New Delhi: With the child sex ratio dipping in Southwest district from an already poor figure of 846 females per 1000 males in 2001 to 836 females per 1000 males in Census 2011, the capital has a serious problem. The provisional data of Census 2011 shows a substantial fall in the sex ratio in New Delhi, South and North districts as well.
Kaithal/Karnal: Haryana is known to have a bias against the girl child and the provisional Census figures released last week confirmed the gloomy trend.
JAIPUR: After making it to the hall of shame with one of the lowest child sex ratio in the country, the Census data for the district and sub-districts is likely to be disclosed on Monday.
These figures while presenting a nuanced picture of the state will also help in identifying the problem regions.
According to Census 2011, in Rajasthan, the population of children between 0 to 6 years stand
Over the last 10 years, Maharashtra has improved its literacy rate and sex ratio though the child sex ratio has taken a steep fall during the same period, pointing a finger at disappearing girls in the state.
Child Sex Ratio Worse In Prosperous, More Educated States: Census 2011
With the provisional figures for the 2011 Census sounding an alarm over the falling child sex ratio, it
Bihar might still figure among the lowest-literacy states in India, but it has surprised everyone by posting the second-highest decadal growth in female literacy rates in the country.
The number of literate women in the state more than doubled from 10,4,65,201 in 2001 to 21,6,78,279 in 2011-- a 107 per cent growth, which is next only to Dadra and Nagar Haveli
