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Sex Ratio at Birth

Number of females born per 1,000 males. Deviations from the natural ratio indicate sex-selective practices.

females per 1000 malesSource: SRS/NFHS ↗Data year: 2021↑ Higher is betterWeight: 1.2x

State Rankings — Sex Ratio at Birth

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Score Distribution

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Full Rankings

#State / UTValueScoreTier
1Ladakh(UT)1,125100.0Champion
2Lakshadweep(UT)1,05190.8Champion
3Tripura1,02881.3Champion
4Meghalaya98965.1Contender
5Uttarakhand98463.1Contender
6Arunachal Pradesh97961.0Contender
7Karnataka97860.6Contender
8Jammu & Kashmir(UT)97659.8Rising
9West Bengal97358.5Rising
10Mizoram96956.9Rising
11Sikkim96956.9Rising
12Manipur96756.0Rising
13Assam96454.8Rising
14Chhattisgarh96053.1Rising
15Puducherry(UT)95952.7Rising
16Madhya Pradesh95651.5Rising
17Gujarat95551.1Rising
18Kerala95149.4Rising
19Nagaland94546.9Rising
20Uttar Pradesh94145.3Rising
21Andhra Pradesh93442.4Developing
22Delhi(UT)92337.8Developing
23Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT)91434.1Developing
24Maharashtra91333.7Developing
25Bihar90831.6Developing
26Punjab90429.9Developing
27Jharkhand89927.9Developing
28Odisha89425.8Developing
29Telangana89425.8Developing
30Haryana89325.4Developing
31Rajasthan89124.6Developing
32Tamil Nadu87819.2Developing
33Himachal Pradesh87517.9Developing
34Chandigarh(UT)8382.6Developing
35Goa8382.6Developing
36Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT)8170.0Developing