The Sex ratio has come down in Gujarat placing it at 22nd rank in the Nation

The Sex ratio in Gujarat has fallen significantly from 920 in 2001 to 919 in 2011.It is a fall against the overall 10 points increase in the average of sex ratio of the Nation.

Flash points

• The socio-economic review presented in the state assembly revealed that the sex ratio of Gujarat was 919 against the National sex ratio which is 943
• With 919 females for every 1000 males, Gujarat ranked 22nd among 28 states as per the 2011 Census
• The sex ratio in rural areas have increased while that in urban areas have remained low
• In rural areas of the state, it has increased by 4 points from 945 in 2001 to 949 in 2011 while in urban areas it remained at 880 in both the years
• There was an increase in sex ratio in the north-south belt of Gujarat except in Mehsana and Surat districts
• The Saurashtra region showed marginal decrease, except in Surendranagar and Porbandar districts
• Among the tribal areas, tribal district of Tapi is at the first position with a sex ratio of 1007 followed by other tribal districts Dang (1006) and Dahod (990)
• The last place is occupied by Surat with just 787 preceded by Ahmedabad with 904
• The decline in the sex ratio was mainly due to Migration from within and outside the state to urban areas

Points to note

• National child sex ratio has fallen from 927 in 2001 to 919 in 2011
• However on the contrast in Gujarat it has increased from 883 in 2001 to 890 in 2011
• Gujarat has shown increase in child sex ratio in 2011 since its formation