Question

What is meant by the sex ratio in India was 940 in 2011?

• A. 940 males per 1000 females
• B. 940 females per 1000 males
• C. 940 females per 1000 people
• D. 940 males per 1000 people

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 940 females per 1000 males

Sex Ratio

• World average sex ratio is 984 (2011), whereas India's average in census 2011 is 940.

• Mahe (Puducherry) and Almora (Uttarakhand) are the two districts having maximum sex ratio of 1176 and 1142 as per census 2011 respectively