State Wise Sex Ratio in India (2011 Census) – Highest & Lowest

Quick Overview: Sex Ratio Census 2011

• India's latest sex ratio: 943 females per 1000 males (up from 933 in 2001)
• Child (0-6 years) sex ratio: 919 girls per 1000 boys
• Highest: Kerala — 1084–1085
• Lowest: Daman & Diu — 618–619
• Southern and North-Eastern states show more balanced ratios
• Many northern, western and UTs remain below national average

All States & UTs: Population, Sex Ratio, Child Sex Ratio

S.No.	State/UT	Population	Sex Ratio (2011)	Child Sex Ratio (2011)	Sex Ratio (2001)	Child Sex Ratio (2001)
-	India	-	943	919	933	927
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	380,581	876	968	846	957
2	Andhra Pradesh	84,580,777	993	939/940	978	961
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1,383,727	938/939	972	893	964
4	Assam	31,205,576	958	962/963	935	965
5	Bihar	104,099,452	918	935/936	919	942
6	Chandigarh	1,055,450	818	880	777	845
7	Chhattisgarh	25,545,198	991	969	989	975
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	343,709	774	926	812	979
9	Daman and Diu	243,247	618/619	904/905	710	926
10	Delhi (NCT)	16,787,941	868	871/872	821	868
11	Goa	1,458,545	973/974	942/943	961	938
12	Gujarat	60,439,692	919/920	890	920	883
13	Haryana	25,351,462	879	834/835	861	819
14	Himachal Pradesh	6,864,602	972	909/910	968	896
15	Jammu & Kashmir	12,541,302	889	862	892	941
16	Jharkhand	32,988,134	948	948	941	965
17	Karnataka	61,095,297	973	948/949	965	946
18	Kerala	33,406,061	1084/1085	964/965	1058	960
19	Lakshadweep	64,473	946/947	911	948	959
20	Madhya Pradesh	72,626,809	931	918	919	932
21	Maharashtra	112,374,333	929/930	894/895	922	913
22	Manipur	2,855,794	985/986	930/931	974	957
23	Meghalaya	2,966,889	989	970	972	973
24	Mizoram	1,097,206	976	970	935	964
25	Nagaland	1,978,502	931	943/944	900	964
26	Odisha (Orissa)	41,974,218	979	941/942	972	953
27	Puducherry	1,247,953	1037/1038	967/968	1001	967
28	Punjab	27,743,338	895/896	846/847	876	798
29	Rajasthan	68,548,437	928/929	888/889	921	909
30	Sikkim	610,577	890	957	875	963
31	Tamil Nadu	72,147,030	996/997	943/944	987	942
32	Telangana	35,193,978	988	932	-	-
33	Tripura	3,673,917	960/961	957/958	948	966
34	Uttar Pradesh	199,812,341	912/913	902/903	898	916
35	Uttarakhand	10,086,292	963/964	890/891	962	908
36	West Bengal	91,276,115	950	956	934	960

Sex Ratio Trend: India (2001–2021)

Year	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio
2001	933	927
2011	943	919

Top and Lowest Sex Ratio States & UTs

• Top 5 (2011): Kerala (1085), Puducherry (1038), Tamil Nadu (997), Andhra Pradesh (993), Chhattisgarh (991)
• Lowest 5: Daman & Diu (619), Dadra & Nagar Haveli (774), Chandigarh (818), Delhi (868), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (876)

Sex Ratio Highlights

• Kerala alone has 84 more females for every 1000 males than national average
• Many UTs and northern states report below-average ratios
• Improvement in national child sex ratio is marginal and still of concern
• Progress is uneven; literacy and sex ratio correlate in southern and NE states