Paper I · 4 Geography of India & AP · 4.5.2 Population and settlements

4.5.2.4 Sex ratio and child sex ratio

India counts sex ratio as females per 1,000 males; it was 943 in 2011, and the child sex ratio of 919 is the more worrying figure.

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Key terms

  • sex ratio
  • child sex ratio
  • Kerala
  • Haryana
  • PCPNDT Act
  • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
  • NFHS-5
  • missing women

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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