Sex Ratio Women per 1,000 Men

Choropleth map of India by state: Sex Ratio Women per 1,000 Men. Kerala has 1,084 women per 1,000 men; Haryana has 879 — a gap of 205 women reflecting decades of son preference.
Kerala has 1,084 women per 1,000 men; Haryana has 879 — a gap of 205 women reflecting decades of son preference.
Policy implication
Sex ratio imbalances signal deep-rooted gender discrimination that no single policy can fix without cultural change.
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Source: Census 2011 (2011). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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