• Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 male population.
• The sex ratio in our country is always unfavourable to females.
• According to 2011 census, the sex ratio of the country is 940 females per 1000 males.
• It is 1084 in Kerala and 1038 in Puducherry.
• The lowest sex ratio is recorded in the union territory of Daman and Diu(618).