Sex Ratio at Birth Girls per 1000 Boys

Haryana and Punjab's sex ratio at birth (under 900 girls per 1,000 boys) signals active sex selection.

Policy implication
Pre-natal sex determination bans exist but enforcement is weak where son preference is strongest.

Census 2011 2011Gendersex ratio at birthson preferencegender

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Data vintage. This map uses the 2011 Census, the latest published count by state and district. Populations and shares will have changed since.
Data note. The Census of India is taken once a decade. The 2011 Census is the latest to publish state and district tables, and the next census is planned for 2027, so there is no later official count to replace these figures. Shares, ratios and populations will have moved since 2011.

Source: Census 2011 (2011). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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