Volume : II, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

Declining Child Sex Ratio Trends in West Bengal

Mr. Aritra Ghosh, Prof. Samita Manna

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In India, the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the age group 0-6 years in a human population. The child sex ratio between the age group of 0-6 years has come down to 914 in the 2011 census from 927 in the 2001 census. The declining child sex ratio trend is being recorded since 1991. This declining trend can now be observed in regions where, historically, the ratios had been sound. Developed states have recorded even steeper falls. The present paper examines the situation of child sex ratio in West Bengal based on census data.

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Mr. Aritra Ghosh, Prof. Samita Manna Declining Child Sex Ratio Trends in West Bengal International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 8 August 2013

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