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Rural
child sex ratio declining sharply: Census
Saturday July 16, 2011 08:16:34 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The ratio
of girl child per thousand male child has witnessed a sharp
decline in Indian villages in the last decade, according to the
latest census data released Friday.
The child sex ratio in the rural areas has declined by 13 points
from 927 in 2001, according to the data.
"In rural areas, the fall is significant (-15 points) from 934 in
2001 to 919 in 2011. In urban areas the decline is limited to four
points from 906 in 2001 to 902 in 2011," Registrar General and
Census Commissioner C. Chandramauli told reporters.
He said the trend of declining ratio of girl child was "a cause of
concern".
Chandramauli said that the over sex ratio in the country has
improved as the "visibility of women has increased both in rural
and urban areas" of India.
"The sex ratio in the country has risen from 933 in 2001 to 940 in
2011. For rural areas in the country as a whole there has been an
increase by only one point from 946 in 2001 to 947 in 2011. But in
urban areas there has been an appreciable gain of 26 points from
900 in 2001 to 926 in 2011," he said.
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