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Indian states and territories ranking by sex ratio
Sex ratio, here is expressed as the number of women per thousand men in a given population at a given time. Data given per the Census of India 2001 and 2011 results.
Note that India had a sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males as per 2011 data, an improvement of 7 over the ratio of 1000:933 in 2001.
Rank: 1
State: Kerala
Women per 1000 men (2011): 1,084
Women per 1000 men (2001): 1,058
Increase in Sex Ratio: +26
Rank: 2
State: Pondicherry
Women per 1000 men (2011): 1,031
Women per 1000 men (2001): 990
Increase in Sex Ratio: +41
Rank: 3
State: Tamil Nadu
Women per 1000 men (2011): 995
Women per 1000 men (2001): 986
Increase in Sex Ration: +9
Rank: 4
State: Andhra Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011): 992
Women per 1000 men (2001): 978
Increase in Sex Ratio: +14
Rank: 5
State: Chattisgarh
Women per 1000 men (2011): 991
Women per 1000 men (2001): 990
Increase in Sex Ratio: +1
Rank: 6
State: Manipur
Women per 1000 men (2011): 987
Women per 1000 men (2001): 978
Increase in Sex Ratio: +9
Rank: 7
State: Meghalaya
Women per 1000 men (2011): 986
Women per 1000 men (2001): 975
Increase in Sex Ratio: +11
Rank: 8
State: Orissa
Women per 1000 men (2011): 978
Women per 1000 men (2001): 972
Increase in Sex Ratio: +6
Rank: 9
State: Mizoram
Women per 1000 men (2011): 975
Women per 1000 men (2001): 938
Increase in Sex Ratio: +37
Rank: 10
State:Himachal Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):974
Women per 1000 men (2001):970
Increase in Sex Ratio: +4
Rank: 11
State:]Karnataka
Women per 1000 men (2011):968
Women per 1000 men (2001):964
Increase in Sex Ratio: +4
Rank: 12
State:Goa
Women per 1000 men (2011):968
Women per 1000 men (2001):960
Increase in Sex Ratio: +8
Rank: 13
State: Uttarakhand
Women per 1000 men (2011):964
Women per 1000 men (2001):963
Increase in Sex Ratio: -1
Rank: 14
State: Tripura
Women per 1000 men (2011):961
Women per 1000 men (2001):950
Increase in Sex Ratio: +11
Rank: 15
State: Assam
Women per 1000 men (2011):954
Women per 1000 men (2001):932
Increase in Sex Ratio: +22
Rank: 16
State:Lakshadweep
Women per 1000 men (2011):946
Women per 1000 men (2001):947
Increase in Sex Ratio:-1
Rank: 17
State:Jharkhand
Women per 1000 men (2011):941
Women per 1000 men (2001):947
Increase in Sex Ratio:+6
Rank:18
State:West Bengal
Women per 1000 men (2011):947
Women per 1000 men (2001):934
Increase in Sex Ratio:+13
Rank:19
State:Maharashtra
Women per 1000 men (2011):946
Women per 1000 men (2001):922
Increase in Sex Ratio:+24
Rank:20
State:Nagaland
Women per 1000 men (2011):931
Women per 1000 men (2001):909
Increase in Sex Ratio:+22
Rank:21
State:Madhya Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):930
Women per 1000 men (2001):920
Increase in Sex Ratio:+10
Rank:22
State:Rajasthan
Women per 1000 men (2011):926
Women per 1000 men (2001):922
Increase in Sex Ratio:+4
Rank:23
State:Arunachal Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):920
Women per 1000 men (2001):901
Increase in Sex Ratio:+19
Rank:24
State:Gujarat
Women per 1000 men (2011):918
Women per 1000 men (2001):921
Increase in Sex Ratio:-3
Rank:25
State:Bihar
Women per 1000 men (2011):916
Women per 1000 men (2001):921
Increase in Sex Ratio:-5
Rank:26
State:Uttar Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):908
Women per 1000 men (2001):898
Increase in Sex Ratio:+10
Rank:27
State:Punjab
Women per 1000 men (2011):893
Women per 1000 men (2001):874
Increase in Sex Ratio:+19
Rank:28
State:Sikkim
Women per 1000 men (2011):889
Women per 1000 men (2001):875
Increase in Sex Ratio:+14
Rank: 29
State:Jammu & Kashmir
Women per 1000 men (2011):883
Women per 1000 men (2001):900
Increase in Sex Ratio: -17
Rank: 30
State: Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Women per 1000 men (2011): 878
Women per 1000 men (2001): 846
Increase in Sex Ratio: +32
Rank: 31
State: Haryana
Women per 1000 men (2011): 877
Women per 1000 men (2001): 861
Increase in Sex Ratio: +16
Rank: 32
;State: Delhi
Women per 1000 men (2011): 866
Women per 1000 men (2001): 821
Increase in Sex Ratio: +45
Rank: 33
State: Chandigarh
Women per 1000 men (2011): 818
Women per 1000 men (2001): 773
Increase in Sex Ratio: +45
Rank: 34
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Women per 1000 men (2011): 775
Women per 1000 men (2001): 811
Increase in Sex Ratio: -36
Rank: 35
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli (?? Twice? with different figures? I suspect a typo.)
Women per 1000 men (2011): 618
Women per 1000 men (2001): 709
Increase in Sex Ratio: -91
(Source http://in.finance.yahoo.com/photos/indian-states-and-territories-ranking-by-sex-ratio-1357549898-slideshow/petrol-prices-across-india-s-major-cities-photo-1337851564.html )
Sex ratio, here is expressed as the number of women per thousand men in a given population at a given time. Data given per the Census of India 2001 and 2011 results.
Note that India had a sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males as per 2011 data, an improvement of 7 over the ratio of 1000:933 in 2001.
Rank: 1
State: Kerala
Women per 1000 men (2011): 1,084
Women per 1000 men (2001): 1,058
Increase in Sex Ratio: +26
Rank: 2
State: Pondicherry
Women per 1000 men (2011): 1,031
Women per 1000 men (2001): 990
Increase in Sex Ratio: +41
Rank: 3
State: Tamil Nadu
Women per 1000 men (2011): 995
Women per 1000 men (2001): 986
Increase in Sex Ration: +9
Rank: 4
State: Andhra Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011): 992
Women per 1000 men (2001): 978
Increase in Sex Ratio: +14
Rank: 5
State: Chattisgarh
Women per 1000 men (2011): 991
Women per 1000 men (2001): 990
Increase in Sex Ratio: +1
Rank: 6
State: Manipur
Women per 1000 men (2011): 987
Women per 1000 men (2001): 978
Increase in Sex Ratio: +9
Rank: 7
State: Meghalaya
Women per 1000 men (2011): 986
Women per 1000 men (2001): 975
Increase in Sex Ratio: +11
Rank: 8
State: Orissa
Women per 1000 men (2011): 978
Women per 1000 men (2001): 972
Increase in Sex Ratio: +6
Rank: 9
State: Mizoram
Women per 1000 men (2011): 975
Women per 1000 men (2001): 938
Increase in Sex Ratio: +37
Rank: 10
State:Himachal Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):974
Women per 1000 men (2001):970
Increase in Sex Ratio: +4
Rank: 11
State:]Karnataka
Women per 1000 men (2011):968
Women per 1000 men (2001):964
Increase in Sex Ratio: +4
Rank: 12
State:Goa
Women per 1000 men (2011):968
Women per 1000 men (2001):960
Increase in Sex Ratio: +8
Rank: 13
State: Uttarakhand
Women per 1000 men (2011):964
Women per 1000 men (2001):963
Increase in Sex Ratio: -1
Rank: 14
State: Tripura
Women per 1000 men (2011):961
Women per 1000 men (2001):950
Increase in Sex Ratio: +11
Rank: 15
State: Assam
Women per 1000 men (2011):954
Women per 1000 men (2001):932
Increase in Sex Ratio: +22
Rank: 16
State:Lakshadweep
Women per 1000 men (2011):946
Women per 1000 men (2001):947
Increase in Sex Ratio:-1
Rank: 17
State:Jharkhand
Women per 1000 men (2011):941
Women per 1000 men (2001):947
Increase in Sex Ratio:+6
Rank:18
State:West Bengal
Women per 1000 men (2011):947
Women per 1000 men (2001):934
Increase in Sex Ratio:+13
Rank:19
State:Maharashtra
Women per 1000 men (2011):946
Women per 1000 men (2001):922
Increase in Sex Ratio:+24
Rank:20
State:Nagaland
Women per 1000 men (2011):931
Women per 1000 men (2001):909
Increase in Sex Ratio:+22
Rank:21
State:Madhya Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):930
Women per 1000 men (2001):920
Increase in Sex Ratio:+10
Rank:22
State:Rajasthan
Women per 1000 men (2011):926
Women per 1000 men (2001):922
Increase in Sex Ratio:+4
Rank:23
State:Arunachal Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):920
Women per 1000 men (2001):901
Increase in Sex Ratio:+19
Rank:24
State:Gujarat
Women per 1000 men (2011):918
Women per 1000 men (2001):921
Increase in Sex Ratio:-3
Rank:25
State:Bihar
Women per 1000 men (2011):916
Women per 1000 men (2001):921
Increase in Sex Ratio:-5
Rank:26
State:Uttar Pradesh
Women per 1000 men (2011):908
Women per 1000 men (2001):898
Increase in Sex Ratio:+10
Rank:27
State:Punjab
Women per 1000 men (2011):893
Women per 1000 men (2001):874
Increase in Sex Ratio:+19
Rank:28
State:Sikkim
Women per 1000 men (2011):889
Women per 1000 men (2001):875
Increase in Sex Ratio:+14
Rank: 29
State:Jammu & Kashmir
Women per 1000 men (2011):883
Women per 1000 men (2001):900
Increase in Sex Ratio: -17
Rank: 30
State: Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Women per 1000 men (2011): 878
Women per 1000 men (2001): 846
Increase in Sex Ratio: +32
Rank: 31
State: Haryana
Women per 1000 men (2011): 877
Women per 1000 men (2001): 861
Increase in Sex Ratio: +16
Rank: 32
;State: Delhi
Women per 1000 men (2011): 866
Women per 1000 men (2001): 821
Increase in Sex Ratio: +45
Rank: 33
State: Chandigarh
Women per 1000 men (2011): 818
Women per 1000 men (2001): 773
Increase in Sex Ratio: +45
Rank: 34
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Women per 1000 men (2011): 775
Women per 1000 men (2001): 811
Increase in Sex Ratio: -36
Rank: 35
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli (?? Twice? with different figures? I suspect a typo.)
Women per 1000 men (2011): 618
Women per 1000 men (2001): 709
Increase in Sex Ratio: -91
(Source http://in.finance.yahoo.com/photos/indian-states-and-territories-ranking-by-sex-ratio-1357549898-slideshow/petrol-prices-across-india-s-major-cities-photo-1337851564.html )