Trend, pattern, characteristics and determinants of sex ratio and child sex ratio in empowered action group states: special reference to Rajasthan

Pages: 135-139
Surbhi Gaur (Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi)

Sex ratio is the important indicator of the composition of the human population, which is an essential demographic characteristics reflecting the various socio-economic and cultural aspect of population. According to the India census, sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males, although it is not just a measure of the male and female ratio, but to the certain extent it is representing the equity between males and females or in another word is indicating the health of society. It is a general notion that male and female are the two wheel of a society, having equal importance, without women human civilization could be no more after a generation and so.