The document discusses sex ratio in India, defined as the number of females per 1000 males. Census data shows the sex ratio has declined from 933 in 2001 to 927 in 1991, with a deficit of females rising from 3.5 million in 1901 to 35 million in 2001. The child sex ratio has also declined sharply from 962 in 1981 to 914 in 2011. Reasons for the declining ratios include the menace of dowry, desire to keep wealth within the family through sons, and the need to control family size. While some progress has been made through legal and administrative actions, more tangible plans are needed to improve the status of girls and women in India.

2. Contents
• Why this discussion?
• Reasons
• What is Sex Ratio?
• Various statistics
• Various fields in which women
succeeded
• Government’s role

3. W h a t i s S e x R a t i o ?
It is an index of male - female (im)balance in population.
Sex ratio, in India, is defined as the number of females per
1000 males in the population. Internationally sex ratio is
defined as number of males per 100 females.
At the Census 2001, sex ratio of population stood at 933
females per 1000 males a marginal increase from 927
recorded at the 1991 Census

4. Reaso
ns
 1.Menace of dowry
 2.Fear of loss of face in local community
 3.Desire to keep the wealth with in the family,
through sons
 4.Fear of dependence of the girl on the family, for life
 5.Attempt to control family size
 6.Wish to appease Gods in times of crisis

5. Population of India(in millions )
Census Years Persons Males Females
1901 238 121 117
1951 361 186 176
1961 439 226 213
1971 548 284 264
1981 683 353 330
1991 846 439 407
2001 1029 532 497
Census thus reveals that the deficit of women has risen from
about 3.5 million in 1901 to 35 million in 2001

7. ChildSexRatio
• Decline in child ratio from 962 in 1981 to 914 in 2011 has somewhat activated to
political, legal and administrative set up of the country. However the Census findings
should now be converted into a tangible action plan to help the cause of the girl child.
Census Total Rural Urban
1981 962 963 931
1991 945 948 935
2001 927 934 906
2011 914 N/A N/A

8. • Child sex ratio, i.e., sex ratio in the age group 0 to 6 years is a powerful indicator to examine the SOCIAL
RESPONSE and ATTITUDE towards the GIRL CHILD in recent past.
• The presentation of data on child sex ratio has shown a grim picture of the status of girl child in some
parts of the country as per the Census of India 2011.
Ranges of Child sex Number of Villages
Ration (0 -6) 2001 1991
Less then 800 6376 3853
800 – 849 1621 1464
850 – 899 1263 1655
Less then 900 9260 (75%) 6972 (56%)
900 – 949 882 1402
950 – 999 813 1360
1000+ 1323 2694
Total 12278 12428
Distribution of vilages by ranges of Child
Sex Ratio, 1991&2001 Census:PUNJAB

9. Discriminatios
FACED
b y a
G i r l C h i l d

10. You Really Don't Know,
H o w
I m p o r t a n t
Gi r l
is?

11. <VARIOUS FIELDS IN WHICH
WOMEN SUCCEEDED>
Politics

12. SPORT
S

13. TECHNICAL FIELDS

14. POLICE
& ARMY

15. WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
 A determined drive to aware the general public about the
importance of bringing up the girl child and giving her equal
status .Media can play a big role in this.
 Stringent measures to curb selective abortions and dowry
deaths and the practice of taking dowry .
 Being a parent, they should treat their kids equally and lay
equal emphasis their health and education. and finally last but
not the least a little amount of care , a handful of warmth , a
heart full of love for a girl child can make a difference .

16. WHAT GOVERNMENT
SHOULD DO?
 Strict rules should be allotted to the doctors in view of
Female feticide
 Punishment should be given for death of a girl child
even if they are her parents
 Protecting the girl child should be one of their scheme
 Ultra scan test should be banned all over INDIA

17. VARIOUS LOGOS PROMOTED BY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

19. CONCLUSI
ON
A FAMILYWITHOUT
WOMEN IS A
SOUL LESS BODY
“SAVE GIRL CHILD”