Lok Sabha Question No. 590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Male-Female Child Ratio
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 590 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 th  APRIL, 2016

## MALE-FEMALE CHILD RATIO

590. Shri AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the male-female child ratio in the country as per 2011 census along with the details of the figures, State-wise; and
- (b) the details of the list of such States where the number of girl child is more than boys?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GENERAL (Dr.) V.K. SINGH (Retd.)]

- (a) The Office  of  the  Registrar  General  of  India  and  Census Commissioner conducts the population Census in India.  As per the Census 2011, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) at all India level is  918.    The  State/  Union  Territory  wise  details  are  given  at Annexure 1.
- (b) As per Census 2011, no State/ Union Territory of India has more number of girl children than boys (0-6 years).

Annexure 1

| State/ Union Territory wise child Sex Ratio:-Census-2011   | State/ Union Territory wise child Sex Ratio:-Census-2011   | State/ Union Territory wise child Sex Ratio:-Census-2011   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| State code                                                 | India/State/UT                                             | Child sex ratio                                            |
| 00                                                         | India                                                      | 918                                                        |
| 01                                                         | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                            | 862                                                        |
| 02                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                           | 909                                                        |
| 03                                                         | PUNJAB                                                     | 846                                                        |
| 04                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                 | 880                                                        |
| 05                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                | 890                                                        |
| 06                                                         | HARYANA                                                    | 834                                                        |
| 07                                                         | NCT OF DELHI                                               | 871                                                        |
| 08                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                  | 888                                                        |
| 09                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                              | 902                                                        |
| 10                                                         | BIHAR                                                      | 935                                                        |
| 11                                                         | SIKKIM                                                     | 957                                                        |
| 12                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          | 972                                                        |
| 13                                                         | NAGALAND                                                   | 943                                                        |
| 14                                                         | MANIPUR                                                    | 930                                                        |
| 15                                                         | MIZORAM                                                    | 970                                                        |
| 16                                                         | TRIPURA                                                    | 957                                                        |
| 17                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                  | 970                                                        |
| 18                                                         | ASSAM                                                      | 962                                                        |
| 19                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                | 956                                                        |
| 20                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                  | 948                                                        |
| 21                                                         | ODISHA                                                     | 941                                                        |
| 22                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                               | 969                                                        |
| 23                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                             | 918                                                        |
| 24                                                         | GUJARAT                                                    | 890                                                        |
| 25                                                         | DAMAN & DIU                                                | 904                                                        |
| 26                                                         | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                       | 926                                                        |
| 27                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                | 894                                                        |
| 28                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                             | 939                                                        |
| 29                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                  | 948                                                        |
| 30                                                         | GOA                                                        | 942                                                        |
| 31                                                         | LAKSHADWEEP                                                | 911                                                        |
| 32                                                         | KERALA                                                     | 964                                                        |
| 33                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                 | 943                                                        |
| 34                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                 | 967                                                        |
| 35                                                         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS                                  | 968                                                        |

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