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Child Sex Ratio Essay

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Sex ratio is a tool to determine gender equity of the population. In India, Child sex ratio is the number of females per thousand males in the age group 0-6 years in a human population. Thus, it is equal to 1000 x the reciprocal of the sex ratio (ratio of males to females in a population) in the same age group, i.e., under the age seven.
Changes in the child sex ratio index reflect the underlying socio-economic and cultural patterns of the society, especially its attitude towards the girl child.
According to the 2011 census, the child sex ratio of the country is 914. There has been a change in the number compared to the 2001 census which recorded 927 as the child sex ratio. While the overall sex ratio showed an increase to 940 from 934 in 2001, it was overshadowed with the decreasing …show more content…

Uttarakhand is the only state in India to give Sanskrit the status of an official language.
Uttarakhand is the second fastest growing Indian state. The contribution of the service sector to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Uttarakhand was just over 50% during the FY 2012 that was Rs.95201. The per capita income of the state for FY 2013-2014 was Rs 103000.
Uttarakhand is called the educational hub of the country. Until, September 2010, there were 15,331 primary schools with 1,040,139 students and 22,118 working teachers. The literacy rate, according to the 2011 census, was 79.63% with 88.33% for males and 70.70% for females.
The culture of the state is rich and diverse. The dances of the region are connected to life and human existence. The dance forms include- Langvir Nritya, Barada nati, hurka baul, jhora chanchi, jhumaila, chauphula and cchholiya. Music plays an integral part. The folk songs include- mangal, basanti, khuded, and chopati. Jagar is a form of ghost worship in which the singer sings a ballad of the

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