Pattern of sex ratio in Himachal Pradesh

Pages: 583-585
Anubandh (Department of Geography, CRM Jaat College, Hisar, Haryana)

The sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1,000 males in the population. It is the basic biological characteristic of a population that exercises considerable influence on the various aspects of the composition and structure of a population. The sex ratio at conception, birth and mortality are primary, secondary and tertiary respectively. The sex ratio of Himachal Pradesh is 972 in 2011 census which is more than sex ratio of India. The objective of present paper is to study the sex ratio pattern of Himachal Pradesh and to analyzing urban and rural sex ratio of the state. The study is based on the secondary data collected from census of India. The study shows that the sex ratio of Himachal Pradesh for the last twelve decades shows a constant improvement in the favor of female. District Hamirpur have highest sex ratio in the state while Kinnaur have lowest sex ratio. The study shows that rural areas of Himachal Pradesh have high number of females than the males.