increased by 10 points between 2001 and 2011. In contrast, the Sex Ratio of the Sikh community in 2011 was 40 points below the national average. These figures represent the Sex Ratio of the entire population, not merely the Child Sex Ratio.
Sex Ratio and Child Sex Ratio are different indicators. Sex Ratio represents the number of females per 1,000 males in the entire population, whereas Child Sex Ratio generally represents the number of girls per 1,000 boys in the 0–6 age group. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India released the religion-wise population data from Census 2011 on 25 August 2015.