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    Table 1.10 · Population Size & Distribution

    Sex ratio of total population, child population 0-6 year, population aged 7 and above

    Reported by Census and Sex ratio at birth, from Health management information system (HMIS).

    Table1.10
    UnitNumber · Ratio
    SourceCensus · HMIS
    Year2011 · 2001 · 2019-20 · 2015-16
    Coverage37 states & UTs
    Indicators10

    What the data shows

    • The all-India figure for sex ratio at birth (Female live births/male live births *1000) is 935 (HMIS 2019-20).
    • Across the 36 states and union territories reporting it, values range from 902 in Daman & Diu to 985 in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a 1.1-fold spread.
    • The next highest are Goa (971) and Mizoram (971), while Nagaland (911) and NCT of Delhi (915) sit near the bottom.
    • 19 of the 28 states report a value above the national figure.
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    Table 1.10: Statewise Sex Ratio of Total Population, Child population 0-6 year, Population aged 7 and above, from Census and Sex ratio at birth, from Health management information system (HMIS). Figures are reproduced as published by the source. In the table, NA marked “not available” in the source; n/a the state or union territory did not exist at this date.

    Table 1.10: Statewise Sex Ratio of Total Population, Child population 0-6 year, Population aged 7 and above, from Census and Sex ratio at birth, from Health management information system (HMIS)
    State / Union territorySex ratio (female per 1000 males)
    Census · 2011 · NumberCensus · 2001 · NumberCensus · 2011 · Ratio*Census · 2001 · Ratio*Census · 2011 · Ratio*Census · 2001 · Ratio*Census · 2011 · Ratio*Census · 2001 · Ratio*HMIS · 2019-20 · Ratio^HMIS · 2015-16 · Ratio^
    India1,21,08,54,9771,02,86,10,328940933914927944934935923
    Andhra Pradesh8,45,80,7777,62,10,007992978943961997981947951
    Arunachal Pradesh13,83,72710,97,968920893960964913878939951
    Assam3,12,05,5762,66,55,528954935957965953929942922
    Bihar10,40,99,4528,29,98,509916919933942912914917928
    Chhattisgarh2,55,45,1982,08,33,803991989964975995992964931
    Goa14,58,54513,47,668968961920938973964971918
    Gujarat6,04,39,6925,06,71,017918920886883923927917907
    Haryana2,53,51,4622,11,44,564877861830819885869922887
    Himachal Pradesh68,64,60260,77,900974968906896983980933908
    Jharkhand3,29,88,1342,69,45,829947941943965948935921924
    Karnataka6,10,95,2975,28,50,562968965943946971968938943
    Kerala3,34,06,0613,18,41,3741,0841,0589599601,0991,072958953
    Madhya Pradesh7,26,26,8096,03,48,023930919912932933916936929
    Maharashtra11,23,74,3339,68,78,627925922883913931924942924
    Manipur28,55,79421,66,788987974934957995977925936
    Meghalaya29,66,88923,18,822986972970973989971948952
    Mizoram10,97,2068,88,573975935971964976930971955
    Nagaland19,78,50219,90,036931900944964929890911904
    Odisha4,19,74,2183,68,04,660978972934953985976940943
    Punjab2,77,43,3382,43,58,999893876846798899888919891
    Rajasthan6,85,48,4375,65,07,188926921883909935923948929
    Sikkim6,10,5775,40,851889875944963883861954998
    Tamil Nadu7,21,47,0306,24,05,6799959879469421,000993952935
    TelanganaNAn/aNANANANANANA951947
    Tripura36,73,91731,99,203961948953966962945943930
    Uttar Pradesh19,98,12,34116,61,97,921908898899916910894927902
    Uttarakhand1,00,86,29284,89,349963962886908975973950906
    West Bengal9,12,76,1158,01,76,197947934950960946929951937
    Andaman & Nicobar Islands3,80,5813,56,152878846966957868831985890
    Chandigarh10,55,4509,00,635818777867845812767936906
    Dadra & Nagar Haveli3,43,7092,20,490775812924979752779921951
    Daman & Diu2,43,2471,58,204618710909926589682902906
    NCT of Delhi1,67,87,9411,38,50,507866821866868866813915904
    Jammu & Kashmir1,25,41,3021,01,43,700883892859941887884943942
    Ladakhn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
    Lakshadweep64,47360,650946948908959951946961832
    Puducherry12,47,9539,74,3451,0381,0019659671,0471,006938948

    Sources & method

    Table 1.10: Statewise Sex Ratio of Total Population, Child population 0-6 year, Population aged 7 and above, from Census and Sex ratio at birth, from Health management information system (HMIS)

    Cite as: Foundation for Research in Health Systems, “Sex ratio of total population, child population 0-6 year, population aged 7 and above”, Health Monitor, https://frhsindia.org/health-monitor/population-size-and-distribution/sex-ratio-of-total-population-child-population-0-6-year/.

    Questions about this indicator

    What is sex ratio at birth (Female live births/male live births *1000) in India?

    935, according to HMIS 2019-20. This is the all-India figure; state and union territory values are listed in the table on this page.

    Which state has the highest sex ratio at birth (Female live births/male live births *1000)?

    Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at 985 (HMIS 2019-20), followed by Goa (971) and Mizoram (971).

    Which state has the lowest sex ratio at birth (Female live births/male live births *1000)?

    Daman & Diu, at 902 (HMIS 2019-20), followed by Nagaland (911) and NCT of Delhi (915).

    What is the source of this data?

    Census, HMIS, covering 2011, 2001, 2019-20, 2015-16. Full source links are listed in the sources section of this page. Compiled by the Foundation for Research in Health Systems.

    How many states and union territories are covered?

    37 states and union territories, plus the all-India figure.

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