New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The child sex ratio in the country (0-6 years) has declined to touch the lowest levels since Independence, provisional results of Census 2011 have revealed.
Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C. Chandramauli said here that child sex ratio (0-6 years) in 2001 was 927 females per 1000 males born, which declined to 914 females per 1000 males.
‘The child sex ratio at India level (914) is lowest since Independence,’ he said.
Chandramauli said that although overall sex ratio has shown an improvement since 1991, the decline in child sex ratio (0-6) has been unabated since 1961 census.
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recorded an increasing trend in the child sex ratio (0-6 years).
‘In all the remaining 27 states and union territories, the child sex ratio shows decline over 2001 census,’ he said.
Mizoram (971) and Meghalaya (970) are top two states in 0-6 years sex ratio while Haryana (830) and Punjab (846), despite improvement, are the bottom two states.
