India : Population (Part – VI)

• As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
  ∗ Among the Union Territories of India; Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the highest child sex ratio i.e.968 per thousand males
• The current child sex ratio is very critical for any demographic set up because, it is this sex ratio that will determine the overall sex ratio in the coming years.
• Some of the reasons for neglect of girl child and low child sex ratio are:
  ∗ Son preference and the belief that it is only the son who can perform the last rites, that lineage and inheritance runs through the male line, sons will look after parents in old age, men are the bread winners etc.
  ∗ Exorbitant dowry demand is another reason for female foeticide/infanticide.
  ∗ Small family norm coupled with easy availability of sex determination tests may be a catalyst in the declining child sex ratio, further facilitated by easy availability of Pre-conception sex selection facilities.

Hence option (b) is the correct answer. According to final data of Census 2011, the child sex-ratio of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan are 902, 918,935 and 888, respectively.

• As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
  ∗ Among the Union Territories of India; Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the highest child sex ratio i.e.968 per thousand males
• The current child sex ratio is very critical for any demographic set up because, it is this sex ratio that will determine the overall sex ratio in the coming years.
• Some of the reasons for neglect of girl child and low child sex ratio are:
  ∗ Son preference and the belief that it is only the son who can perform the last rites, that lineage and inheritance runs through the male line, sons will look after parents in old age, men are the bread winners etc.
  ∗ Exorbitant dowry demand is another reason for female foeticide/infanticide.
  ∗ Small family norm coupled with easy availability of sex determination tests may be a catalyst in the declining child sex ratio, further facilitated by easy availability of Pre-conception sex selection facilities.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer. As per final data of Census 2011, the child sex-ratio is 970 in both Meghalaya and Mizoram, whereas in Haryana it is 834 and in Punjab 846.

As per the final data of Census 2011, the child (0-6 years) sex-ratio in Bihar was 935.

As per Census 2011, the four States with the highest percentage of Scheduled Castes population in descending or- der are as follows: 1. Punjab (31.9%) 2. Himachal Pradesh (25.2%) 3. West Bengal (23.5%) 4. Uttar Pradesh (20.7%).

Scheduled castes are those castes/races in the country that suffer from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness arising out of age-old practice of untouchability and certain others on account of lack of infrastructure facilities and geographical isolation, and who need special consideration for safeguarding their interests and for their accelerated socio-economic development. These communities were notified as Scheduled Castes as per provisions contained in Clause 1 of Article 341 of the Constitution.
Scheduled castes are sub-communities within the framework of the Hindu caste system who have historically faced deprivation, oppression, and extreme social isolation in India on account of their perceived 'low status' Only marginalised Hindu communities can be deemed Scheduled Castes in India, according to The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950.

Scheduled castes are those castes/races in the country that suffer from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness arising out of age-old practice of untouchability and certain others on account of lack of infrastructure facilities and geographical isolation, and who need special consideration for safeguarding their interests and for their accelerated socio-economic development. These communities were notified as Scheduled Castes as per provisions contained in Clause 1 of Article 341 of the Constitution.

Scheduled castes are sub-communities within the framework of the Hindu caste system who have historically faced deprivation, oppression, and extreme social isolation in India on account of their perceived 'low status' Only marginalised Hindu communities can be deemed Scheduled Castes in India, according to The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950.