Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SEX RATIO AMONG IN–MIGRANTS TO PUNJAB (1991–2001)

Dr. Gaurav Kalotra

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Punjab has the second lowest sex ratio of 876 females per 1000 males in the country as per 2001 census. Migration is perceived normally as a sex selective phenomenon and in patrilineal societies males are more prone to migrate, disturbing the sex composition not only of the source region but also of the areas of destination. The recent in–migration to Punjab, however, shows a contrary trend in which there is an excess of females over males. This paper attempts to analyze the spatial patterns of sex ratio of in–migrants to Punjab in 1991 and 2001 using district wise census data. There has been a general decline in the sex ratio of the state and that among the inmigrants. The in–migrant’s sex ratio has declined from 1432 in 1991 to 1112 in 2001. This decline in the sex ratio is largely due to male selective in–migration to the urban areas of state from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

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Dr. Gaurav Kalotra Spatial Patterns of Sex Ratio Among In-Migrants To Punjab (1991-2001) Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 10 October 2014

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